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Aruba announces collaboration with Polytechnic University of Turin
The headquarters of ArubaKube is located in Turin , an area of strategic technological importance . It aims to become a new innovation centre that will attract experts in the sector and be recognised as an Italian reference point for young talent looking to become professionals and pioneers of innovation in this area of the cloud industry . It will exist alongside the Aruba Software Factory – opened in 2019 , also located in Turin – demonstrating Aruba ’ s growing commitment to research and innovation in the area and its expanding collaboration with the polytechnic .
ArubaKube aims to build on and enhance research and development projects in the open-source cloud environment by supporting and providing its expertise to the various communities . The unit will also provide enterprise-level support to companies , aiming – for example – to eliminate the risk of vendor lock-in , reducing costs and creating a two-way relationship between each company and the community .
Aruba S . p . A , the main Italian cloud provider and leader in data centre services , web hosting , email , PEC and domain registration , has announced the birth of ArubaKube , a spin-off of the Polytechnic University of Turin and an Aruba centre of excellence for research , development and innovation in cloud native technologies .
The main objective of this new centre of excellence will be the research and development of innovative solutions that can simplify the management of cloud computing , enabling the simple and dynamic implementation of cloud continuum and Edge-to-cloud continuum paradigms . Attention will also be devoted to the promotion , development and support of open-source projects , with a special focus on the Kubernetes platform .
Nokia starts deploying 5G monetisation software for Vodafone
Nokia has announced it has started deploying its Converged Charging ( NCC ) software for Vodafone in multiple European countries , leveraging a cloud-based agile delivery model that enables rating and charging for 5G services and enhances product and services delivery to customers .
NCC operates as a containerised network function in a 5G standalone environment and allows Vodafone to tap new revenue streams from 5G services , including network slicing and flexible product offerings . Deployment spans several Vodafone markets in Europe , including the UK and Italy , and drives next-generation charging standardised across Vodafone networks and provides real-time rating and charging capabilities ; it represents a full migration from legacy charging to 5G-ready methods .
NCC allows communication service providers to quickly and efficiently create and launch new services to market with intuitive , drag-and-drop functionality . It is highly configurable and gives Vodafone the capacity to utilise the solution to fit consumer , enterprise and new business models .
“ 5G enables many new services and with this new system , new ways to charge for them ,” said Alberto Ripepi , Chief Network Officer of Vodafone . “ By leveraging the scale of our pan-European and African networks , we can help customers manage factory equipment , open developer marketplaces using our APIs and enable enterprises to offer bespoke products to their own customers .”
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