Amdocs NFV Powered by ONAP
The World’s First Software and Services Portfolio for Carriers Based
on Open Source
Next generation portfolio for future networks
allows communications and media companies to deploy
cloud-based, agile, on-demand services in an age where
secure and feature rich communications are increasingly
relevant to the digital needs of industry and society
Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX), a leading provider of software and
services to communications and media companies,
today announced Amdocs Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
powered by Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP)
– a portfolio featuring modular capabilities that
accelerate service design, virtualization and operating
capabilities on demand.
As the communications and media industry moves
from static appliance-based networks to software based,
elastic networks, carriers will be increasingly capable of
providing services and capacity on demand or based on
predictive traffic patterns. Instead of building networks
for high peak periods, carriers want to spin them up
dynamically to provide better network services in the right
locations at lower price points. Service providers using
technologies developed in ONAP and its ecosystem of
capabilities can provide enterprises the ability to design
their own networks as part of a richer set of service
features.
Carriers therefore demand network
virtualization software that is capacity aware; created
using open source technology from ONAP by an impressive
system of partners that lead with innovation. Amdocs NFV
powered by ONAP is the first and most comprehensive software
and services offering that leverages open source networking
technology, and can be deployed either locally or in the
public cloud using modern DevOps adoption techniques.
As a founding creator of a number of
significant modules of ONAP, Amdocs retains first-mover
advantage with important modules like Amdocs Service Design
and Create to automate service design, and Amdocs Active
Inventory for a unified live view of services powered by
ONAP.
These contributions mean Amdocs has already
been working with many early adopter and galaxy operators
including work on pragmatic approaches to manage service
design and creation, on-boarding of virtualized service
functions, monitoring of active inventory in hybrid networks
and the continuous, elastic maintenance of the network
itself. This addresses the needs of operators seeking
adaptable, scalable, software-driven networks based on cloud
and microservices technologies.
For testing and verifying virtual services on
ONAP’s open source platform, Amdocs offers easy deployment
of ONAP and a cloud-based hosting environment complemented
with pre-defined SD-WAN acceleration kit and administration
tools to fast track proof of concepts and use case
validation.
“Amdocs brings unique expertise derived from
working with ONAP’s early adopters, including North American
carriers that include Bell, and European carriers such as
Orange, to help service providers drive value from
virtualization and this offering lays the framework for
additional carrier-grade enhancements as the ONAP code
matures. Open source brings unparalleled agility and
innovation to the market. In such a dynamic environment, it
is important that the industry is able to package open
source contributions into a mature capability set for live
network operations. This is what we have achieved with the
Amdocs NFV powered by ONAP professional portfolio”, said
Gary Miles, general manager at Amdocs. “It represents a
brand new frontier for the communications and media industry
and addresses the many time to market challenges facing
carriers who want to rapidly launch new virtual services,
and gain the future proof advantages of ONAP open source
technology today.”
“Amdocs’ open network partner ecosystem of
industry leading vendors has created more than 80 Virtual
Network Functions (VNFs), delivering innovative NFV
use-cases that speed up complex multi-vendor service
deployments. This is complemented by a portfolio of
professional services to fast-track NFV strategic planning,
implementation and operations/assurance, as well as
integration to existing operational and business support
systems, essential to commercializing virtual network
services for our customers now and in the future.”
Source: Amdocs media announcement