ADVA (FSE: ADV) has announced general availability of its Ensemble Activator network operating system for the Telecom Infra Project’s (TIP’s) Disaggregated Cell Site Gateway (DCSG). The release comes after multiple tests with third-party hardware from suppliers such as Alpha Networks, Delta, and Edgecore conducted by multiple global mobile network operators (MNOs) including Telefónica and Vodafone.
The DCSG effort offers a pathway towards open, disaggregated support of next-generation mobile networks, including 5G, in an SDN environment (see "Telecom Infra Project targets disaggregated cell site gateways"). ADVA says use of Ensemble Activator in such deployments will enable operation of large, geographically dispersed, multivendor networks with the performance and cost-efficiency of bare-metal switches. It offers open control interfaces and telemetry streaming.
“Today’s announcement marks the start of a new age of disaggregated mobile networks. By deploying our Ensemble Activator, MNOs will be able to leverage the full benefits of separated software and hardware and inject unprecedented speed, efficiency and flexibility into their transport infrastructure,” said Eli Angel, vice president, product line management, Ethernet access, ADVA.
“Supporting the disaggregation of hardware and software while meeting the performance needs of the most demanding mobile networks is critical in transitioning today’s technology to open, highly scalable mobile transport architectures and enabling the mass rollout of 5G services. We are very excited about ADVA’s Ensemble Activator, as it offers something new to the market and enables a strong ecosystem for DCSG technology,” commented Luis MartinGarcia, manager, network technologies, Facebook and co-chair, DCSG group, TIP. “TIP is all about unleashing the power of collaboration and open innovation, and ADVA’s work demonstrates how quickly we build together in TIP to bring a powerful new technology to maturity.”
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