Altibox deploys Nokia's virtualized Distributed Access Architecture to consolidate hubs and deliver all-IP services to DOCSIS...
05 Junio 2019 - 08:30AM
- Altibox deploys Nokia's compact form factor
Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) node to serve customers in
Norway and Denmark
- Nokia's virtualized Distributed Access
Architecture (vDAA) provides Altibox with an end-to-end IP-based
solution that supports Gigabit and multicast IPTV services
- vDAA enables Altibox to eliminate legacy analog
equipment, consolidate hubs and quickly extend all-IP-based
services into new communities
June 5, 2019
Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced that
Altibox, one of the largest regional telecommunication operators in
Norway and Denmark, will deploy its Gainspeed Unified Cable Access
solution, based on a fully virtualized Distributed Access
Architecture (vDAA). The solution provides the network
foundation needed for Altibox and its partner Eidsiva Bredbånd to
deliver enhanced all-IP-based ultra-broadband services to
residential and business customers. The deployment will enable
Altibox and Eidsiva to significantly increase network capacity and
establish a fully distributed and virtualized access architecture
that can support new, competitive Gigabit and multicast IPTV
services over longer distances.
To effectively implement the changes required by
the DOCSIS standard, Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC)-based access providers
will need to support IP-based services in an efficient way. With
20-30 percent annual IP data growth globally,1 cable
operators are turning to software-driven, all-IP Distributed Access
Architectures (DAA) to increase the capacity of existing HFC
networks and improve signal quality. Distributed access
architectures can also help reduce OPEX and the number of hub
offices required by effectively virtualizing the headend and
network functions.
Nokia's Unified Cable Access solution is based on
vDAA which delivers greater space and power savings, as well as
superior architectural flexibility, compared to traditional DAAs.
By moving the cable access layer functions in its headend and hub
sites to the access nodes that sit closer to customers, Altibox and
its partners can eliminate some of its legacy cable-specific
hardware, dramatically reducing the amount of power, space
and equipment required in the headend. Nokia's vDAA solution will
also enable Altibox and Eidsiva Bredbånd to significantly
reduce the number of hub offices, realizing significant real estate
cost savings while simplifying network operations. By
virtualizing the headend and network functions, Altibox effectively
pushes the digital portion out to the node, ensuring a better
signal quality and experience for subscribers.
Altibox and its partner Eidsiva Bredbånd
will begin deploying Nokia's vDAA solution, including the
Gainspeed Access Controller and compact form factor Gainspeed SC-1D
Access Nodes, into its network in 3Q 2019. Nokia's vDAA solution
can flexibly accommodate backhaul through Altibox's existing
IP/MPLS network, which will facilitate and expediate
deployment.
Jeff Heynen, Research
Director, Broadband Access and Home Networking, Dell'Oro Group
said: "We expect spending on DAA to double between 2019
and 2020, as operators look to reduce their headend and hub sites
while also improving the spectral efficiency of their outside
plant, said. DAA's benefits are clear and operators are now
beginning multi-year projects to modernize their HFC networks to
compete for the next decade."
Sandra Motley, President of
Nokia's Fixed Networks Business Group, said: "We are
excited to be working with Altibox and its partner Eidsiva Bredbånd
to build a flexible and powerful network that can deliver the
additional capacity and reach they need to meet rising customer
demand for ultra-broadband services. Our vDAA solution
enables Alitbox and Eidsiva Bredbånd to maximize their HFC network
and quickly move to an all-IP environment that has the flexibility
and scale needed to support vast amounts of IP data traffic while
simultaneously reducing operating and real estate expenses.
This deployment demonstrates the continued momentum we see for our
Gainspeed Unified Cable Access solution in Europe."
Resources
- Solution Website: Nokia Unified Cable
Access
- Blog: What's Next for cable's digital
transformation
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