Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) introduces new telecommunications solutions and services to bolster the open telecom ecosystem and help communications service providers (CSPs) affordably ramp their transformation to open, cloud-native networks.
The telecommunications industry’s growing open ecosystem gives CSPs more choice in their technologies and partners as they modernize to cloud-native networks. CSPs need the various technologies of this open ecosystem to work together seamlessly to offer differentiated edge services and reduce costs. Dell aims to remove complexity and speed modern network deployments with its Dell Telecom Cloud Foundation, Dell Open RAN Accelerator and new telecom solutions and lab capabilities.
“Communications service providers are changing how they build and deploy open networks, establishing the foundation on which they can develop and deliver innovative services to capture the edge opportunity,” said Dennis Hoffman, senior vice president and general manager, Dell Technologies Telecom Systems Business. “Our expanded telecom solutions portfolio brings the open ecosystem together for network operators, giving them the simplicity and reliability they need to modernize their networks and monetize new services.”
“CSPs are increasingly evaluating Virtual & Open RAN technologies that offer improved performance and efficiency. With today’s announcement, we are putting Dell at the center of the Open RAN ecosystem,” said Sam Saba, head of telecom, Asia Pacific & Japan, Dell Technologies. “Moreover, our new telecom solutions and lab capabilities are designed to enable CSPs to modernize their networks, monetize new services, and fulfil their cloud-native ambitions.”
“The 5G rollout in India will be a massive step for the digital transformation of the country as well as for its economic development. As the technology evolves rapidly, our networks will need to prepare to launch more mature technologies for improved subscriber experiences and a more efficient network strategy and architecture. Dell Technologies’ new solutions will enable Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to accelerate their open, cloud-native network deployments, and create new revenue opportunities at the edge”, said Saurabh Tewari, Director and Chief Technology Officer (Telecom), Dell Technologies, India. “Dell Technologies provides the expertise and telecom solutions and services for CSPs to transform and modernize their operations and networks. Our global leadership in IT infrastructure, flexible consumption models, and a secure global supply chain allows CSPs to scale efficiently and cost-effectively.” he added.
Dell Telecom Multi-Cloud Foundation speeds network modernization, business growth
The Dell Telecom Multi-Cloud Foundation is a turnkey, end-to-end, modern network infrastructure solution that helps CSPs build and deploy open, cloud-native networks faster with lower cost and complexity.
Dell and Marvell collaborate on new hardware to accelerate Open RAN
With the introduction of virtualized and Open RAN architectures, 5G networks are undergoing a transformation that brings cloud scalability to the RAN. Existing virtualized and Open RAN alternatives have previously lacked the performance of established networks, hindering the ability for CSPs to implement cloud-native 5G.
Developed in collaboration with Marvell, the Dell Open RAN Accelerator Card is a new inline 5G Layer 1 processing card for vRAN and Open RAN solutions. Designed for Dell PowerEdge and other x86-based servers, the PCIe accelerator card brings the same Marvell OCTEON® Fusion technology and performance of today’s leading 5G radio networks to the Open RAN ecosystem. CSPs can have better performing systems that lower cost and power consumption, allowing them to affordably scale high performing, modern radio access networks with an open architecture approach.
“Marvell is delighted to partner with Dell Technologies to enable an open, virtualized 5G RAN architecture that delivers advanced features and performance built on our proven OCTEON® Fusion platform,” said Raj Singh, executive vice president, Processors Business Unit at Marvell. “The new Dell Open RAN Accelerator Card is an innovative no-compromise, cloud-native, in-line, Open RAN Layer 1 acceleration solution that addresses the shortcomings of existing vRAN alternatives.”
“We’re pleased to see Dell Technologies and Marvell come together to innovate and create technologies that will enhance Open RAN platform capability and vendor diversity for operators,” said Andy Dunkin, Open RAN RF and digital platform development manager at Vodafone. “The promise of virtualized Open RAN platforms will be enhanced with the Dell Open Ran Accelerator Card that should offer network operators like Vodafone a less costly and more efficient path to Open RAN.”
Dell and ecosystem partners help speed deployment of edge and core solutions
Dell continues to grow its open partner ecosystem with new telecom solutions for edge and core.
– Dell Validated Design for Services Edge 1.2 brings together edge compute resources with private wireless connectivity, enabling the ease of deployment, scalable operations and security capabilities required for large numbers of edge locations. Enterprises can place sensors and devices at the edge of mobile networks to capture and process data in near-real time, and use the data to generate insights, optimize operations and help increase productivity. The open standards-based design now supports Airspan 5G RAN for a fast deployment of enterprise private 5G networks.
– Dell Validated Design for the 5G Core with Oracle and VMware gives CSPs the choice to build a robust, scalable 5G core on industry standard infrastructure, in a more secure and reliable way. The solution can help reduce the time needed to design, test and integrate network components from multiple partners.
Dell expands telecom services and lab capabilities to drive faster ecosystem innovation
Dell continues to grow its telecom services capabilities to lead partner integration and accelerate CSPs’ deployment and adoption of telecom solutions. CSPs can quickly operationalize network infrastructure with Dell ProDeploy for NFVI. The service combines Dell factory integration and field deployment options to flexibly build the optimal NFV infrastructure specific to each customer’s network. The service integrates compute, networking and telecom cloud software platforms, helping CSPs deploy workloads faster and at scale, saving them time and cost. Dell’s proven processes enable 68% faster infrastructure deployment time with ProDeploy.1
The Dell Open Telecom Ecosystem Lab Solution Integration Platform helps CSPs and partners securely connect their lab resources to the Dell lab and infrastructure to develop and bring 5G and telecom edge services to market more quickly. With the labs interconnected to create a mini, open ecosystem, the Solution Integration Platform uses the latest DevOps techniques to conduct tests faster than manual testing, so services can be brought to market more quickly, with less risk and cost. CSPs and partners can use the new platform to conduct integrated testing and ongoing lifecycle management of Open RAN, 5G and edge services and applications.
Availability
· Dell Open RAN Accelerator Card planned global availability in late 2022.
· Dell Validated Design for Services Edge 1.2 global availability in March 2022.
· Dell Validated Design for 5G Core with Oracle and VMware global availability in June 2022.
· Dell ProDeploy for NFVI availability beginning in April 2022.
· The Dell Open Telecom Ecosystem Lab Solution Integration Platform global availability in July 2022.
