Nokia Networks enters cloud infrastructure market with disruptive launch of AirFrame Data Center Solution

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New data center solution is first to combine the benefits of cloud computing technologies and the requirements of telco domain

Expands the reach of Nokia Networks telco cloud portfolio, building the foundation for 5G deployments and providing unparalleled performance in the core and radio domains

Major innovation step aimed at unlocking the opportunities of the Programmable World

Espoo, Finland - 1 June 2015

In its 150th anniversary year, Nokia continues to innovate and reinvent itself by being the first vendor to effectively merge the IT and telco cloud domains with the launch of its AirFrame Data Center Solution. This is the first offering that combines the benefits of cloud computing technologies with the stringent requirements of the core and radio in the telco world. The Nokia AirFrame Data Center Solution is 5G-ready and supports the vision of a more flexible and distributed cloud architecture, which is the foundation to deliver the latency and data processing requirements of the future. The Nokia AirFrame Data Center Solution is available now.

First solution to efficiently serve both the IT and telco worlds

The first steps for the telco cloud were focused on taking core applications to a virtualized environment, offering immediate benefits of added scalability, flexibility and business agility. However, when implementing a comprehensive telco cloud architecture operators are faced with strict latency requirements and an extremely high demand for processing power. The new AirFrame Data Center Solution is the first to directly address these requirements and effectively merge the telco and IT domains in one single solution, utilizing high performance Intel technology.

In developing AirFrame, Nokia Networks has invested in further advancing the data center hardware technology. Its innovations will deliver acceleration capabilities that will help operator customers be more efficient and differentiate themselves in the market. To continue advancing its solutions, Nokia Networks has opened a dedicated R&D facility for data center technology development. With this solid foundation, the Nokia AirFrame Data Center Solution brings what is needed to efficiently merge the IT and telco domains and pave the way towards 5G.

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AirFrame: a unique way for operators to implement cloud:

Offers significant efficiency gains when running data-demanding telco applications like mobile network Virtual Network Functions (VNFs)

Fully compliant with IT standards and able to run the most common IT cloud applications in parallel to telco cloud

Enables operators to implement not only their NFV strategy, but also expand into new business models, such as renting data center capacity for customers IT applications

Implements the most advanced telco cloud security practices, which have been tested and approved at the Nokia Security Center in Berlin

Adheres to Nokia Networks open standards approach as well as complies with ETSI NFV, ensuring the success of telco cloud deployments

Ready for 5G, with an advanced cloud management solution to handle the telco cloud architecture (centralized / distributed), including security orchestration which automates and manages the lifecycle of security policies and security functions

Ready to support several Nokia VNFs, including OSS/CEM and the companys recently announced Radio Cloud architecture

AirFrame components include:

Nokia AirFrame Cloud Servers and Switches - Pre-integrated racks with ultra-dense servers, high performance switches and software defined storage, including Nokia Networks specific enhancements that make it more efficient than other solutions to run demanding VNFs

Data center services - AirFrame is complemented by a suite of professional services provided by the companys services experts and geared to implement, monitor and operate telco cloud data centers

Sandra Rivera, Vice President and General Manager, Network Platforms Group, Intel, said: Were pleased to support Nokia Networks on its path to provide a data center solution that fulfills the most demanding requirements of the telco cloud environment. We believe that combining Intels leading processors and virtualization technologies with Nokia Networks deep knowledge of the telecommunications market will accelerate adoption for cloud technologies deployed by leading operators worldwide.

Marc Rouanne, Executive Vice President, Mobile Broadband, Nokia Networks, said: Nokia Networks is changing the game in telco cloud. We are taking on the IT-telco convergence with a new solution to challenge the traditional IT approach of the data center. From the beginning, Nokia Networks has been a forerunner in telco cloud innovation*. This newest solution brings telcos carrier-grade high availability, security-focused reliability as well as low latency, while leveraging the companys deep networks expertise and strong business with operators to address an increasingly cloud-focused market valued in the tens of billions of euros.

Press & industry analyst webcast:

Marc Rouanne, Executive Vice President, Mobile Broadband, Nokia Networks, and Henri Tervonen, Vice President, Mobile Broadband Architecture, Nokia Networks, will host a webcast and conference call for press and industry analysts on June 1, 2015 at 14:00 EET to discuss the launch.

To join the press & analyst webcast and slide show, please register here.

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