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Huawei Explains SoftCOM

February 15, 2013 |
SHENZHEN, China -- Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today unveiled Huawei SoftCOM, a cloud-based systematic future network architecture that leverages the power of SDN to help operators address the challenges brought about by accelerated changes in the industry landscape. At the core of the SoftCOM approach lies Huawei’s view that the network evolution must be guided by a desire for simplicity. Network architecture has become increasingly complex with networks needing to provide more and more functionality, necessitating an evolutionary overhaul of network architecture as we know it. The SoftCOM evolution is a move towards breaking down complex issues, optimizing resource allocation, and ultimately, simplification of the entire process.

“Current network infrastructure designs have not kept pace with ever-growing requirements and in our conversations with telecom operators, we know that they are struggling to keep up with the rapid network upgrades necessary to support their customers’ increasing demand for bandwidth and personalized services. Most critically, these operators have been unable to reap appropriate returns on the investments in supporting this demand growth. The industry must recognize the need for change in its approach to managing network architecture, and that these changes should not be made in isolation. SoftCOM provides a holistic approach to help operators enhance competitiveness and optimize their returns on investment,” says Prof. Sanqi Li, CTO, Carrier Network Business Group, Huawei Technologies.

The SoftCOM strategy is underpinned by four key elements:

1. Equipment-level cloudlization – the decoupling of hardware and software;

2. Network-level cloudlization – the decoupling of forwarding and controlling;

3. Telecom IT cloudlization – transforming traditional IT infrastructure to a cloud-based infrastructure; and

4. Internet-oriented operation – transforming telecom-oriented systems to Internet-oriented systems In conjunction with the SoftCOM evolution, Huawei is proposing the ‘Dig In, Widen Out’ strategy to help operators reduce TCO and create innovative business models with open networks.

‘Dig In’ brings about network optimization, transforming the existing high CapEx and high OpEx model to a substantially lower TCO model through network abstraction, programmability, control simplicity and management automation, enabled by SDN, NFV and cloud computing technologies.

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.



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