Ericsson and Telefonica extend succesful co-operation for Network Virtualization
04 March 2015 - 7:45PM
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Successful cooperation announced at MWC2014 to
be extended
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Global project to transform Telefonica's
networks towards Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and
Software Defined Networking (SDN)
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Ericsson to provide network functions
virtualization (NFV), management and services
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Telefonica have
announced that they will continue working together to transform the
operator's global networks, extending an agreement originally made
in 2013 and executing on the results that it provided.
The focus of the partnership is on network
transformation, including finishing an ongoing network
virtualization total cost of ownership (TCO) study, and the two
companies will also jointly work on an NFV roadmap that will
prepare the first migration steps.
These steps include the set-up of a multi-vendor
cloud environment to test Ericsson virtualized network functions
(VNFs) on top of a cloud infrastructure, including the possibility
of using Ericsson VNF Orchestrator.
A key long-term ambition for both companies is
also to work together on the operational model definition for
virtualization in telecommunications, IT and B2B.
Enrique Blanco, Global CTO Telefonica, says: "The
co-operation that we entered into with Ericsson in 2013 has been
very fruitful, and we are excited to continue the great work we
have done together and begin to implement some of our findings. At
Telefonica, we are convinced that network virtualization will help
to improve TCO efficiency and improve our service agility."
Ulf Ewaldsson, CTO Ericsson, says: "Ericsson is at
the forefront of Cloud and NFV technology, and well-placed to
assist a global operator such as Telefonica to deliver on its
vision and its targets. The cooperation so far has been superb,
with both parties gaining valuable experience and insights, which
we will now leverage to deliver superior results."
Ericsson and Telefonica signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) in 2013 to launch a joint R&D program to
explore and understand the challenges and opportunities in network
virtualization during the coming decade.
Two areas of particular interest were network
functions virtualization (NFV) and service provider software
defined networking (SDN). At the center of this initiative is the
need to build more flexible and cost-efficient solutions, as well
as to enable networks as true platforms for innovation.
The program agreed in 2013 has been successfully
executed during the past year, with quality deliverables achieved
in different categories: the joint study report, a joint industry
contribution and successfully-executed proof of concept (POC)
including Ericsson Cloud Execution Environment, Ericsson Cloud
Manager and virtualized network functions like virtual Evolved
Packet Core and virtual Charging System.
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