QUEBEC CITY – EXFO is teaming up with AT&T, BT, du Telecom, NTT, Orange, Verizon, Telecom Italia Mobile, Vodafone Group, BearingPoint, CENX, Infosys and RIFT.io on a proof of concept to explore how 5G, augmented reality and multi-access edge computing can deliver enterprise services end to end across partners' networks.
The TM Forum Blade Runner Catalyst project will demonstrate how shared service catalogues and faster deployment of cloud services can help to facilitate end-to-end, multi-operator closed-loop assurance and wholesale enterprise billing and charging operations, the network test, monitoring and analytics company said Monday.
Other goals will be to orchestrate active monitoring of the service chain across providers to demonstrate how EXFO uses probes to detect service delivery problems and alert operators in real time, and to orchestrate traffic generation to display how EXFO can scale services up and down in closed-loop automation to ensure quality of service.
"The service assurance model and architecture is going through a drastic change as more and more services are being designed and delivered by multiple providers under a single SOC and managed by a single provider," said EXFO systems and analytics VP Claudio Mazzuca, in the news release. "We are thrilled to participate in this cutting-edge POC that gives us a glimpse into the not-so-distant future and demonstrates how EXFO's powerful service assurance solutions can offer providers what they need for a successful digital transformation."
