Hewlett Packard Enterprise(HPE) announced that Swisscom, Switzerland's leading telecommunications provider, will deploy new virtual network functions using HPE OpenNFV solutions to offer virtual customer premise equipment (vCPE). Swisscom will utilize a number of HPE technologies including the HPE Virtual Services Router for managing firewall and routing and the HPE Service Director for orchestration.
According to HPE, Swisscom is one of the first CSPs worldwide to take advantage of NFV to implement vCPE for its business customers. Swisscom's new vCPE model allows it to manage its customers' network infrastructure from a centralized location, providing networking services on-demand, leading to lower costs, faster service deployments and higher service availability. Additionally, the new vCPE model enables Swisscom to quickly deliver future value-added services to its customers.
John de Keijzer, Head of Development, Swisscom
Delivering networking services to our customers in a timely manner is our number one priority in this project -- we were looking for lower cost as well as faster and easier ways to deliver services, which was a challenge when running our network functions on-premises.
Saar Gillai, senior vice president and general manager, Communications Solutions Business, HPE
Our work on Swisscom's vCPE implementation is a strong example of how CSPs can leverage current investments, while virtualizing their networks to expand into new markets in a more efficient and agile way.
