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RICHARD BRANDON

RICHARD BRANDON

or I like environments where I can get things done quickly; the latter I hope!

Q. HOW ARE YOU DRIVING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN YOUR ORGANISATION?

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» We’re really bringing a cloud-native approach to telecoms and connectivity providers’ networks. That means running routing software on open bare-metal hardware, with a choice of platforms and vendors.

Our network operating system runs in a container on a Linux OS. And the whole system is controlled through open APIs. We’re seeing a lot of interest as carriers see advantages in terms of cost, automation and flexibility. For example, Deutsche Telekom has deployed our software in its production network, acting as a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) to deliver a next-generation network edge. It’s giving operators access to a similar operating model that the huge cloud-natives have been enjoying.

Q. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO IMPROVE YOUR OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY?

can’t swap out the hardware; you have to replace it, which then adds network edge, where we play, but also in the IP core and the RAN. And we’ll see more maturity in the solutions.

Up until now, they’ve done the things that traditional systems could do, but at lower cost and with more flexibility. But now, we should expect them to surpass the performance of traditional systems in some aspects, too. For example, our software can now beat any traditional integrated system in aspects of resiliency, like relearning the internet routing table faster than anything else.

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