- Innovative Open RAN offering is the first solution to emerge
from HPE’s newly created Communications Technology Group, bringing
together HPE’s unique IP across telco software, services and
infrastructure
- HPE orchestration platform brings automation and agility to the
radio access network, enabling the commercial deployment of Open
RAN at scale
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced the HPE Open
RAN Solution Stack to enable the commercial deployment of Open RAN
at scale in global 5G networks. The HPE Open RAN Solution Stack
includes HPE’s orchestration and automation software, RAN specific
infrastructure blueprints and telco optimized infrastructure. HPE
service management and orchestration software supports telco
networks from the core to the edge, reducing risk and allowing
operators to seize the benefits of 5G. The HPE Open RAN Solution
Stack also features the new HPE ProLiant DL110 Gen10 Plus server –
the industry’s first Open RAN (radio access network) workload
optimized server.
The HPE Open RAN Solution Stack has been developed by HPE’s
newly formed Communications Technology Group (CTG), which offers
one of the broadest telco portfolios in the market, and has been
created to help telcos and enterprises take advantage of the huge
5G market opportunity with a family of open, interoperable solution
stacks. The HPE Open RAN Solution Stack follows in the footsteps of
the HPE 5G Core Stack that was unveiled in March last year. The
solutions are linked with a common orchestration platform which
supports telcos deploying resources and applications from the telco
core to the edge. Both solutions are underpinned by an ecosystem of
partners, with industry leaders already working to test and
optimize their Open RAN software with the HPE Open RAN Solution
Stack.
Global communications networks are undergoing a major
transformation. 5G has been developed with open standards, allowing
network operators to move away from proprietary single vendor
systems on which previous generation networks were built. 5G
standards give network operators the ability to mix and match
best-of-breed hardware and software from multiple vendors into both
the RAN and the core. These open technologies are being pursued
vigorously by global telcos, industry bodies, and governments as
they promise to create greater competition, lower costs, and boost
innovation.
Open, cloud-native 5G networks are built on industry standard IT
hardware running virtualized networks and technology advancements
are now enabling the benefits of this disaggregation to also be
applied to 5G RAN. HPE is contributing to the O-RAN Alliance and
the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) who are driving this major industry
shift. With the introduction of the HPE Open RAN Solution Stack,
telcos can prepare for the commercial adoption of Open RAN at
scale. HPE has more than 30 years of experience designing, building
and tuning telco-grade infrastructure and software, and is bringing
its unique telco expertise to bear with this pre-integrated,
hardened RAN infrastructure platform.
“By driving innovation from edge to cloud through secure, open
solution stacks, HPE aims to become the transformation catalyst for
the 5G economy,” said Phil Mottram, SVP and GM, Communications
Technology Group, Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “We have collaborated
with customers and partners to build the HPE Open RAN Solution
Stack from the ground up to meet the unique demands of Open RAN
deployments. The HPE ProLiant DL110 Gen10 Plus server is the
industry’s first Open RAN workload optimized server, allowing
telcos to deliver efficiencies, reduce operational complexity,
simplify the infrastructure, and futureproof the radio access
network.”
Accelerating the commercial deployment of Open RAN
The HPE Open RAN Solution Stack allows telcos to allocate
resources where needed, delivering increased network agility,
efficiency and flexibility. Designed from the ground up to support
RAN workloads, the HPE Open RAN Solution Stack enables customers to
futureproof their RAN and protect their investment by gaining the
ability to support new multivendor technologies in a low risk
environment.
The key to deploying Open RAN at scale is the ability to manage
and orchestrate workloads across thousands of edge sites. HPE’s
tried and tested management and orchestration software is ready for
deployment in live Open RAN instances. It brings key innovations,
including intent-based orchestration and AI/ML based automation
solutions. This allows telcos to manage thousands of virtual
machines (VMs), and hundreds of different virtual network functions
(VNFs) and containerized network functions (CNFs) across the entire
network.
Another crucial element is access to low risk, pre-validated
telco-optimized technology blueprints. The small number of open RAN
deployments currently live are built on bespoke configurations that
are not designed to be replicated across thousands of sites. Telco
Infrastructure Blueprints from HPE solve this challenge, reducing
the risk, complexity and speed of deployment, whilst allowing for
software from a variety of vendors. HPE is collaborating with Intel
to develop a verified reference configuration built to help
customers simplify the path to virtualized RAN (vRAN), establishing
a foundation of hardened hardware, firmware and software that
reduces time to market and operational complexities for both telcos
and technology partners.
HPE CTG is committed to creating a vibrant ecosystem of partners
to reduce the risk of deploying open, multivendor 5G networks. The
HPE 5G Core Stack has already gained support from many industry
leaders and with the launch of the HPE Open RAN Solution Stack, HPE
is encouraging telcos, systems integrators, network equipment
providers, and software vendors to come together to test, validate
and pre-integrate their Open RAN technologies in order to deliver
open, best of breed solutions.
