NEC
Corporation and NetCracker
Technology announced today that Telekom
Austria Group, the largest telecommunications group in Austria, has
successfully completed its in-depth trial of the NEC/NetCracker
end-to-end virtual customer-premises equipment (vCPE) solution. The
solution included vCPE, SDN controller, service and network
orchestration as well as virtual network functions (VNFs) from multiple
vendors.
Telekom Austria Group is among the leading communications service
providers (CSPs) in Central and Eastern Europe, supporting roughly 23
million customers across eight different operating countries. Telekom
Austria Group provides voice telephony, broadband Internet and
multimedia services, as well as data and IT solutions.
Telekom Austria Group validated the NEC/NetCracker vCPE solution’s
ability to migrate complex IP functionality from residential gateways to
the operator cloud, enabling faster time-to-market for new services and
minimizing capital and operating costs.
“The combined expertise of NEC and NetCracker gives us great confidence
knowing that the opportunities presented from this sophisticated vCPE
trial will translate into real deployment in the future,” said Guenther
Ottendorer, CTO at Telekom Austria Group. “We look forward to
experiencing the full operational and business benefits associated with
following NEC’s and NetCracker’s vision for their virtualized solutions.”
The uniqueness of this solution is its ability to instantiate,
orchestrate and control third-party VNFs for on-demand applications such
as parental control, firewall and DLNA (Digital Living Network
Alliance), which enables in-home video, music and photo media streaming
to compatible devices in the home. By leveraging SDN controller and
orchestration, this solution enables real-time, on-demand instantiation
and route modification for a range of applications.
By implementing the NEC/NetCracker vCPE solution, Telekom Austria Group
can provide its customers with a wide range of new services and
capabilities, including account management, parental control
enforcement, as well as network configuration and usage control
management through a self-care portal. The vCPE solution will also
enable next-generation, IPv6-based Internet connectivity without
requiring end-users to undergo complex processes on site.
“As virtualization helps network operators create new revenue
opportunities and reduce capital and operational costs, we’re excited to
demonstrate the proven capabilities of the NEC and NetCracker vCPE
solution to Telekom Austria Group,” said Michael Stückmann, Managing
Director at NEC Deutschland GmbH. “The success of this trial underscores
our commitment to and understanding of the virtualization landscape and
showcases the comprehensive capabilities of our solutions in that space.”
“The next phase of the network virtualization opportunity is
operationalization—the ability to transition a lab environment into a
live deployment of virtualized network functions, such as those
addressed in the Telekom Austria Group vCPE trial,” said Sylvain
Seignour, Vice President of Global Sales at NetCracker. “As a business
partner with deep expertise in networking, BSS/OSS, orchestration and
professional services, we are excited to bring the essential resources
Telekom Austria Group requires to bring new, virtualized services to
market.”
NEC Platforms is a leader in Japan broadband access market. NEC
Platforms was established in July 1, 2014 as a core manufacturing
company that undertakes the entire process of development and production
including computer equipment, communication equipment, terminals and
embedded equipment for NEC's "Solutions for Society" project.