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Nokia and Deutsche Telekom Group expand strategic co-operation to build 5G-ready IP network
Nokia and Deutsche Telekom Group have announced they are expanding their strategic co-operation to build a 5G-ready IP network . Deutsche Telekom has selected Nokia ’ s 7750 Service Router ( SR ) platform to significantly expand capacity across its
Edge / core routing network as it prepares for next-generation broadband and 5G services . Deployment has already started in Greece , where Nokia is replacing and modernising the operator ’ s existing IP network . Roll-out in Hungary is expected in Q4 2020 .
With networks experiencing unprecedented traffic growth and unpredictable demands , operators want to meet ever-increasing performance requirements while driving down network costs . The scale , feature breadth and versatility of the Nokia 7750 SR-s platform addresses these requirements , enabling operators like Deutsche Telekom Group and its affiliates to build bigger , smarter , automated and secure networks with greater return on investment .
As part of its network modernisation , Deutsche Telekom needed to replace an existing IP Edge / core network that was reaching its end of service with a new network that can cope with 5G and ultra broadband access requirements . A key principle to achieve this was the consolidation of network layers through the integration of IP aggregation and Edge / BNG ( Broadband Network Gateway ) functions into one converged layer .
British Antarctic Survey protects large volumes of research data at sea with Quantum
Quantum , a global leader in unstructured data and video solutions , has announced that British Antarctic Survey ( BAS ) is implementing Quantum Scalar i3 tape libraries on the brand-new RRS Sir David Attenborough research vessel to back up vital scientific data collected at the Earth ’ s poles . The tape libraries provide scalability for large data volumes , minimise the storage footprint on a space-constrained ship and facilitate easy transport of data back to the organisation ’ s UK office .
The UK ’ s National Environment Research Council ( NERC ) commissioned a custom-built research vessel to facilitate cuttingedge scientific projects at the Earth ’ s poles . Operated by BAS , the new ship – the RSS Sir David Attenborough – is equipped with specialised laboratories and instruments that enable researchers to study water properties , sea animals , the sea floor , the atmosphere and more .
The BAS IT team needed to implement all the necessary information technology for the ship ’ s research ‘ cruises ’, which typically last between six weeks and two months . Providing sufficient data storage and backup capacity was a top priority . “ We estimated that researchers would produce roughly two orders of magnitude more data than on our previous vessel ,” said Jeremy
Robst , IT Support Engineer for the British Antarctic Survey . “ That might mean anywhere from 10 to 100 TB during a single research cruise . We had to supply storage and backup equipment that could handle that data .”
After considering tape solutions from multiple vendors , the IT team selected Quantum Scalar i3 tape libraries .
The team is implementing two Scalar i3 libraries on the vessel . One supports the Veeam software used for daily backups from disk storage . The other library uses a Scalar linear tape file system ( LTFS ), which supports file-system operations .
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