Virtualized Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) systems to provide advanced service delivery capabilities;

CloudBand NFV platform for the management of the NFV environment;

and Nuage Networks Virtualized Services Platform (VSP) for software defined networking (SDN) to consolidate and automate the network.

HongBeom Jeon, Head of Technology Infra Laboratory Center, KT said: “KT is happy to collaborate on our NFV proof of concept with Alcatel-Lucent who has been delivering open and integrated NFV and SDN products. We expect this collaboration will help us create converged services for Gigatopia era and develop new revenue generation models.”

Chi Il Yoo, Head of Alcatel-Lucent Korea said: “Alcatel-Lucent and KT share a vision of the strategic importance of virtualization and cloud infrastructure and service formation. We look forward to helping KT transition its EPC network functions to operate in an NFV/SDN environment. Combining vEPC, CloudBand and Nuage Networks VSP for SDN provides an innovative architectural model to answer the demand for next generation application workloads and to optimize CAPEX and OPEX for delivering KT’s mobile broadband services.”

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