Nokia helps operators migrate existing ultra-broadband networks to SDAN with enhanced Lightspan and Altiplano portfolio - Seite 2

 

Nokia is solving the migration challenge by SDN-enabling its field-proven fiber ISAM FX solution for high-density central office environments and adding it to the Lightspan family of SDAN programmable access nodes. Through a controlled software migration, operators can now turn an existing ISAM FX shelf installed in the network into a SDAN Lightspan FX node. For greenfield deployments, Nokia's ISAM FX solution with pre-installed Lightspan software allows operators to immediately take advantage of SDAN today or at any point in the future. Built around Netconf/Yang open networks and standardized APIs, Nokia's Lightspan FX delivers the industry's first solution capable of creating a path to SDAN for an existing installed base and greenfield deployments. 

 

Once SDAN is applied to the network, operators will need to be able to easily manage a physical/virtual hybrid environment. Unified access management provided by the Nokia Altiplano Access Controller enables operators to master this hybrid model and realize the operational efficiencies promised by SDN/NFV. With added support for Fixed Wireless Access nodes, the enhanced Altiplano solution enables operators to visualize, optimize and automate the network across different broadband technologies, vendor implementations and even traditional and SDAN-enabled systems.  

 

As a leader in SDAN, Nokia continues to drive initiatives that help operators scale operations and deliver services more quickly. An example of this can be seen at the upcoming Broadband World Forum event in Berlin where Nokia will demonstrate a cloud-based architecture that can support the automatic deployment of access devices, automatic service provisioning, intent-based networking and unified management of multiple vendors' devices. Nokia is a leading example of taking the open road and is working with operators to show how its SDAN Lightspan and Altiplano solution can help them scale operations across all devices in the field and roll out services more quickly  

 

Erik M. Keith, principal analyst at GlobalData, said: "As operators evaluate their options for incorporating SDN and NFV functionalities into their networks, support for existing network assets is critically important, especially for equipment that has been deployed relatively recently. With its expanded SDAN and Altiplano capabilities, Nokia now enables operators to transition their existing ISAM FX series fiber nodes into SDAN-programmable Lightspan FX nodes, as well as support new FWA nodes. Operators can then implement key network virtualization, optimization and automation solutions that deliver both enhanced operational efficiencies and corresponding profitability gains."