HPE Speeds Up 5G Adoption With Cloud Native 5G Core Software Stack, Available as-a-Service
March 10 2020 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- HPE 5G Core Stack unleashes the true potential of 5G enabling
carriers to access new revenues faster and future proof their
network, with an open ecosystem, network slicing and seamless
integration with previous generation networks
- HPE GreenLake will deliver an end-to-end 5G Core network
software and hardware platform, as a pay-as-you-go service,
allowing carriers to deploy a 5G core network without massive
up-front investment
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced a breakthrough
in the journey to true 5G adoption with the launch of HPE 5G Core
Stack, an open, cloud-native 5G core network solution that
accelerates the journey to new 5G revenue streams, seamlessly
integrates with previous generation networks and is future proofed
for forthcoming milestones in 5G standards. HPE 5G Core Stack will
be available as a pre-integrated software and hardware solution, on
a pay-as-you-use basis with HPE GreenLake, allowing telcos to
deploy a 5G core network with reduced risk and little upfront
investment.
While some carriers have already started deploying 5G radio
access networks (RAN) services, the true value of 5G will only be
realized when 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.
Although the functional gains and operational efficiency
improvements are substantial, the pace of adoption and the
technical capabilities required for the new use cases that will
monetize 5G are still largely unclear. By deploying HPE 5G Core
Stack with HPE GreenLake, carriers acquire a purpose-built, open
platform for 5G with minimal up-front investment, and scale
according to demand, with an elastic software ecosystem, ready to
support unpredictable growth and future-proofed for forthcoming 5G
evolutions.
The communications industry has traditionally depended on
proprietary vertically integrated systems, but the promise of 5G
can only be unleashed through open, cloud-native platforms that
allow telcos to bring new 5G services to the market quickly while
bridging from previous generation networks. By deploying an
extensible, cloud-native 5G core, telcos can swap out network
functions as needed, responding to market developments while
avoiding vendor lock-in, which has been typical in the telecom
industry.
HPE has been a leading player in the telecom industry for
decades, providing carrier grade industry standard infrastructure
that is enabling the cloudification of communication networks, and
providing software components through its Communication and Media
Solutions (CMS) business that are decoupled from proprietary
infrastructures, helping telcos transform their legacy networks
into a service-based architecture ready for 5G.
HPE 5G Core Stack
HPE 5G Core Stack is a fully featured turnkey 5G core network
software stack that offers slicing, interworking with previous
generation network technologies, and end-to-end automation. It has
been designed to be cloud-native from the ground-up and includes
stateless containerized network functions (CNF) from HPE and
partners, a shared data environment (SDE), a common platform as a
service (PaaS) architecture, end-to-end Management and
Orchestration (MANO), and automation framework, all pre-integrated
on carrier-grade infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and is proven
for end-to-end production.
“Openness is essential to the evolutionary nature of 5G. With
multi-generational networks, where services delivered across 3G,
4G, 5G, Wi-Fi and edge networks will be common, service providers
need to reduce operational costs and keep themselves open to
multiple networks and technologies while avoiding being locked-in
to a single vendor approach,” said Phil Mottram, VP and GM of HPE
Communications and Media Solutions. “Investing in a new 5G network
before the revenue streams are there is a financial and technical
challenge for many carriers, but with HPE 5G Core Stack, telcos can
start deployments today and pay for the infrastructure as their
revenue grows.”
HPE 5G Core Stack enables carriers to deliver differentiated
quality services across their existing and future networks. It is
fast to integrate, simple to operate, future proof, and scales with
usage.
HPE GreenLake infrastructure as a service
HPE GreenLake is our market-leading IT as-a-service offering
that brings the cloud experience to apps and data everywhere – data
centers, multi-clouds, and edges – with one unified operating model
and is now available to the telecom industry. With 10 years of
experience, and over $3bn under contract, HPE GreenLake is a mature
service that is well suited to the telecom community.
HPE GreenLake leverages a growing portfolio of telco-specific
hardware and software blueprints from HPE for edge and core
workloads, helping carriers on their journey to 5G on a pay-per-use
basis. HPE telco blueprints offer validated configurations
optimized for specific core and edge telco workloads simplifying
and accelerating time to value for customers. The telco edge
blueprints include HPE Edgeline systems that are ideal for Virtual
Radio Access Network solutions and Multi Access Edge Computing
applications commonly found at the edge of the telco networks. HPE
telco blueprints will be available from HPE GreenLake, starting
with the core infrastructure-as-a-service blueprint and adding more
over time, including support for the entire 5G stack. HPE GreenLake
can provide open software-defined infrastructure as a service for
network equipment providers or telcos that want to deploy their own
software stacks.
Availability
The full HPE 5G Core Stack will be available globally in the
second half of 2020 with consumption-based pricing based on HPE
GreenLake models. HPE telco blueprints are available from today,
directly or through HPE GreenLake.
For more information, please visit www.hpe.com/info/5G.
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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alastair.mccormick@hpe.com
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