HPE GreenLake as-a-service offerings leverage cloud-native
technologies from HPE and Aruba for telcos to easily build and
deploy 5G networks, and seamlessly integrate with Wi-Fi 6
networks
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced a new portfolio
of as-a-service offerings to help telecommunications companies
build and deploy open 5G networks. The portfolio will accelerate
telcos’ path to revenue growth with 5G and enable them to rapidly
deploy 5G services to deliver dynamic, personalized, and real-time
experiences to employees, customers and citizens. HPE’s open
strategy and commitment to the 5G market aligns with the interests
of the Administration and the Federal Communications Commission,
who are encouraging US companies to demonstrate leadership in 5G
innovation.
HPE's edge-to-cloud, platform as-a-service strategy is uniquely
positioned to help telcos capitalize on the 5G opportunity, by
leveraging a cloud-native software stack for 5G core, optimized
telco core and edge infrastructure blueprints, and Wi-Fi 6 enabled
services. Built on open and interoperable platforms combined with
carrier grade infrastructure and modular software components, the
portfolio of offerings allows telcos to incorporate more
automation, become more agile, and deploy new 5G services faster
across the telco core, the telco edge and into the enterprise.
- At the telco core – a new HPE 5G Core Stack. This open,
cloud-native, container-based software stack provides telco
customers with the core network capabilities required to rapidly
deliver new 5G services to subscribers and enterprise
customers.
- At the telco edge – HPE continues to innovate with the
most dense, ruggedized general purpose platform enabling Virtual
Radio Access Networks (vRAN) and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC).
These purpose built offerings from HPE provide telcos with an IT
service environment at the cellular network edge.
- At the enterprise edge – innovative Aruba Central
services, including Air Pass Wi‑Fi/5G roaming and Air Slice SLA
management. These services help telcos extend the 5G footprint to
the enterprise edge – where people, devices and things interact to
drive positive business outcomes – by allowing seamless access to
Wi-Fi connected users and IoT devices.
- Infrastructure delivered as-a-service with HPE
GreenLake – available via a pay-as-you-go, managed services and
elastic model, these offerings provide telcos with an attractive,
fast ramp for rolling out 5G services by enabling them to reduce
upfront capital investments and reduce risk by leveraging
specialized and proven telco and enterprise edge hardware and
software.
“Openness is essential to the evolutionary nature of 5G and with
HPE 5G Core Stack telcos can reduce operational costs, deploy
features faster and keep themselves open to multiple networks and
technologies while avoiding being locked-in to a single vendor
approach,” said Phil Mottram, vice president and general manager of
the Communications and Media Solutions business unit at HPE. “HPE
has one of the broadest 5G portfolios in the market and is uniquely
positioned to help telcos build an open multi-vendor 5G core,
optimize the edge with vRAN, and deliver connectivity and new
compute services to the enterprise using MEC and Wi-Fi 6.”
5G promises to revolutionize the technology landscape, but the
journey to pervasive 5G is in its early stages. To fully realize
the benefits and power of 5G, a standalone 5G core needs to be
combined with the nascent 5G radio access networks. Previous
generation networks have often depended on proprietary vertically
integrated systems from a single vendor, but 5G offers the
opportunity to move to open, cloud-native platforms that utilize
commercial off-the-shelf servers along with modular software
components from different vendors, allowing telcos to monetize
innovative new 5G services faster.
At the edge of the telco network, legacy network infrastructure
in the RAN also uses proprietary network technology that results in
high operational costs and limited agility. Furthermore, the higher
frequencies of 5G have issues penetrating buildings, therefore
telcos will need to be able to utilize both 5G RAN and Wi-Fi 6
networks in the enterprise in order to provide uninterrupted
service to their customers as they enter shopping malls, campuses
and office buildings.
HPE’s open 5G portfolio offers the solution to these 5G
challenges at the core, at the edge, and in the enterprise and
promises to unleash the potential of 5G, enabling a host of new
applications across a range of industries, including automotive,
education, financial services, government, manufacturing and
utilities.
These edge-to-cloud 5G-ready technologies are available on a
pay-as-you-go or subscription basis via HPE GreenLake to help
accelerate the rollout of 5G infrastructure without upfront capital
outlays and to help manage the uncertainty of timing and sizing
their 5G deployments. With HPE GreenLake, telcos can grow and
expand their network as new users come online and pay monthly based
on measured utilization. Through HPE GreenLake, the 5G
infrastructure can be operated on behalf of the customer to free up
resources to focus on innovation at the network and enterprise
edge.
