Juniper Networks announced the first phase of Telefónica UK's successful services migration to the Telefónica UK Fusión Network, a brand new infrastructure for which Juniper Networks is the strategic IP network provider.
Juniper Networks and Telefónica designed the Fusión Network to transform the customer experience for mobile, residential and business services globally. This initiative has previously been implemented by the Telefónica Group in other regions around the world and has evolved over the years, including a recent upgrade in Spain to support the evolution to 5G. Similarly, this project with Telefónica UK combines legacy networks into a single, new IP network that is more efficient, flexible and automated, paving the way for the rollout of Telefónica UK's 5G services.
To accomplish the evolution of its Fusión Network, TelefónicaUK is investing in a range of Juniper solutions, comprised of: Juniper Networks PTX Series Packet Transport Routers (PTX10008), MX Series 5G Universal Routing Platform (MX2008, MX2010 and MX2020)Junos Fusion Edge, Junos Node Slicing virtualization and Juniper's Automation Framework. Professional Services from Juniper Networks to support the migration of the existing networks, as well as installation and maintenance
This deployment is expected to reduce complexity of the network, delivering increased flexibility and efficiency in the management of the infrastructure and the creation of new services.
Brendan O'Reilly, CTO, Telefonica UK
As we prepare for our 5G rollout from October 2019 with the end goal of building a 5G economy in coalition with British industry, we need a network infrastructure that benefits customers from the outset, with better speeds, intelligent security and improved user experience.
Manoj Leelanivas, Chief Product Officer, Juniper Networks
Juniper has a long and proud history of working with Telefónica globally, and being chosen as Telefónica's strategic IP network provider in the UK to deliver a 5G-ready network reflects the depth of that partnership.
