Active Broadband Networks announced its Software-Defined Broadband Network Gateway (SD-BNG), a platform intended to implement software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) technologies to reduce the cost and complexity of broadband service delivery. It's designed to help operators streamline orchestration, proactively manage QoE and develop new services and applications.

The SD-BNG platform consists of the APG/80 Active Programmable Gateway, a software switch for packet processing that is programmable via OpenFlow control, and the Active Resource Controller (ARC), an SDN controller optimized for broadband service orchestration and delivery with real-time, dynamic QoE management.