Verizon has joined the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) open source project as a Platinum member.
ONAP brings together the majority of global carriers and vendors to build an automation and orchestration platform to transform the service delivery lifecycle for network, cable and cloud providers.
By working closely with the ONAP community, Verizon expects to:
Simplify and accelerate onboarding of network functions while expanding interoperability with other SDN ecosystems.
Gain greater agility in network management, service creation and provisioning to best meet customer needs.
Drive reference standards to vendors and partners for consistent deployment of their network services in the Verizon network.
As an early leader in virtualization and cloud technologies, Verizon has driven the adoption of SDN and NFV across its network with a focus on transformation. With its scale and experience, Verizon is well-positioned to help drive the ONAP initiative across the industry with global partners and suppliers.
Ed Chan, SVP and Chief Technology Architect, Verizon
Future experiences powered by intelligent and automated networks is one of the biggest opportunity areas for carrier networks. Verizon is working together with partners to accelerate virtualization and automation across the industry through ONAP.
Arpit Joshipura, GM of Networking and Ochestration
By participating in ONAP development, the world’s most influential carriers will greatly accelerate SDN/NFV services, virtual functions, and edge computing and 5G applications. Open standards and technologies like ONAP are advancing data networking faster and more economically than ever before.
