Canadian telecommunications software provider, CENX is working with Vodafone, Verizon, NTT, BT, AT&T, Orange, du Telecom and Telecom Italia Mobile, as part of the TM Forum Catalyst Project Blade Runner.
The Catalyst is a joint proof of concept, designed to develop the underlying OSS infrastructure required for multiple service providers to work in tandem to deliver end-to-end service orchestration for large enterprise customers with multiple global locations and complex service assurance scenarios.
The objective of the Catalyst is to enable carriers to model 5G services and then expose them between operators by leveraging industry standards such as ODA, ONAP and open APIs. The Catalyst will look to enable faster deployment of vendor agnostic hybrid/cloud services, with:
- Unified shared service catalogs
- Complex service chains in diverse environments
- Multi-operator, automated closed-loop service assurance
- Multi-operator, wholesale enterprise billing/charging
Dimitris Symeonidis, Project Lead, Enterprise Architect, Vodafone Group Services
Modern cloud-based, software-defined networks will bring a new era of unlimited data and IoT use cases. To successfully deliver complex and innovative services, including augmented reality, we need to enable a diverse partner ecosystem that works together seamlessly.
Jay McMullan, SVP, Sales & Marketing, CENX
We are excited to be part of an initiative that is propelling us towards a world where exciting IoT applications and 5G services, such as smart industries, connected cars and remote surgeries, can become a reality.
