Vodafone India deploys Nokia Cloud Packet Core

Details: James Barton; Category: Cloud & Virtualisation; 07 June 2018; 4908 views

Vodafone India has deployed Nokia's cloud packet core to provide faster mobile broadband and enhance the scale and agility of its network for launching new services.

Nokia's technology leverages all the benefits of a cloud packet core architecture to make the best use of resources and allow for the rapid deployment of services. The Nokia Cloud Packet Core will meet the mobile data demands of 7.8 million subscribers in Bangalore, the third most-populous city in India - often referred to as the 'Silicon Valley of India'.

The Indian mobile broadband market is experiencing exponential growth in data consumption. A cloud packet core allows service providers to connect to a higher number and variety of devices and to deliver a wider range of services across different access technologies. Deployment of the Cloud Packet Core's Cloud Mobile Gateway (CMG) will allow Vodafone to launch a range of digital services for consumers and enterprise customers.

The distributed architecture of the Cloud Packet Core supports Vodafone India's digital strategy, enabling it to provide its customers with new and reliable services while increasing accessibility, performance and security. By introducing the cloud architecture, Vodafone India is also able to significantly lower the power consumed to serve each customer, thus reducing its carbon footprint.

Vishant Vora, Director Technology, Vodafone India, said: "This technology will enable us to scale faster by improving business productivity and network operations. Collaborating with Nokia will also support us in providing a more reliable and superior network experience to our customers. The introduction of a new architecture also enables us to reduce power consumption per customer."

Samar Mittal, account director at Nokia India, said: "Our technology enables Vodafone to deliver the best-in-class mobile broadband experience to the customer and lives up to our joint social responsibility to reduce carbon emissions."