DriveNets Completes Successful Commercial Trial on Orange’s International IP Core Network
Summary
By transitioning to an open software-based network, Orange and other operators can enjoy: • Enhanced flexibility and vendor choice: By decoupling hardware and software, Orange can use standard hardware available from multiple vendors and select the best-in-class solutions tailored to specific needs, reducing reliance on single-vendor ecosystems. This approach allows for more adaptable network architecture, and faster response to technological advancements, and it avoids the premium costs associated with vendor-locked integrated, proprietary systems. • Accelerated deployment and innovation: Software-based networks will enable Orange to accelerate the development of new features and services on its international networks, achieve faster time-to-market for new offerings, and enhance the company’s ability to innovate, giving it a competitive edge. This successful experimentation with DriveNets, in a real-life environment, brings us one step closer to fully flexible and programmable networks,” said Jean Louis Le Roux, Executive Vice President International Networks at Orange & CTIO Orange Wholesale. “Our successful and speedy testing deployment on Orange International’s network – and the positive experience of Orange’s networking and operations teams during this process – show that not only is the technology ready for deployment and delivers value, but Orange’s network and operations engineers are also ready and excited to adopt it.” This successful PoC reinforces Orange’s position as an innovative global operator and as part of a group of leading service providers worldwide that are making network transformation efforts to substantially lower their operational costs while enabling service scale and innovation.