HP has partnered with Wind River to develop solutions with HP Helion OpenStack® technology to provide carrier grade network functions virtualization (NFV)-based cloud computing platform for communications service providers (CSPs). Wind Rivers products will be operating on HP Helion OpenStack for an open source cloud platform.
Both companies intend to accelerate CSPs’ network transformation by helping customers to quickly address NFV applications and lower total cost of ownership through the adoption of commercial off-the shelf hardware. HP Helion OpenStack solutions with carrier grade capabilities will be available next year, said HP.
According to HP, HP Helion OpenStack will be offered with integrated Wind River products and technologies for CSPs seeking cloud-enabled carrier grade NFV deployments.
Wind River is already a member of the HP OpenNFV Program, which provides CSPs and their suppliers—network equipment providers NEPs, independent software vendors and system integrators—the foundation upon which to build a dynamic service and network environment.
Jim Douglas, senior vice president and CMO, Wind River
The telecom industry is eager to tap into the vast potential of NFV. By taking advantage of a virtualized or cloud environment, service providers can easily and quickly introduce new high-value services while reducing costs. In every case, maintaining carrier grade reliability is critical. By partnering with a leader like HP, we’re enabling a new generation of carrier grade, cloud-enabled NFV deployments for our customers in this changing market.
Saar Gillai, senior vice president/COO, HP Cloud & general manager, NFV, HP
CSPs want the benefits of cloud computing, while meeting their rigorous reliability, performance and management requirements. HP and Wind River are collaborating to provide a fully integrated and supported HP Helion cloud solution for carrier grade NFV, enabling CSPs to leverage the agility that the over-the-top providers possess.We will also work together to enhance OpenStack technology to help ensure it evolves to meet carrier grade specifications.
