CENX to assure complex 5G Multi-Carrier Enterprise Services in Proof of Concept with Vodafone, Verizon, BT, AT&T, Orange, du, NTT and TIM
TM Forum Catalyst Project Blade Runner lays a possible foundation for complex service-assurance scenarios addressing large enterprise customers with global presence.
JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CENX, a global leader in next generation service assurance software, is pleased to announce it is working with many of the world's leading communications service providers (CSPs), including Vodafone, Verizon, NTT, BT, AT&T, Orange, du Telecom and Telecom Italia Mobile, as part of the TM Forum Catalyst Project Blade Runner. The Catalyst is a joint proof of concept, designed to develop the underlying OSS infrastructure required for multiple service providers to work in tandem to deliver end-to-end service orchestration for large enterprise customers with multiple global locations and complex service assurance scenarios.
The objective of the Catalyst is to enable carriers to model 5G services and then expose them between operators by leveraging industry standards such as ODA, ONAP and open APIs. The Catalyst will look to enable faster deployment of vendor agnostic hybrid/cloud services, with:
- Unified shared service catalogs
- Complex service chains in diverse environments
- Multi-operator, automated closed-loop service assurance
- Multi-operator, wholesale enterprise billing/charging
Project lead, Dimitris Symeonidis, Enterprise Architect at Vodafone Group Services, commented:
"Modern cloud-based, software-defined networks will bring a new era of unlimited data and IoT use cases. To successfully deliver complex and innovative services, including augmented reality, we need to enable a diverse partner ecosystem that works together seamlessly. It is here where 5G and multi-access edge computing (MEC) need to come together to deliver enterprise services across partner networks, supported by closed-loop assurance and using industry frameworks and standards."
SVP, Sales & Marketing, Jay McMullan for CENX, commented:
"We are excited to be part of an initiative that is propelling us towards a world where exciting IoT applications and 5G services, such as smart industries, connected cars and remote surgeries, can become a reality. Critical to supporting these complex services is the ability to support closed-loop assurance across different service providers, which is where CENX's expertise comes into play."
At TM Forum's Digital Transformation World, (14-16 May 2018 in Nice, France) members of the Blade Runner Catalyst will demonstrate a remote industrial maintenance use case, showing how a technical engineer in Germany can support an equipment operator in Dubai through the use of augmented reality.
For more information on the catalyst, please visit: https://inform.tmforum.org/archive/2018/04/blade-runner-catalyst-looks-future-5g-augmented-reality-mec/
About CENX
CENX delivers cutting-edge service assurance software solutions to some of the largest and most innovative mobile, wireline and enterprise network providers in the world. CENX harnesses the power of network automation and real-time visualization to enable our customers to deliver the quality, and leading digital services their networks demand. CENX provides a patented, scalable solution that allows service providers to assure services across multi-domain, multi-vendor, and inter-carrier networks. A single solution that can troubleshoot faults and manage network performance in real time, across both physical and virtual network infrastructures. We are powering the future of digital services by assuring tomorrow's networks, today. www.cenx.com
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