UBBF 2021: Network Infrastructure Construction Fuels Industry Development — A New Consensus
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DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
The 7th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2021), jointly hosted by the UN Broadband
Commission and Huawei, officially opened today in Dubai. As the world's largest
summit in the fixed network field, this year's UBBF focuses on the theme
"Extend Connectivity, Drive Growth". At the event, leading global operators and
equipment vendors exchanged ideas on a wide array of topics — including network
infrastructure construction, regional digital economy, successful solution
application, and expansion of industry growth space. They also shared best
practices and discussed how to deepen business cooperation.
This year's UBBF takes place over two days, during which several keynote
speeches and sessions focused on fixed networks are held simultaneously.
Professionals from governments, enterprises, operators, and academia discussed
and exchanged ideas relating to the current status of ultra-broadband network
development and the new challenges faced, while also sharing related insights
and success stories.
"Connectivity is more than just an expansion of functions; more importantly, it
is an emotional bond," said Ryan Ding, Executive Director and President of the
Carrier Business Group, Huawei, in his speech. "More than 170 years ago, the
world's first submarine cable was laid, sending the first communication signal
across the ocean. This was a huge step forward for humanity. About 20 years
ago, connection speeds exceeded 32 Kbps, and video began to surpass text as the
major form of traffic, allowing us to communicate like never before," he added.
He also stated that connectivity "makes the world a better place."
The value of connectivity is being redefined by society, and industry
development is ramping up. In his speech, Peng Song, President of the Global
Carrier Marketing & Solution Sales Dept at Huawei, defined and elaborated on
Huawei's Coverage/Architecture/Fusion (C.A.F) model. Peng highlighted how
connectivity should be extended inside every home and every enterprise, and
converge with the cloud to "meet both present and future requirements".
Building the competitiveness of connectivity based on the C.A.F model is the
key to new growth."
-Coverage: Connectivity extending to each room will significantly improve the
value of home broadband. The ever-changing demands of homes and enterprises
require operators to extend connectivity to every room, every device, and every
enterprise production system, and transform private lines to private networks
once broader coverage becomes available. This will grow the number of
connections, increase user stickiness, and ultimately create more business
opportunities.
-Architecture: Network architecture is the cornerstone for business success
both now and in the future. Future-oriented new architecture requires more
elastic networks, greener services, and lower OPEX. Huawei will continue to
explore new technologies — such as OXC, SRv6, and ADN — to strengthen the
foundation of architecture.
-Fusion: Connectivity will bring huge opportunities. Building network
competitiveness based on the C.A.F model is critical for operators.
Digitalization is the biggest opportunity for the ICT industry. It has evolved
from being a concept to a practice. It is undeniable that cloud is the core of
digitalization, but connectivity also plays a key role. Without connectivity,
"cloud would become nothing but a large data island." According to Peng,
"Fusion" is important because connectivity needs to be cloud-centric and help
enterprises migrate to cloud. Connectivity and cloud need to be converged.
Operators can play a big role in this process.
Kevin Hu, President of Huawei's Data Communication Product Line, explained that
digitalization, while enhancing convenience, also introduced many challenges to
existing networks. For example, due to the limited space inside a CO equipment
room, it is difficult for existing nodes to provide comprehensive service
processing capabilities. The fixed homing relationships between resources and
networks make it challenging to flexibly schedule inter-DC traffic. The hybrid
service operations of existing networks are ill-equipped to meet today's
differentiated service requirements. To address the network challenges facing
customers during digital transformation, Huawei introduced its Intelligent
Cloud-Network Solution featuring four new capabilities — all-service super edge
CO, tenant-level hard slicing, SRv6-powered network programmability, and
cloud-network integration. This solution maximizes the value of operator
network resources and the complementary advantages of the cloud and network,
helping operators build a DICT service architecture that features cloud-network
integration.
At the conference, Kevin Hu also introduced the NetEngine series intelligent
routers for all scenarios, helping operators build intelligent cloud-networks
in the digital era. These devices include intelligent cloud access routers
(NetEngine A800 series), all-service aggregation routers (NetEngine 8000 M
series), and intelligent backbone routers (NetEngine 8000 X16).
Currently, Global operators are continuously increasing their investment in
optical fibers, improving broadband quality, and developing services such as
FTTR and OTN premium private lines to boost revenue from fixed networks. As a
fundamental element of green and smart cities, all-optical target networks have
gradually become an industry consensus. However, in the process of building
all-optical target networks for smart cities, operators still face difficulties
such as high costs, slow service provisioning, and difficult management of FTTH
ODN construction. In addition, device deployment, network evolution, and new
service development also represent pressing concerns.
At the conference, Bill Wang, Vice President of Huawei Optical Product Line,
said, "To overcome these challenges, Huawei has launched the Digital QuickODN
(DQ ODN) and Edge OTN series products. These products have been designed to
help operators quickly build all-optical target networks that are visible and
manageable from end to end, greatly reduce operator O&M costs, and provide a
high-speed entrance to the digital world for various industries and households.
They can help operators expand the enterprise market, improve home broadband
experience, reduce costs, and increase revenue.
At the conference, the following notable speakers delivered keynote speeches
and shared their insights and successful application cases of Huawei solutions
and products in the fixed network domain: Doreen Bogdan-Martin (Director of
ITU's Telecommunications Development Bureau), Bocar A. BA (CEO of SAMENA
Telecommunications Council), Ricardo Varzielas (CFO of MTN GlobalConnect), Per
Morten Torvildsen (Chairman of the Board of GlobalConnect), Bader Abdullah
Allhieb (Vice President of STC's Infrastructure Department), Alaa A. Malki (CTO
of Mobily Etihad Etisalat), and Waqar Mahmood (CTO of the Higher Education
Commission of Pakistan).
In 2014, to promote the sustainable development of the global ultra-broadband
fixed network industry, Huawei launched the Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF) with
the Broadband Commission (jointly established by ITU and UNESCO) and top
regional operators. The forum aims to build a high-level dialogue platform
focusing on ultra-broadband experience sharing, cross-industry cooperation, and
promotion of the entire industry, in order to unleash the potential of
ultra-broadband and benefit operators, consumers, and content providers.
UBBF has been successfully held each year since its inception in 2014, and has
become the most important event leading the development of the ultra-broadband
industry.
https://www.huawei.com/minisite/ubbf/en
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Caption: Ryan Ding, Executive Director of the Board and President of the Carrier
Business Group, Huawei, spoke at UBBF 2021.
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