Nokia launches extensive 'as a service' portfolio to accelerate the move by operators and enterprises to an ultra-connected w...
September 19 2016 - 3:07AM
- Nokia XaaS portfolio leverages services expertise across fixed,
mobile and IP technologies.
- Portfolio includes 'AirScale Wi-Fi® Controller as a service',
'Optimization as a service', 'SmartData as a service' and 'Nokia
5520 Access Management System as a service'
- Reduces costs for operators and enterprises by up to 40
percent, offering faster access to services as demand grows and
allowing them to focus on core activities and the customer
experience as they move to the ultra-connected world
- Nokia XaaS platform powered by AirFrame Data Center solution
with cloud-based delivery enabled by the Nokia AVA platform
ESPOO, Finland, Sept. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nokia
has launched an extensive 'everything as a service' - XaaS -
portfolio to enable operators and enterprises to leverage
Nokia's global scale and expertise to meet the demands of the
ultra-connected world rapidly and cost efficiently. The XaaS
portfolio will leverage the latest Nokia data center technology -
the Open Compute Project AirFrame Data Center.
Nokia is extending its XaaS offer to deliver a wide range of
technologies including Wi-Fi, fixed and mobile 'as a service' at a
time when enterprises recognize the business opportunity in
providing connectivity to attract data-hungry customers. Cafés,
stores and other venues offer Wi-Fi® access, and operators are
evolving their networks, but for operators with multiple
technologies, or enterprises not focused on delivering
communications services, network management can present
challenges.
Nokia will host technologies, delivering them 'as a service'
securely on a multi-tenancy basis using the Nokia AVA platform.
This will allow customers to turn capital expenditure into
operating expenditure while reducing overall installation,
integration and ownership costs by up to 40 percent. With fast
access to the latest technology and Nokia global services
expertise, operators and enterprises will be able to satisfy
customers' data demands while staying focused on their core
business. Through its AirScale 'Wi-Fi
Controller as a service' offer Nokia will manage the enterprise
Wi-Fi network. The Nokia Wi-Fi controller will remotely configure,
monitor and manage up to 8,000 outdoor and indoor access points,
allowing support to be scaled as demand grows. Remote validation of
access points and subscribers will ensure secure connectivity.
Nokia is also using its AVA platform to deliver 'Optimization
as a service', allowing operators to access and use proprietary
software applications such as 3-D Geolocation, backed by Nokia
services expertise, to transform planning and optimization
activities. AVA provides a single unified platform to continuously
collect and store colossal amounts of data, while providing open
APIs for analytics. Operators will have access to unprecedented
levels of task automation and best-in-class analytics software
providing them with the flexibility to select the applications that
meet their exact needs.
'SmartData as a service' aims to close the gap between
network conditions and the subscriber experience. Nokia will
analyze the statistical performance of devices on the network and
the services and applications they use, in conjunction with the
location of the device and the network conditions at that time.
This data is then used to build reports that allow customers to
make decisions on how to enhance quality and the subscriber
perception.
'5520 Access Management System as a service', will allow
Nokia to provide a complete element management system for the Nokia
Intelligent Services Access Manager family of DSL and fiber-based
fixed broadband access products.
The XaaS platform will be hosted at Nokia data centers,
leveraging the latest AirFrame Data Center technology - the
industry's first telco-grade Open Compute Project - designed to
rapidly meet the hyperscale data demands of enterprises in the most
energy-efficient way. Nokia will also host the platform at
in-country facilities, in line with local regulatory
requirements.
Alexander Hayward, Euro information Telecom CTO said:
"Co-creation is key in this type of service allowing us to tune the
solution to our needs in a couple of weeks. Smart Data as a Service
provides anyone in EIT from marketers to business analysts and
network engineers an easy access to a common set of radio and core
data to analytically focus on our core business added values;
Marketing Campaigns, Network Operations and Subscriber
Experience."
Igor Leprince, head of Global Services at Nokia, said:
"With the number of connected applications growing rapidly, XaaS
models are vital to quickly bring expertise to a wide range of
businesses. The extensive Nokia XaaS portfolio will allow operators
and enterprises to tap our global scale and experience and
capitalize on operational efficiencies while rapidly meeting
subscriber demands with the quality they expect in today's
connected world."
Resources
- Web page: Nokia Xaas - Everything as a service with XaaS
infographic
- Web page: Nokia Global Service Delivery
- Web page: Nokia AVA cognitive services platform
- Web page: Nokia AirFrame Data Center solution with Open Compute
Project video
- Web page: Nokia 5520 Access Management System
- Web page: Smart Wi-Fi
- Press Release: Nokia first to launch OSS Software as a Managed
Service
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About Open Compute Project (OCP) The Open
Compute Project Foundation is a 501c6 organization, which was
founded in 2011 by Facebook, Intel, Rackspace, Goldman Sachs and
Andy Bechtolsheim. Its mission is to apply the benefits of open
source to hardware to rapidly increase the pace of innovation in
the data center industry. OCP challenges convention by custom
designing hardware, software and data center operations from the
ground up - and then sharing these technologies with the community.
OCP has grown to more than 200 companies including Apple, Cisco,
Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, HP, Intel, Rackspace and
Microsoft among others. About Nokia Nokia is a global
leader in the technologies that connect people and things. Powered
by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs and Nokia Technologies, the
company is at the forefront of creating and licensing the
technologies that are increasingly at the heart of our connected
lives.
With state-of-the-art software, hardware and
services for any type of network, Nokia is uniquely positioned to
help communication service providers, governments, and large
enterprises deliver on the promise of 5G, the Cloud and the
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