Accenture Extends Collaboration with ONAP to Help Communications Industry Accelerate Transformation to Software-Based Networks
Project supports evolution toward programmable network platform architecture
SAN FRANCISCO; Jan. 21, 2019 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has extended its collaboration with LF Networking (LFN) - which facilitates collaboration and operational excellence across open networking projects, including the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) - upgrading its membership to Gold level status as part of its strategy to build a comprehensive 'as-a-service' solution for the software-defined ecosystem. As part of the LFN family of projects, ONAP provides a comprehensive platform for real-time, policy-driven orchestration and automation of physical and virtual network functions that will enable software, network, information technology and cloud providers and developers to rapidly automate new services and support complete lifecycle management. Accenture is bringing a comprehensive ONAP-as-a-service solution to market to enable communications service providers (CSPs) and network equipment providers to fully leverage and operationalize the industry-leading open source platform. Providing integration, customization and managed services to support companies' digital transformations, the as-a-service solution will include a hardened ONAP community release based on Accenture assets:
- A digital customer portal;
- A multi-vendor virtual network function (VNF) test and certification portal and platform;
- Continuous integration and delivery automation cartridges for ONAP components;
- A service assurance and resource-management solution for network function virtualization infrastructure and VNFs;
- ONAP integration packs for leading software-defined wide area network vendors; and
- A flexible cross-industry and vendor-neutral platform framework that enables faster build and deployment of VNFs as cloud-native applications.
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