Accelerating 5G adoption with a cloud-native 5G core software
stack, available as a pre-integrated solution and
as-a-service
The true value of 5G can only be realized when radio access
networks are combined with a 5G core network. This will enable
holistic management, data sharing, and slicing into virtual 5G
networks with dedicated usage and characteristics. The promise of
5G will be unleashed through open, modern platforms, interoperable
with existing networks to allow telcos to bring new 5G services to
the market quickly while bridging from previous generation
networks.
HPE 5G Core Stack is a cloud-native, containerized 5G
core network software stack that accelerates the journey to new 5G
revenue streams, seamlessly integrates with previous generation
networks and is future-ready for upcoming advancements in 5G
standards. The HPE 5G Core Stack will be available as an integrated
software and hardware platform, based on validated HPE Telco core
and edge blueprints, and supported within HPE GreenLake. By
deploying a truly open, cloud-native 5G core, telcos can swap out
network functions as needed, enabling them to respond to market
developments and avoid vendor lock-in.
Virtualizing the radio access network and operationalizing
edge compute
To streamline new services at the telco edge, HPE continues to
innovate at the 5G edge and is developing new infrastructure
solutions designed to power both vRAN and MEC solutions at the
telco edge or on the enterprise edge. At the boundary between the
telco and enterprise edge, telcos need to be able to offer new edge
compute services, and enterprises need an efficient way to consume
them.
Extending the 5G experience to the enterprise with Wi-Fi
6
Today, when subscribers enter a building and manually switch to
the enterprise Wi-Fi network to maintain high-performance
connectivity inside, subscriber access and visibility can be lost,
limiting the telco operators’ ability to deliver services. Using
Passpoint® technology and the new Aruba Air Pass service, cellular
subscribers can now securely and automatically roam onto
participating Aruba enterprise customer Wi-Fi networks using their
SIM credentials and be visible to mobile network operators. This
technology extends the 5G footprint into the enterprise while
allowing telcos access to Wi-Fi connected users and IoT devices,
and is essential for maintaining high service levels and the
ability to create and monetize new services.
HPE will partner to accelerate opportunities building on Aruba
Air Pass and Air Slice to further enhance the integration of the
network and customer edges by enabling subscribers to seamlessly
roam from 5G cellular to Wi-Fi networks along with guaranteed
quality of service, all cloud-managed by Aruba Central. Aruba
Central is a unified network operations, assurance and security
platform that simplifies the deployment, management and service
assurance of wireless, wired and SD-WAN environments.
“5G has the potential to revolutionize our digital lives and the
combination of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 presents telcos with an unlimited
array of possibilities for offering subscribers new and compelling
services that can transform the user experience,” said Keerti
Melkote, president of Intelligent Edge at HPE and founder of Aruba
Networks. “With a broad portfolio of innovations that span from the
telco core to the enterprise edge, HPE is the only platform
as-a-service company that can deliver the infrastructure, software
solutions and the technical expertise to support global telcos in
their quest to fully realize the promise of 5G.”
HPE – a trusted and proven partner to telcos
HPE has over 30 years of experience in the telecoms industry,
with more than 300 telco customers in 160 countries. In the core,
700m subscribers across 82 carriers depend on HPE Mobile Core
software, and HPE was recently recognized by Frost & Sullivan
with the 2019 Leadership award for Global 5G Infrastructure
Enabling Technology.
Availability
The full HPE 5G Core Stack will be available globally in the
second half of 2020 through HPE GreenLake as-a-service.
HPE’s telco optimized edge and core blueprints, and the telco
edge optimized platform HPE Edgeline EL8000 are available today,
directly or through HPE GreenLake.
Aruba Air Pass and Aruba Air Slice are generally available
today.
About Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud
platform-as-a-service company that helps organizations accelerate
outcomes by unlocking value from all of their data, everywhere.
Built on decades of reimagining the future and innovating to
advance the way people live and work, HPE delivers unique, open and
intelligent technology solutions, with a consistent experience
across all clouds and edges, to help customers develop new business
models, engage in new ways, and increase operational
performance.
For more information, visit www.hpe.com.
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