Nokia and du enable Zero-Touch Access with SDAN - TelecomTV

Dubai, UAE - Nokia contiguous announced it is deploying Software Defined Access Networks (SDAN) for du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), to alteration zero-touch web operations. The three-year task is built connected the 2 companies’ semipermanent narration that brings world-class technologies to the UAE.

As 1 of the archetypal operators successful the Middle East to deploy zero-touch networking, du is accelerating innovation and deployment of caller and innovative services connected du’s existing fibre broadband network. Using Nokia’s innovative Altiplano unreality platform, the improvement towards a virtualized web situation provides du with the web intelligence, automation and power the institution needs to enactment emerging caller usage cases specified arsenic 5G backhaul, augmented reality, virtual reality, unreality gaming and web slicing for enterprise.

Saleem AlBlooshi, Chief Technology Officer astatine du, said: “Adding SDANs to our infrastructure is an indispensable measurement successful keeping up with the demands of our concern arsenic we determination towards faster speeds and a much virtualized environment. A cardinal constituent of du's web strategy is the inclusion of SDAN successful bid to guarantee that the institution volition beryllium capable to thrust aboriginal worth by integrating astute apps, artificial intelligence, and a higher level of automation. This volition guarantee that the idiosyncratic acquisition is arsenic seamless arsenic possible. As a effect of these developments, we volition beryllium capable to supply an enhanced lawsuit acquisition which accelerates the company's quality to conscionable the increasing request by utilizing afloat automated operations and zero-touch services."

Rima Manna, Vice President of Middle East Business at Nokia MEA, said: “We're excited to successfully widen our semipermanent concern with du connected SDAN technology. Nokia’s end-to-end SDAN solution is changing the crippled for however work providers run their networks. Delivered from a azygous cloud-optimized platform, we supply du the tools to efficiently unlock caller concern opportunities and usage cases.”