Net5.5G Application Deployment Gains Momentum

Leading carriers, including vivo Brazil, Telecom Argentina, and Algeria Telecom, showcased their live-network applications and innovative practices at the Net5.5G event. They highlighted key technologies such as 400GE, SRv6, slicing, and Network Digital Map in converged transport scenarios. This signals a rapid deployment of Net5.5G converged transport to facilitate the growth of new carrier services.

During his opening speech, Zuo Meng, President of Huawei's Data Communication Product Line Metro Router Domain, emphasized the continuous development of new ultra-broadband applications. He stressed the need for carriers to establish a Net5.5G target network to support the transition to 10 Gbps connections across various services like home broadband, mobile broadband, enterprise private line, and enterprise campus services. The industry is aligning towards accelerating the deployment of Net5.5G applications to drive greater business success.

The surge in immersive applications, industry digitalization, cloudification, and AI applications is fueling the global growth of ultra-broadband connections and bandwidth. Tayeb Ben Meriem, Co-chair of WBBA's Network Technology Working Group, highlighted the Net5.5G initiative aimed at addressing this growth. The initiative includes plans for 10 Gbps campus networks with Wi-Fi 7, 400GE converged IP transport, and hyper-converged data center networks by 2025–2030.

Leading carriers like vivo in Latin America have made significant strides in deploying Net5.5G technologies. vivo achieved multi-vendor interoperability of SRv6 and successfully implemented SRv6 on its live network in Brazil. Nelson Jose dos Santos Junior, vivo's IP network expert, emphasized the enhancements in 5G service experience and the maintenance of their leading position through the deployment of key technologies like SRv6, 400GE, and network slicing.

Telecom Argentina's Transport Network Manager, Oscar Paniagua, highlighted the deployment of 400GE on the backbone network to support the increasing traffic from 5G and home broadband services. The evolution towards Net5.5G is ensuring an optimal connection experience through enhanced network automation, SLA assurance, real-time visualization, and flexible bandwidth capabilities.

Algeria Telecom's CTO of Cloud Core and IP Backbone, Mounira Aissa El Bey, outlined the network's evolution towards a next-generation infrastructure with features like ubiquitous access, intelligent connection, ultra-broadband backbone, and slicing as a service. Through innovative practices in network slicing and automation, the network guarantees high-quality customer experience across various scenarios.

Pietro Cassarà, a researcher at the Italian National Research Council, discussed the evolution of the Net5.5G network scenario. He emphasized how technologies such as network slicing based on SRv6 and IFIT, combined with the AI-based Network Digital Map, are ensuring guaranteed SLA and automating future network scenarios, such as mesh routing in dynamic topologies on non-terrestrial networks.

Carsten Rossenhövel, CTO of EANTC, shared insights on the progress of multi-vendor interoperability tests in 2024 and the independent test report on Huawei's 19.2T boards. The maturity of key Net5.5G capabilities like 400GE, SRv6, and slicing in terms of interoperability is evident from these tests, indicating a positive trajectory for the technology.

Huawei introduced the target network architecture of Net5.5G converged transport and private line + X, featuring ultra-broadband connectivity, network as a service, high intelligence, and holistic security. The Net5.5G series systems and products are empowering carriers to offer comprehensive services and drive new growth opportunities.

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