Mobily Saudi Arabia has deployed Alcatel Lucent's virtualized RAN software, 9771 Wireless Cloud Element Radio Network Controller (WCE RNC) to improve service performance, reliability, scale and operational efficiency. The solution from Alcatel-Lucent’s Network Function Virtualization's (NFV) portfolio is aimed at helping the mobile operator to become more efficient, responsive and innovative.
Mobily with more than 51 million mobile subscribers is the first service provider globally to deploy Alcatel-Lucent’s virtual RAN software that was introduced during the Mobile World Congress 2014.
“Our team worked very closely with Alcatel-Lucent to assure adopting the new technologies to maximize the network effecency which is part of Mobily strategy and to use ALU cloud-based control solution. We have a very technologically sophisticated customer base and we need to stay at the forefront of technological innovation to provide the level of experience that will keep them satisfied. To that end we have achieved our first goal and we look forward to the improved virtualized RNC performance, reliability and scale.”
- Alaa Maiki, Mobile Network CTO, Mobily
“This is the first deployment anywhere for the virtual RNC by Alcatel-Lucent and it authoritatively demonstrates that carrier-grade cloud network solutions is a reality. Today, we have achieved a significant milestone with our virtual controller now handling live traffic in Mobily’s commercial network. Our accelerated investments in virtualized RAN applications are clear proof point that we have all the elements to help operators create an open agile, efficient cloud environment at a speed that meets their individual needs. ”
- Amr K. Leithy, President of Alcatel Lucent, Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Azerbaijan Region
