Joint initiative combines Samsung 5G
network solutions with ONAP to enable communications service
providers to deploy and monetize a rich set of innovative services
across an open and agile ecosystem
ST. LOUIS, Missouri,
Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung) and
Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX), a leading provider of software and
services to communications and media companies, today announced
multiple joint initiatives to accelerate communications service
providers' (CSP) journeys to open cloud networks that provide the
freedom and agility necessary to innovate and better manage the
delivery of 5G services to market, with increased speed and with
greater scale and reach to consumer and business clients.
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Amdocs and Samsung Networks will collaborate to onboard and
integrate Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) so that CSPs can better
take advantage of Samsung's 5G network solutions with the Open
Network Automation Platform (ONAP), the industry leading open
source automation platform. The collaboration will start with
Samsung's Virtualized Central Unit (vCU) function and will expand
to cover additional areas through execution of a comprehensive
program, including components of the 5G core, to help CSPs realize
a full end-to-end 5G cloud network that supports their current and
future business requirements.
The two companies will also explore the possibility of
delivering relevant network services, such as vRAN rollout and
integration, and related Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
enablement solutions. Virtualized network functions that are
managed by a comprehensive automation and orchestration platform
will provide CSPs with a rich set of innovative new services that
can be deployed, discovered and scaled on demand, providing new
ways to monetize the network.
"This partnership with Amdocs on ONAP enablement helps us
accelerate an important shift towards a dynamic software-driven
architecture that will empower networks to adjust themselves to
meet ever-changing user demands and network conditions," said
Jaeho Jeon, Executive Vice President
and Head of R&D, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics. "As
we move 5G business forward, we continue to drive the adoption of
ONAP and 5G network deployment to enrich the 5G ecosystem."
"As the deployment of 5G networks accelerates, CSPs are taking
the opportunity to rearchitect their network to be open,
virtualized, cloud-based and AI-infused," said Anthony Goonetilleke, group president of Media,
Network and Technology, Amdocs. "By teaming with Samsung, Amdocs
combines its expertise in enterprise-grade ONAP and
software-defined systems with Samsung's advanced 5G network
solutions portfolio to better enable CSPs to launch innovative new
services at speed."
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About Amdocs
Amdocs is a leading software and services provider to
communications and media companies of all sizes, accelerating the
industry's dynamic and continuous digital transformation. With a
rich set of innovative solutions, long-term business relationships
with 350 communications and media providers, and technology and
distribution ties to 600 content creators, Amdocs delivers business
improvements to drive growth. Amdocs and its 25,000 employees serve
customers in over 85 countries. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market, Amdocs had revenue of $4.0
billion in fiscal 2018. For more information, visit Amdocs
at www.amdocs.com.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung inspires the world and shapes the future with
transformative ideas and technologies. The company is redefining
the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital
appliances, network systems, and memory, system LSI, foundry and
LED solutions. For the latest news, please visit the Samsung
Newsroom at http://news.samsung.com.