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OneAccess Places Service Migration at the Heart of its NFV Strategy
PARIS, February 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Operations-focused NFV path answers call from operators for a gradual,
non-disruptive migration to a virtualized service-oriented environment; new vCPE adapter
announced
OneAccess, [http://www.oneaccess-net.com ] a global provider of service-enabling
network access solutions, has unveiled its service migration strategy to enable Service
Providers to practically and efficiently implement the delivery of virtualized services
taking into account their existing IT environment.
"OneAccess' focus on serving the specific needs of operators and CSPs has enabled us
to respond to their requirements for a steady and sensible migration path," explains
Pravin Mirchandani, CMO and NFV evangelist, OneAccess. "We help by minimizing the risk of
introducing new virtualized services as the migration can run in tandem with their
existing OSS and organizational processes."
OneAccess' strategy enables operators to introduce NFV gradually, leveraging existing
provisioning services where necessary, yet is designed to enable full virtualized
automation for even complex service types in an open and operationally practical way. New
virtualized network functions (VNFs) can in effect be activated and chained to today's
legacy services. This service migration approach avoids the leap-of-faith pitfall of
alternative green field approaches.
"Until now, operators and CSPs have been presented with two basic approaches to NFV
migration," adds Mirchandani. "On the one hand, the big five networking vendors are saying
'Trust us. We'll get you there', which, in effect, is a fairly transparent invitation to
consolidate into inflexible vendor lock-in, something the operators desperately want to
avoid. On the other hand, various Layer 2 vendors are advocating a disruptive 'rip and
replace' strategy, in a bid to introduce an x86 computing platform into their customers'
networks using their equipment. Neither of these approaches takes into account the need to
co-exist with existing IT systems or even current upgrade plans to expand or enhance
existing enterprise services."
In the first step of its NFV strategy, OneAccess is today announcing the availability
of a vCPE Adapter or virtual adapter that enables the full functions of a traditional
branch-office CPE to be placed directly in the service chain of an NFV infrastructure. The
vCPE Adapter enables all or part of the targeted enterprise network services to be set up
using either Netconf, existing legacy protocols or a combination of both.
This means operators can now start their trials and initial NFV service rollouts
unconstrained by the need to migrate their legacy services or 'forklift upgrade' their
existing CPE. Once installed, the vCPE adapter enables all legacy services to be
integrated into the service chain and to be provisioned via the adapter or natively with
Netconf.
"The networking industry's delivery of NFV must be aligned with the acute technical
and commercial challenges the operators face," Mirchandani continues. "Based on a 4-step
practical process, OneAccess has developed a migration-oriented set of technology
solutions which enable the service providers to choose their preferred starting point and
adapt their implementation strategy to the needs and constraints of their existing
environment as well as an NFV rollout plan. In this way, service providers retain maximum
flexibility and are empowered to introduce new virtualized services in the most efficient
manner.
"What OneAccess is presenting today is the promise of significant cost savings to
service providers, with minimum pain. In the near future, OneAccess will also deliver both
a vCPE and a number of specialized VNFs, with a focus on virtualizing and automating the
delivery of more complex dual-headed functions such as VPNs (i.e. encrypted tunnels), WAN
optimization and hybrid access link management schemes to augment bandwidth and provide
failover and offload for critical business traffic.
"OneAccess has spent the last three years preparing its product portfolio to support
this migration strategy. While the larger vendors have vied for influence and set out
their big-picture architectures, OneAccess has been doing the technical heavy lifting,"
adds Mirchandani. "Our products are now engineered to support a flexible range of
integration and migration options and enable the operators to deliver new virtualized and
automated network services.
"We look forward to sharing further details in the coming weeks."
About OneAccess
OneAccess designs, develops and markets innovative platforms for the profitable
delivery of CPE-based managed network services for communication service providers (CSPs).
Its multi-service access routers and Carrier Ethernet devices are designed to ensure
service continuity and a high quality of experience for managed broadband and wireless
data and voice services targeted at enterprise customers. OneAccess service-delivery
platforms align with the current and future deployment and operating models of service
providers by optimizing the delivery of managed Cloud services and migration to SDN
architectures. OneAccess CPE platforms are used by more than 110 communication service
providers internationally, including some of the world's largest telecommunications
companies. With a global presence that includes North America, Europe and Asia, OneAccess,
a private company, was incorporated in 2001.
