CASE STUDY
Ciena ’ s tools , processes and people were integral to the success of this complex project . With global experience of migrating TDM services running on multi-vendor network infrastructure to next-generation networks – from both Ciena and other multi-vendor infrastructure – Telefónica UK had peace of mind that the end-to-end project could be delivered successfully by a single business partner .
Ciena ’ s Senior Managing Director of Sales , Rodolfo Vigliano , said : “ Many network vendors offer to migrate customers from their old networking equipment to their latest products . However , Ciena can handle complex migrations from multi-vendor equipment to next-generation networks capable of meeting future traffic demands and supporting future 5G and IoT services . Our end-to-end delivery capabilities have been very valuable to Telefónica UK in terms of project speed and efficiency – with a single point of responsibility throughout the service migration process .”
Results
By continuing to partner with Ciena for its network rollout and services migration , Telefónica UK has increased operating efficiency – both for TDM services and for next-generation Ethernet and IP services .
The company has also increased its go-to-market agility with a scalable , programmable network that can support a wide range of future services without the need to deploy additional hardware or software . Telefónica UK is also positioned to deliver consistently excellent service quality for its customers .
Telefónica UK ’ s Director of Core Networks , Jorge Ribeiro , said : “ As a customer-led organisation , we remain committed to understanding and fulfilling our customers ’ real-time needs . The integration of our legacy traffic into a new platform is a demonstration of how we work to continuously improve our customers ’ connectivity experience .”
Additional benefits of the solution include :
Continuity for Telefónica UK ’ s critical TDM services
The TDM services emulation capabilities of the Ciena solution , combined with services migration tools and methodologies , ensured that Telefónica UK ’ s critical TDM services were available throughout the complex services migration project . Moreover , Telefónica UK found the reliability of its TDM services increased since moving to the Ciena solution , with fault rates dropping significantly .
Streamlined network management and faster incident responses
Telefónica UK now has a single pane management system for all its TDM legacy services and nextgeneration services , and for all components across its Ciena network infrastructure . This means the company can respond faster to any network events that threaten service uptime or performance , helping increase service availability and reliability , along with customer satisfaction .
Reduced project complexity , cost and risk
By choosing to partner with Ciena for the new network rollout and end-to-end services migration , Telefónica UK minimised project complexity , cost and risk . Ciena provided a single point of access and responsibility for all project deliverables , including network planning , deployment , configuration and provisioning – along with migration of multiple legacy services from leased lines and other multi-vendor equipment to the new Ciena 6500 PTS and next-generation Adaptive IPTM network .
Increased power efficiency for reduced carbon emissions
As is the case for many Tier 1 carriers , a significant percentage of Telefónica UK ’ s costs are aligned to power usage at exchanges and cell sites . With Ciena ’ s power-efficient equipment , these costs have been reduced , helping the organisation to lower its costs and carbon footprint . p
Significant CapEx and OpEx savings
By consolidating and streamlining its device architecture with Ciena , eliminating the need for backto-back infrastructure , and retiring legacy equipment from its network , Telefónica UK achieved CapEx and OpEx savings . Deployments like this prove that TDM services don ’ t have to be costly and complex to deliver . By emulating them on a powerful , next-generation Ciena network , Telefónica UK was able to minimise the cost of maintaining legacy services .
CIENA ’ S TOOLS , PROCESSES AND PEOPLE
WERE INTEGRAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS
COMPLEX PROJECT .
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