The Journey to NextGen Ops
Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:03:40 -0000
|Read Time: 0 minutes
Many Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are embarking on the journey of transforming their current legacy OSS/BSS to an open, cloud-native NextGen Ops architecture for full 5G monetization. Recognizing the complexity of this journey, we are working closely with leading OSS/BSS providers to help simplify the process.
One way we are doing this is by pre-certifying OSS/BSS workloads on Dell infrastructure. By ensuring multi-vendor workload stacks are pre-certified, Dell aims to reduce a CSP’s upfront work and provide confidence in the solution’s effectiveness.
Our latest collaboration with Amdocs underscores our commitment to helping CSPs accelerate their transformation. We have integrated Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks with the Amdocs’ Policy and Charging Control (PCC) function. This powerful, pre-certified solution, thoroughly tested and validated, offers a great starting point for CSPs to simplify their transformation and accelerate their time-to-value for 5G services.
Accelerate your transformation to NextGen Ops
The combined solution is an end-to-end, cloud-native policy and charging solution, pre-certified on Telecom Infrastructure Blocks with Red Hat. Amdocs’ PCC, the network’s “brain”, is equipped with the routing intelligence necessary for network slicing, edge policy enforcement, least cost routing, and other policy-driven features.
It is the key to managing the essential service characteristics of the 5G network—the who, what, when, where, and how of access control. Additionally, the charging component of PCC supports the monetization of 5G services, and it is a fully cloud-native, microservices-based charging system. This means that it consolidates previously separate capabilities into a single solution, deployable in a private, public, or hybrid cloud environment.
Together, the policy and charging functions allow CSPs to take center stage in the 5G value chain as they develop and monetize new services based on 5G network features such as latency, speed, coverage, capacity, and security. Building this on top of Telecom Infrastructure Block with Red Hat software enables CSPs to deploy these workloads on a scalable, manageable cloud-native architecture that adapts to changing demands.
The Telecom Infrastructure Blocks with Red Hat form the body of the 5G cloud-native network, supporting both the network core functions and NextGen Ops workloads. These blocks include all the hardware, software, and automation required to rapidly build and effectively scale out a telco cloud, including critical workloads like policy and charging. Dell and Red Hat have undergone extensive certification, integration, and validation to ensure product compatibility. This pre-engineered solution was further tested with Amdocs PCC to ensure all the components worked together seamlessly.
Four reasons to get excited about NextGen Ops & 5G
5G has been challenging for many CSPs, particularly on the integration side. To alleviate this, Dell and Amdocs have been working together to streamline the process. This is what Dell, Red Hat, and Amdocs achieve with their pre-certified solution, developed in Dell’s Open Telecom Ecosystem Lab (OTEL). We are not only contributing our technology but remaining committed until we can certify and validate the seamless integration of our products.
From this work, four immediate benefits for CSPs emerge that boost their chance of success in the 5G world:
- Faster time to market/revenue. Deploying pre-engineered, pre-certified bundles of hardware, software, and network intelligence/charging workloads allows CSPs to roll out and monetize new 5G services faster.
- Accelerated innovation. Adding policy and charging to Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks accelerates innovation and service differentiation by allowing CSPs to leverage Amdocs’ advanced PCC capabilities sooner.
- Lower risk and cost. With the pre-certified blocks, CSPs avoid the risk of errors, failures, and vulnerabilities that often arise when integrating solutions for the first time. Also, the flexibility to deploy these blocks in a private, public, or hybrid cloud environment allows CSPs to take advantage of the cloud’s cost efficiencies.
- A best-in-class solution. Dell, Red Hat, and Amdocs, as recognized industry leaders with strong footholds in numerous leading CSPs worldwide, offer the best without compromise. The pre-validated package ensures high-end delivery.
This solution aligns with our vision of how 5G should be: scalable, flexible, innovative, and simpler than its predecessors. If you are considering breaking down legacy OSS/BSS silos and transitioning to cloud-native NextGen Ops, see the latest Dell and Amdocs solution.