Nokia and WOW! deploy cable industry's first virtualized Distributed Access Architecture
October 10 2017 - 09:01AM
- Nokia's Unified Cable Access solution boosts the WOW! network,
enabling gigabit services to meet the growing ultra-broadband
needs
- Deal shows growing momentum for Nokia's Gainspeed product
family for cable access
October 10, 2017
Chicago, US - Nokia and WOW!(NYSE: WOW), one of
the United States' leading broadband providers, today announced the
industry's first commercial virtualized Distributed Access
Architecture (vDAA) deployment. Nokia's Unified Cable Access
solution will significantly increase the capacity of WOW!'s
existing HFC (Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial) network, helping the
broadband provider meet exploding bandwidth demands of subscribers,
adapt to the evolving ways they consume multimedia content and
deliver an even better internet experience.
The cable MSO market is on the cusp of a change that will
require a new approach to building access networks, one that can
more effectively scale to meet the growth of IP video and
high-speed data demands. Traditional HFC networks - originally
designed to carry broadcast analog video - are being overwhelmed by
traffic from IP video, high-speed data services, cloud computing
and other business applications. Facing 40-60 percent average
annual compound growth in data capacity requirements, cable
operators are seeking new ways to cope with the increasing
bandwidth demands being placed on their HFC networks.
Nokia's unified cable access solution addresses these
challenges, providing a fully distributed and virtualized access
architecture that can increase the capacity of existing HFC
infrastructures while simultaneously eliminating cable-specific
hardware from headends and hubs, significantly reducing space and
power requirements. The architecture enables Multiple System
Operators (MSOs) to rapidly deploy new services and
cost-effectively migrate their networks to a software-driven,
all-IP architecture.
WOW! will deploy Nokia's Unified Cable Access solution,
including the Gainspeed Controller, Gainspeed SC-2D Access Node and
Gainspeed Video Engine, to support rapid network expansion as the
company continues to bring services to new communities and increase
performance for subscribers, ensuring a better internet experience.
Once the network is fully deployed, WOW! will be able to
effectively eliminate the CMTS/CCAP as a physical box and replace
their analog optical transmission with 10Gbps Ethernet.
This network transformation will enable WOW! to drastically
reduce operating expenses while providing the architecture needed
to deliver multi-gigabit services to customers using their existing
coaxial cable. In deploying the Unified Cable Access solution and
virtualized Distributed Access Architecture (vDAA), WOW! is taking
a leadership position and demonstrating how innovation can meet the
ever-growing and changing needs of customers.
Cash Hagen, chief operations officer of WOW! Internet, Cable
& Phone, said: "The Nokia virtualized DAA is a
groundbreaking technology that enables us to expand our network
faster, deploy services more easily and provide the best internet
experience for our customers. As the first to deploy the technology
in our network, we are ready to lead the way in providing a new
solution to meet increasing bandwidth demands."
Federico Guillén, president of Nokia's Fixed Networks
Business Group, said: "We are excited to be partnering with an
innovative cable company like WOW! They were the first in the
industry to see the potential of virtual DAA and are now the first
to deploy it. Nokia's vDAA approach provides cable MSOs with a
cost-efficient upgrade path for their existing DOCSIS networks,
delivering the added capacity required while simultaneously
simplifying network operations and laying the groundwork for an
all-fiber, all-IP network.
Did you know
- Virtualized DAA provides the most scalable, cost-effective and
flexible cable access solution, and it can be tailored to each
operator's distinct needs and IP strategy. The vDAA migrates
today's headend from RF to digital and enables operators to deploy
an all-IP, all-Ethernet system from the headend to the node. By
completely digitizing the hub, vDAA does away with the physical
CCAP/CMTS altogethe
- In 2016 Nokia acquired Gainspeed, a US-based start-up
specializing in DAA (Distributed Access Architecture) solutions and
virtualization for the cable industry
About WOW!WOW! is one of the nation's leading broadband
providers, serving residential, business and wholesale customers in
Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland and the Southeast. With
an expansive portfolio of advanced services including high-speed
Internet, data, voice, cloud and cable television services, the
company is dedicated to delighting customers with friendly, quality
service at affordable prices. Visit wowway.com for more
information.
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Things, to emerging applications in virtual reality and digital
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10 448 4900Email: press.services@nokia.com
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