BUILT FOR SUCCESS
Samsung, HPE and Openet providing multivendor interoperability of cloud-native 5G standalone Core
In November 2019 Samsung Electronics, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Openet announced the successful integration of a cloud-native 5G standalone (SA) Core with multivendor interoperability. This represents an important milestone and demonstrates significant progress in the journey toward 5G SA, driven by the 5G SA Core collaboration among Samsung, HPE and Openet.
SOLUTION
The 5G SA Core will help operators offer innovative 5G SA services, such as network slicing, mobile edge computing, AI analytics and ultra-low latency (URLLC) networks. The solution will play a significant role in driving new business opportunities for mobile operators as the industry is focusing on the next generation services spanning autonomous driving, smart factory, smart farm, and AR/VR. Samsung’s 5G SA Core brings together cloud-native 5G network functions from the three companies to deliver end-to-end 5G SA services. For this multi-vendor interoperability text the following solutions were integrated:
- Samsung’s control, user plane network function & orchestrator
- HPE’s shared data environment and Network Functions (NF)
- Openet’s policy & charging solutions
The 5G Core also provides multiple simultaneous network slices for a variety of services, such as enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) that validate the principles of cloud-native design, virtual network scaling and edge-to-core networks.
RESULTS
With this multi-vendor solution, Samsung’s 5G SA Core enables operators to select innovative network functions offered by numerous IT vendors. Through this approach, combined with the ability to offer advanced telecommunication technologies such as networks slicing and URLLC, the three companies are continuing their efforts in 5G collaboration to bring new opportunities and options to mobile operators.
“5G SA Core built on open architecture is a key driver of the innovative services that 5G promises, and it will help mobile operators create new revenue streams and business opportunities. Samsung is excited to continue building out a robust and open 5G ecosystem with global partners like HPE and Openet. We look forward to extending our 5G technical leadership around the globe by widening our end-to-end 5G solution portfolio.” Wonil Roh, Vice President and Head of Product Strategy, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics
“By offering a complete 5G Core that is designed around an open service-based architecture, operators can break out of the single vendor lock-in of previous generation networks. The open architecture also allows operators to have a smooth evolution to 5G with proven co-existence with 4G network technologies.” Domenico Convertino, Vice President Product Management, Communications & Media Solutions, HPE
“Openness and interoperability are foundations for 5G systems. This demonstration shows the power of taking a multi-vendor partnership approach to providing 5G SA Core and how it can enable network slicing with dynamic policy and charging rules. Being able to manage the quality of service for 5G network slicing will allow operators to enter into many new markets with innovative offers and open up new revenue streams.” Joe Hogan, CTO and Founder of Openet.
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