The HPE Open RAN Solution Stack is launched with the brand new
HPE ProLiant DL110 Gen10 Plus server that is highly optimized for
the vRAN workloads that telcos demand:
- Open, standards-based architecture — Supporting
multi-vendor software-based RAN solutions
- Powerful compute capabilities — Backed by upcoming 3rd
Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors delivering the
performance and low power consumption required for RAN sites
- Carrier-grade ruggedized NEBS Level 3 and GR 3108-compliant
platform — Designed for the far edge
- Reduced overall power consumption and footprint —
Supporting the functionality of baseband unit, fronthaul gateway
and cell site router in a highly optimized single short-depth 1U/1P
server
- Accelerator options — Driving the performance-sensitive,
packet-processing vRAN workload
- Consistency from core to edge — Delivering the trusted
HPE ProLiant security and manageability experience, including
silicon root of trust
The HPE ProLiant DL110 Gen10 Plus server is the latest addition
to HPE’s comprehensive hardware portfolio for communications
service providers, which also includes HPE Edgeline Converged Edge
Systems. The Edgeline EL8000 family of rugged multi-blade servers
offer a large-accelerator capability and can also accommodate a
variety of 5G vRAN scenarios, as well as non-RAN workload such as
multi-access edge compute (MEC). The HPE ProLiant DL360 is also a
good option for centralized RAN deployment.
5G Core trials by Orange and HPE
Now generally available worldwide, the HPE 5G Core Stack is an
open, cloud-native, containerized 5G core network software stack
that unlocks the full potential of 5G. It offers slicing and
end-to-end automation, enabling telcos to deliver differentiated
quality services across their existing and future networks.
Orange, one of the world’s largest mobile network operators, is
on a journey to transform to an open, multivendor cloud approach
for 5G. The company is conducting multiple trials to ensure it is
ready for this significant transformation. A demo with HPE and Casa
Systems at their Lab in France was successfully realized last
year.
“In 2020 together with HPE, we achieved the first call on a
multivendor 5G standalone network chain. Now we are going further
and are testing the concept of a 100% software-based, data and
AI-driven, fully automated 5G Core,” said Emmanuel Bidet, VP,
Convergent Networks Control, Orange Group. “HPE is an important
partner with a long history in core networks and OSS systems, a
good understanding of our multivendor needs, and experience of
horizontal and vertical integration from application to
infrastructure. HPE brings a set of cloud native,
standards-compliant network functions, and the automation of slice
management that can be replicated for end to end integration in
each country. The first results are really encouraging and Orange
appreciate the strong involvement from HPE teams.”
With the HPE 5G Core Stack, telcos can bring in network
functions as needed, enabling them to respond to market
developments, avoid vendor lock-in and futureproof the network for
forthcoming milestones in 5G standards. It can be deployed, tested
and commissioned in less than an hour – more than 10x faster than a
traditional core solution. It is simple to operate and offers
unlimited scalability thanks to its true cloud-native design.
In line with the founding principle of HPE CTG, the HPE 5G Core
Stack combines the best of HPE’s software and hardware expertise
with this solution available today as a pre-integrated software and
hardware platform via HPE GreenLake. By deploying the HPE 5G Core
Stack on a pay-as-you-use basis with HPE Greenlake, telcos can
deploy a 5G core network with reduced risk and little upfront
investment by aligning costs to the number of subscribers.
HPE – a trusted and proven partner to telcos
HPE CTG continues a legacy of more than 30 years of experience
in the telecoms industry, with more than 300 telco customers in 160
countries and 850 million mobile devices worldwide connected to HPE
software. HPE CTG plays an important role in advancing HPE’s
edge-to-cloud platform as-a-service strategy and uniquely brings
together both enterprise and telco solutions that can bridge from
the enterprise edge, across the telco network into multiple clouds.
The CTG portfolio includes: open, cloud-native, flexible solutions;
pre-integrated stacks and blueprints; automation and operations
software; secure, resilient carrier-grade IT infrastructure; and
enterprise connectivity with edge networking solutions from
Aruba.
Availability
The HPE ProLiant DL110 Gen10 Plus server will be available
worldwide in Q2 2021.
Additional Resources
For more information on HPE CTG and its solutions, including HPE
Open RAN Solution Stack and HPE 5G Core Stack, Please join the
“TelecomTV Strategic Outlook: Realize the Full Potential of Open
RAN & 5G” virtual event, sponsored by HPE and Intel, for live
and on-demand sessions.
About Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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as-a-service company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes
by unlocking value from all of their data, everywhere. Built on
decades of reimagining the future and innovating to advance the way
people live and work, HPE delivers unique, open and intelligent
technology solutions, with a consistent experience across all
clouds and edges, to help customers develop new business models,
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