Nokia will work with Vodafone for conducting trial of the software defined network manager and controller (SDN-M&C) services for the company’s fixed network technology in Europe.
Vodafone is one of the largest fixed service providers in Europe with 143 million Next Generation Network (NGN) broadband homes.
Vodafone will use the SDN management and control functions to simplify, automate, visualize, optimize and enhance Vodafone’s broadband networks, and support Vodafone’s strategy of providing network-as-a-platform (NaaP) and other customizable services.
“Nokia’s Altiplano solution will enable us to help our customers adapt to new developments,” Gavin Young, Head of Fixed Access Centre of Excellence at Vodafone, said in a news statement.
Vodafone is using the Altiplano SDN-M&C to build a single-pane-of-glass controller to automate its network operations. Vodafone selected Altiplano for its unique capability to work across its multi-generational, multi-technology and multi-vendor access networks.
“Altiplano Access Controller can manage and control any SDN-native, disaggregated, legacy and third-party equipment and is highly customizable to suit operator needs now and in the future,” said Sandy Motley, President, Fixed Networks at Nokia.
