Telekom Deutschland, for an undisclosed fee, has chosen the Finnish vendor as a long-term strategic partner to transform its optical core network into a service-centric platform that can easily scale to meet Industry 4.0 demands.
According to the official statement, Nokia s kit will enable optimized performance and a consistent customer experience across Germany. Telekom Deutschland, it adds, hopes to simplify and streamline operational tasks through automation and make more efficient use of network resources.
At the heart of this planned transformation of the optical core network and strategic regional distribution sites – no timeframe was given – are Nokia WaveFabric service‑ready platforms and the Nokia WaveSuite software portfolio. The latter includes the Nokia 1830 photonic service switch powered by the PSE-V family of coherent DSPs.
AI investment in telecom networks is finally starting to catch up with the hype. This was one of the conclusions from a new report from analyst firm and Light Reading sister company Omdia, 2021 Trends to Watch: Telecoms Operations and IT.
According to Omdia s research, nearly 80% of service providers see the use of AI and analytics, when it comes to the automation of network activities, as an important or very important IT project for 2021. Nearly 60% of them are planning to increase investment in AI tools.
Automation of service fulfillment and assurance and creating highly prized closed loops where the need for human intervention is minimal are usually seen as some of the main drivers for AI investment, as a way to improve operational efficiencies.
Combined with commercial off-the-shelf hardware, the open source NOS could drastically slash the cost of networks
By Trishan de Lanerolle, Linux Foundation
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Retail is being reimagined on the fly to safeguard shoppers during Covid-19 and to keep pace with the convenience of shopping online. One of the most compelling new opportunities enables customers to simply pick up what they want and leave without having to wait in line or deal with the checkout process.
While seemingly the stuff of science fiction, the technology has already been rolled out in several cities. But a key component of enabling shoppers to grab and go is the network. Given the number of IP cameras and sensors and other IP components needed to determine what people leave with, the network needs to be scaled dramatically and the cost can pull the rug out from under the business case even before the idea gets off the drawing board.