Heralds shift to disaggregated, microservices-based architecture for fixed broadband services
Underlying platform will also support other telco edge developments, including Open RAN
Sticking to its commitment to launch in 2020, Deutsche Telekom says it has started providing broadband services in Stuttgart using its long-in-development Access 4.0 open, disaggregated, microservices-based fixed broadband architecture.
DT has been working on its Access 4.0 strategy for several years. At the heart of the strategy is the SDN-Enabled Broadband Access (SEBA) reference architecture developed by the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), as well as the ONF’s Virtual OLT Hardware Abstraction (VOLTHA) model, which offer network operators the opportunity to extend software-defined programming to the fixed access network and enable operators to adopt a best-of-breed approach to the elements they want to deploy.
Intel CEO stepping down, VMware’s Gelsinger to take over
Airhop joins key Open RAN project at the ONF
SK Telecom gets competitive with online-only deals
A new name for the Intel hot seat plus new blood for the ONF’s Open RAN project lead the way in this expensive industry news roundup.
Intel has appointed
Pat Gelsinger (above), the current head honcho at
VMware, as its new CEO, starting 15 February. He replaces Bob Swan, who took on the role full time only two years ago, in January 2019. A message from Gelsinger to Intel s staff has been published here. Intel, in an effort to head off speculation about Swan’s departure, noted that the news
16 December 2020 | Pravin S Bhandarkar
Blog Author | Guest contributor RtBrick is claiming several trends in the telecoms sphere for 2021, including an increase in the adoption of cloud-native networks by some of the world’s biggest operators and a continued increases in network traffic that will lead to pressures on margins. Pravin S Bhandarkar, CEO at RtBrick, explains.
Like all other industries in 2020, the telecoms sector was also left shaken up by the Covid-19 pandemic. The “new” normal now means that businesses are shifting almost all operations online to ensure business continuity. In fact, the pandemic has accelerated business digital adoption efforts forward by five years according to a recent McKinsey Digital report and will continue to leave a long-lasting impact on how data is managed and transported.
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