STL Join Hands with VMware to Develop 5G Access Solution for Large Enterprises and Telecos


STL Join Hands with VMware to Develop 5G Access Solution for Large Enterprises and Telecos

STL, one of the global data networks innovators collaborates with VM ware, a leader in enterprise software to build virtual network functions for 5G Access Solutions for converged wireline-wireless technology. The solutions will assist easy single-click installation of complex 5G rollouts for Telcos and Large Enterprises.

With this partnership, STL will leverage VMware vCloud NFV to install, manage and maintain the environment for network microservices such as switching, firewall and more. The solution will offer STL to enable a commercial and stable release to Telco and Large Enterprise customers. Customers can reduce capex and move to a subscription model as hardware and software modules can be added over time in a cloud-native application for FTTX, Radio Intelligent Controller, RAN Orchestration, Metro DWDM, and other use cases.

Dr. Badri Gomatam, Group CTO, STL, comments, “We continue to drive relentless innovations to develop end-to-end network solutions for our customers. VMware provides the world's leading cloud virtualisation platform and we are delighted to partner them and together deliver 5G Access Solutions for Telcos and Large Enterprise customers. The combined offerings will bring a full stack of solutions for a converged wireline-wireless network for the industry and further increase our overall addressable market”.

STL has built network virtualisation functions for Transport and Access Solutions and these solutions are based on software-defined Control and User Plane Separation (CUPS) fundamentals where the control plane elements and the orchestration can reside in the central office, edge/far edge data centre or central data centre. The elements can be placed on the application design requirements and this makes the solution flexible, scalable and programmable.

"VMware vCloud NFV provides compute, storage, networking, management and operations capabilities, which along with the development capabilities that STL brings to our collaboration, will help provide an integrated solution to Communication Service Providers. With STL's programmable network function suite across wired-wireless network deployments running on top of VMware Telco Cloud, we are in an advantageous position to support our mutual customers for their future network requirements," states Gabriele Di Piazza, VP - Solutions & Marketing, Telco and Edge Cloud, VMware.

Founded in 1988, STL designs and deploys high-capacity converged fibre and wireless networks and expertise ranging from optical fibre and cables, hyper-scale network design, and deployment and network software. It partners with global telecom companies, cloud companies, citizen networks and large enterprises to design, build and handle cloud-native software-defined networks.