2022.05.20 – Broadband Forum in major cloud-native network cost breakthrough

Broadband Forum in major cloud-native network cost breakthrough

2022.05.20 – Advanced Television

Operators globally now have the tools to flexibly plan and build their cloud-native networks and deliver faster services to their customers, thanks to Broadband Forum publishing Release 5.0 of its Open Broadband – Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA) open-source project.

With the Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) market expected to reach $122 billion by 2027, the latest release is another step that enables service providers to welcome the benefits of cloudification to their networks, but just as importantly, it offers a migration plan from their existing network investments.

The release offers new functionality to identify and authenticate Optical Network Units (ONUs) – that exist in an end-user’s home or office – using policy based authentication within the operator’s cloud network, which is critical if operators seek to deliver a seamless customer experience.

“Operators continue to integrate their processes with cloud-native ecosystems and embrace virtualisation to build and scale their networks while making sure that these new network architectures are compatible with their existing infrastructure,” said Craig Thomas, Vice President Strategic Marketing and Business Development at Broadband Forum. “This news will deliver on the promise of next-generation broadband, while reducing service providers’costs and protecting their investments at the same time. It is a major step in the deployment of cloud-native networks.”

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