Ogero trials Nokia Fixed Access Network Slicing virtualization solution to enhance its wholesale capabilities
June 04 2019 - 11:01AM
- Nokia solution enables Ogero to securely partition its fiber
network into several autonomous slices that can be independently
run by other service providers
June 4, 2019
Beirut, Lebanon - Nokia announces that Ogero, Lebanon's fixed
network services provider and engine for the Ministry of
Telecommunication, is among the first operators globally to
commercially trial its Fixed Access Network Slicing (FANS).
The solution helps to solve the long-lasting challenge of fixed
infrastructure sharing and enables Ogero to create several discrete
network slices over its existing Fiber-to-the-home network in a
fully programmable way. Once deployed, Ogero will be
able to provide customers with a virtual slice that looks, feels
and operates just like a physical network. The solution
leverages Nokia's market leading software-defined access portfolio
with its cloud-native software platform Altiplano and SDN
programmable Lightspan FX OLTs.
Ogero provides all the telecom network infrastructure in Lebanon
covering more than 12,000 KM of laid fiber optics cables reaching
over one million subscribers. The trial demonstrates
how Ogero can use slicing to maximize the usage of its fiber access
infrastructure and provide a virtual portion to Mobile Operators,
Data Service Providers (DSPs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
challenged with building their own networks. The solution
ensures fair competition and facilitates equal opportunities in the
market. With Nokia's FANS solution, Ogero can give a slice of
its fixed access network to a virtual network operator (VNO) along
with full control and autonomy of the portion allocated to them.
The VNOs will also be able to establish individual performance
metrics for the network and services they deliver to customers
Network slicing will change the competitive landscape in Lebanon
by unleashing new FTTH business opportunities for the private
sector and enabling service providers to compete for subscriber
value. No longer locked into a single provider, end users
will be able to choose the broadband provider that can deliver the
best ultra-broadband service to meet their needs.
Imad Kreidieh, Chairman and CEO of Ogero said: "As a
pioneer in this field, Nokia was one of the only vendors capable of
providing Ogero with a mature and secure software-defined access
solution that could effectively meet our unique requirements and
timelines. The successful trial demonstrated the power of
their solution and its ability to create several virtual autonomous
slices that we can offer to customers. With Nokia's solution,
we'll be able to better monetize our existing network investments
and give customers a platform that allows them to develop new
strategies and create service offerings that benefit their
end-users"
Sandra Motley, president of Nokia's Fixed Networks
Business Group, said: "Virtual network slicing will become an
important part of the fixed access industry going forward.
Network slicing gives service providers the right capabilities to
innovate while unlocking the full business potential of
fiber-to-the-home markets. Software-defined access networks will
play a key role in revolutionizing conventional network
infrastructure management models; helping to simplify operations
and deliver better, lower cost services than previously
possible."
Did You Know
- Nokia was actively involved in the work that led to the
publication of the TR-370 standard on Fixed Access Network Sharing
(FANS) by the Broadband Forum and was involved in the specification
of the YANG modules that are used to achieve FANS. The open
framework is based on standardized approaches that help to keep
rules, lead times and integration efforts to a minimum -- a key
piece to the foundation needed to build next-generation open access
networks.
Resources
- Website: Nokia Software-Defined Access Network
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