UBBF 2021: Network Infrastructure Construction Fuels Industry Development — A New Consensus

Huawei

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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

 

SOURCE  Huawei

 

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Business Group, Huawei, spoke at UBBF 2021.

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