Elephant Talk Communications, a leading provider of virtualized mobile networks has deployed Affirmed Networks’ Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) solution - Affirmed Mobile Content Cloud, as part of Elephant Talk’s Software Defined Network Architecture mobile Software DNA® 2.0 platform for mobile operators in Europe and the Middle East. Both companies will be offering Elephant Talk's customers with a fully virtualized Evolved Packet Core, encompassing a breadth of capability and services for 3G and 4G core networks.
Elephant Talk claims that its mobile Software DNA® 2.0 core network management platform is among the few commercially-deployed NFV solutions in the industry, serving Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Enablers (MVNEs), and Aggregators (MVNAs) in five global markets.
According to Affirmed Networks, its Affirmed Mobile Content Cloud enables the creation and launch of new services and applications in hours and days rather than the many months typically expended with legacy networks.
Martin Zuurbier, Chief Technology Officer for Elephant Talk
Mobile operators need to achieve rapid time to market, operational flexibility, and cost savings that are critical to the sustainability of their business, and that is what this offering delivers. Our enhanced mobile Software DNA® 2.0 platform enables mobile operators to achieve their business goals, significantly increasing the value of our platform. By working together with Affirmed Networks, we are able to integrate ‘best-of-breed’ SDN/NFV technologies into a comprehensive, upgraded platform that will be deployable in all of our markets, creating competitive value for our companies and our clients,” said .
Mohammed Shanableh, Vice President of Global Operations for Affirmed Networks
Operators are rapidly accelerating their transformation from legacy to virtualized network architectures,” stated . “With Elephant Talks’ software-defined networking technology and our virtualization solutions, operators can turn what have been called ambitious goals into realistic ones.
