Ericsson has been selected as a solution partner to provide Japanese operator
NTT DOCOMO with its network virtualization platform and cloud management
for their project of commercial deployment of a complete virtualized
evolved packet core (EPC) network in a multi-vendor environment.
Ericsson
will deploy its globally-recognized Cloud Execution Environment and
Cloud Manager for NTT DOCOMO, as part of their evolution towards network
functions virtualization (NFV).
The solution will provide an
open and future-proof network function virtualization architecture,
fulfilling NTT DOCOMO`s need for a standardized multivendor
virtualization environment.
Ericsson Cloud Execution Environment
is built to cater for any possible workload, including the very
challenging network requirements from telecom operators.
It is
built on open source software and open standards to ensure multi-vendor
interoperability, and can be combined with the Ericsson Cloud Manager
for network services, virtualized network function (VNF) and application
management, which orchestrates and manages the provisioning,
optimization and monitoring of cloud infrastructure resources, VNF,
network services and application.
Ericsson is committed to being a
key driver of the open platform for network virtualization (OPNFV) to
ensure that the vision of NFV is realized.
Overall, the Ericsson
Cloud Manager and Ericsson Cloud Execution Environment will support NTT
DOCOMO with enhanced flexibility of network deployments and operations
to improve its efficiency, speed up new and innovative service
introduction, and increase network resilience.
Seizo Onoe,
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at NTT DOCOMO,
says: "NFV, which has finally moved into its commercial phase, is no
longer just a pie-in-the-sky idea. Through multi-vendor initiatives with
Ericsson and other leading vendors in the NFV domain, we look forward
to putting NFV to practical use and thereby helping to accelerate the
transition to a new era for mobile networks."
Jan Signell, Head
of Region North East Asia, Ericsson, says: "NTT DOCOMO`s selection of
Ericsson as the solution partner for this project confirms our position
as the market leaders in network virtualization and cloud management.
Their early adoption of this solution will give them great competitive
advantages in terms of flexibility and control, allowing them to react
quickly to the demands and needs of their customers in Japan."