Global communications services provider Ericsson has launched its verified Network Functions Virtualisation infrastructure (NFVi) solution with multivendor capabilities and a transformation service offering.
Telstra is among a list of tier 1 operators around the world which Ericsson says it already has NFV contracts, with others including Swisscom, Telefonica, Axiata, Digicel and SoftBank.
And, according to Ericsson, it was the first vendor with live commercial deployments of NFV.
Susan James, Head of Product Line NFV Infrastructure, Ericsson, says Ericsson's portfolio is designed to deliver flexibility during Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) deployments and, coupled with a services offering, the solution supports a host of different deployment scenarios ranging from full decoupling of NFV components from different vendors to a full stack solution.
{loadposition peter}As the first incremental step in building the infrastructure for 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT), NFVi supports a software defined infrastructure that provides increased speed, agility and efficiency when deploying new services.
"Ericsson's NFVi solution is an important step on our journey to building the infrastructure for 5G and the Internet of Things,” James says.
“By offering a flexible, pre-integrated and verified open system platform, we can provide our customers with several different deployment options ranging all the way from full decoupling of NFV components to full stack solution deployment. This provides a shorter time to market, with increased speed, agility and efficiency for our customers deploying new services."
Patrick Filkins, Telecom Analyst, Technology Business Research (TBR) Telecom Practice, said: “TBR conducted primary research earlier this year, in which we asked Tier 1 global operators about their perceptions of the best-positioned NFV and SDN suppliers.
“TBR investigated the operators' adoption drivers, use cases, adoption timeframes, and spending for NFV and SDN as well as operator views on which suppliers were best positioned to address NFV and SDN requirements.
“Ericsson was evaluated by the operators as the best-positioned supplier to address NFV and SDN requirements."