Heather Kirksey, director of The Linux Foundation's OPNFV, explains that the project is well past the "hype" into the "implementation" phase. More of her thoughts shared at the OPNFV Summit in this article.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/23/operators_keen_to_ditch_clunky_networks_and_move_to_software_architecture/