For more information, visit http://www.oneaccess-net.com
OneAccess
CONTACT: Media contacts: iseepr; Lucie Wild, lucie@iseepr.co.uk; Andrew Murgatroyd, Andrew@iseepr.co.uk; +44-(0)1943-468007
OneAccess Places Service Migration at the Heart of its NFV Strategy
PARIS, February 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Operations-focused NFV path answers call from operators for a gradual,
non-disruptive migration to a virtualized service-oriented environment; new vCPE adapter
announced
OneAccess, [http://www.oneaccess-net.com ] a global provider of service-enabling
network access solutions, has unveiled its service migration strategy to enable Service
Providers to practically and efficiently implement the delivery of virtualized services
taking into account their existing IT environment.
"OneAccess' focus on serving the specific needs of operators and CSPs has enabled us
to respond to their requirements for a steady and sensible migration path," explains
Pravin Mirchandani, CMO and NFV evangelist, OneAccess. "We help by minimizing the risk of
introducing new virtualized services as the migration can run in tandem with their
existing OSS and organizational processes."
OneAccess' strategy enables operators to introduce NFV gradually, leveraging existing
provisioning services where necessary, yet is designed to enable full virtualized
automation for even complex service types in an open and operationally practical way. New
virtualized network functions (VNFs) can in effect be activated and chained to today's
legacy services. This service migration approach avoids the leap-of-faith pitfall of
alternative green field approaches.
"Until now, operators and CSPs have been presented with two basic approaches to NFV
migration," adds Mirchandani. "On the one hand, the big five networking vendors are saying
'Trust us. We'll get you there', which, in effect, is a fairly transparent invitation to
consolidate into inflexible vendor lock-in, something the operators desperately want to
avoid. On the other hand, various Layer 2 vendors are advocating a disruptive 'rip and
replace' strategy, in a bid to introduce an x86 computing platform into their customers'
networks using their equipment. Neither of these approaches takes into account the need to
co-exist with existing IT systems or even current upgrade plans to expand or enhance
existing enterprise services."
In the first step of its NFV strategy, OneAccess is today announcing the availability
of a vCPE Adapter or virtual adapter that enables the full functions of a traditional
branch-office CPE to be placed directly in the service chain of an NFV infrastructure. The
vCPE Adapter enables all or part of the targeted enterprise network services to be set up
using either Netconf, existing legacy protocols or a combination of both.
This means operators can now start their trials and initial NFV service rollouts
unconstrained by the need to migrate their legacy services or 'forklift upgrade' their
existing CPE. Once installed, the vCPE adapter enables all legacy services to be
integrated into the service chain and to be provisioned via the adapter or natively with
Netconf.
"The networking industry's delivery of NFV must be aligned with the acute technical
and commercial challenges the operators face," Mirchandani continues. "Based on a 4-step
practical process, OneAccess has developed a migration-oriented set of technology
solutions which enable the service providers to choose their preferred starting point and
adapt their implementation strategy to the needs and constraints of their existing
environment as well as an NFV rollout plan. In this way, service providers retain maximum
flexibility and are empowered to introduce new virtualized services in the most efficient
manner.
"What OneAccess is presenting today is the promise of significant cost savings to
service providers, with minimum pain. In the near future, OneAccess will also deliver both
a vCPE and a number of specialized VNFs, with a focus on virtualizing and automating the
delivery of more complex dual-headed functions such as VPNs (i.e. encrypted tunnels), WAN
optimization and hybrid access link management schemes to augment bandwidth and provide
failover and offload for critical business traffic.
"OneAccess has spent the last three years preparing its product portfolio to support
this migration strategy. While the larger vendors have vied for influence and set out
their big-picture architectures, OneAccess has been doing the technical heavy lifting,"
adds Mirchandani. "Our products are now engineered to support a flexible range of
integration and migration options and enable the operators to deliver new virtualized and
automated network services.
"We look forward to sharing further details in the coming weeks."
About OneAccess
OneAccess designs, develops and markets innovative platforms for the profitable
delivery of CPE-based managed network services for communication service providers (CSPs).
Its multi-service access routers and Carrier Ethernet devices are designed to ensure
service continuity and a high quality of experience for managed broadband and wireless
data and voice services targeted at enterprise customers. OneAccess service-delivery
platforms align with the current and future deployment and operating models of service
providers by optimizing the delivery of managed Cloud services and migration to SDN
architectures. OneAccess CPE platforms are used by more than 110 communication service
providers internationally, including some of the world's largest telecommunications
companies. With a global presence that includes North America, Europe and Asia, OneAccess,
a private company, was incorporated in 2001.
For more information, visit http://www.oneaccess-net.com
OneAccess
CONTACT: Media contacts: iseepr; Lucie Wild, lucie@iseepr.co.uk; Andrew Murgatroyd, Andrew@iseepr.co.uk; +44-(0)1943-468007