Agree to ‘dis-agg’ cloud natively to address new customer needs
Ericsson and Saudi telecom company stc have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to find new ways to pleasing their customers and solving business problems with 5G services.
The pact was formalised at Mobile World Congress 2023 as they sought to share expertise on a smooth transformation into cloud-native culture and open network design. This would give the telco stc the 5G route for express delivery of services with unlimited options for future 5G offerings.
Under this MoU, stc and Ericsson will examine how future network architectures will create a variety of new 5G use cases in Saudi Arabia, in line with the Saudi Vision 2030’s national objectives to build cutting-edge digital infrastructure.
New models for 5G
The telco wants to explore new models of 5G use through original network designs while staying open, resilient and secure. Weighing up these twin responsibilities involves driving cloud RAN discussions and pushing the latest Ericsson Fronthaul 6000 systems to new heights, says Ericsson.
The idea is that Cloud RAN will be the perfect cloud-native software to handle the variations in computing demand made by the telco’s in the radio access network, said Håkan Cervell, Vice President and Head of Customer Unit stc, Saudi Arabia and Egypt at Ericsson Middle East and Africa.
“Cloud RAN systems use optimal 5G bandwidth, operate more efficiently and boost overall network performance,” said Cervell, who said he was keen find new ways of doing so.
“We’ll be using cloud-native networks virtually everywhere, on any cloud and any server platform,” said Crevell, who promised that it will be unlimitedly fast, flexible and feasible.
With Saudi Vision 2030 on the horizon, stc is constantly exploring the principles of openness, intelligence, automation and security networks, said Bader Abdullah Allhieb, Infrastructure Sector VP. “The clouding of the RAN opens exciting opportunities for us and our customers. [The two companies have worked together since 2019] and we look forward to collaborating with Ericsson,” said Allhieb.
In other stc news, Huawei has announced an MoU with the saudi telco build an all-optical strategic partnership for the FG5.5 era.