New Zealand’s 2degrees chooses Nokia 5G core software solutions running on Red Hat OpenShift
12 Mayo 2024 - 11:00PM
Press releaseNew Zealand’s 2degrees chooses Nokia 5G core
software solutions running on Red Hat OpenShift
- Nokia Registers and Shared Data Layer swap out incumbent.
- Deal underlines communication service provider (CSP) aim of
utilizing more open cloud architectures.
13 May 2024Espoo, Finland – New Zealand communication service
provider 2degrees has chosen Nokia’s 5G core Registers and Shared
Data Layer (SDL) software, which will be deployed on Red Hat
OpenShift, the industry's leading hybrid cloud application platform
powered by Kubernetes, to more cost-effectively manage data with
increased reliability and serviceability for 2degrees’
approximately 1.6 million subscribers.
An existing customer that uses Nokia 5G-based fixed wireless
access services, 2degrees offers broadband and mobile services over
3G, 4G and 5G networks covering 98.5% of places New Zealanders live
and work, with a nationwide fibre network and modern technology
platforms.
Red Hat is Nokia’s primary reference platform for developing,
testing and delivering Nokia’s core network applications. By
integrating Red Hat OpenShift into the Nokia Cloud Platform, CSPs
and enterprises are able to deploy multiple vendors’ applications
on the same cloud infrastructure, leading to improvements in
operations, faster time-to-market, security and scaling with
reduced risk.
As CSPs explore network modernization opportunities with 5G,
including core network, open RAN, multi-access edge computing,
private 5G and application modernization, they require greater
flexibility and options to deploy applications and services on the
cloud of their choice This means integration and interoperability
are increasingly critical for optimizing network operations.
By capitalizing on the collaboration between Red Hat and Nokia,
2degrees is able to benefit from the latest technology innovation
and capabilities provided by an open source platform with Nokia’s
core network applications for more choice and flexibility than ever
before.
Nokia is also providing 2degrees with its MantaRay Network
Management solution for a consolidated and automated network view
for improved network monitoring and management.
Nokia leads the world in 5G standalone core, with a total of 107
CSP customers. Nokia 5G Core was recently rated as an industry
leader by data and analytics company GlobalData.
Nokia Registers is composed of multiple software functions, such
as Authentication Server Function, Unified Data Management, and
Home Subscriber Server; while SDL, where data is stored, is
composed of multiple software functions, like Unified Data
Repository and Unstructured Data Storage Function.
Stephen Kurzeja, Chief Technology Information Officer at
2degrees, said: “As we continue our
journey of network modernization we are pleased to be taking
another meaningful step with Nokia Registers and SDL, rolled out on
Red Hat’s OpenShift. That combination provides us the flexibility
and reliability that we require to meet the evolving needs of our
customers.”
Honoré LaBourdette, Acting Senior Vice President, Global
Telco, and vice president, Telco, Media and Entertainment Partner
Ecosystem at Red Hat, said: “Red Hat is thrilled to see
how our efforts with Nokia are empowering customers with enhanced
flexibility in their 5G core deployments. We’ve reached a pivotal
point where the network landscape is becoming increasingly
distributed, emphasizing the importance of forging unified
architectures. With this shift, the cloud platform is a critical
element helping seamlessly bridge geographical disparities and
hardware variations, propelling us towards a future of unparalleled
connectivity and innovation.”
Henrique Vale, APAC Leader,
Cloud and Network Services at Nokia, said: “We are
very pleased to support 2degrees as it strengthens its network
operations and looks for greater network openness in the 5G era.
This reflects what Nokia and Red Hat continue to see as customers
move toward more open, less siloed decisions in their
infrastructure, strategy and portfolio, and toward open cloud
architectures.”
About NokiaAt Nokia, we create technology that
helps the world act together.
As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering
networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across
mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with
intellectual property and long-term research, led by the
award-winning Nokia Bell Labs.
Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust
Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today –
and work with us to create the digital services and applications of
the future.
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