Regional telecommunications operator in the US, Windstream has joined the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project to enhance the company’s effort in collaborating with peers in the open source world.
As Windstream continues to demonstrate leadership in the SDN realm – including its recent Software Defined Network Orchestrated Waves (SDNow) announcement – the company will be able to leverage ONAP resources to maximize the technology standardization and adoption required in a complex, multi-vendor environment. Pioneering such industry standards offers Windstream the opportunity to constantly evolve and enhance its solution portfolios across all customer segments - including residential, small to medium business, enterprise and wholesale – as well as further development of added benefits such as automation and acceleration for both service ordering and installation.
Recently formed through the merger of open source ECOMP and Open Orchestrator Project (OPEN-O), two of the largest open source networking initiatives, the ONAP Project is focused on creating a harmonized and comprehensive framework for real-time, policy-driven software automation of virtual network functions.
The ONAP Project, which includes participation by prominent networking suppliers and industry-leading service providers from around the world, enables software, network, IT, and cloud providers and developers to rapidly create new services.
Mark Wyman, SVP of Application Deveopment for Windstream
Partnering with ONAP brings about groundbreaking collaborative possibilities for Windstream as we work with other organization members and the Linux Foundation to share best-in-class technologies and resources.
Art Nichols, VP of Netwotk Architecture and Technology, Windstream
Combined with our rapid advances in SDN, Windstream’s participation in ONAP increases the value of our network for all of our customers, as we move to virtualization and cloud-based technologies that offer affordable and efficient next-generation services.
