Keysight Technologies has revealed that Vodafone, a global telecommunications service provider with over 330 million customers, is using Keysight’s 5G Network Visibility Solutions to ensure that subscribers enjoy a reliable and high-quality mobile broadband experience during the 5G transition.
According to the Ericsson Mobility Report, global 5G subscribers are expected to increase from 1.6 billion in 2023 to 5.3 billion by 2029. With the shift to Cloud technology, Vodafone requires robust monitoring tools to manage this significant rise in traffic and subscriber sessions while maintaining a high standard of service.
Keysight’s 5G Network Visibility Solutions address this requirement by providing automated, real-time, end-to-end visibility of subscriber-level traffic across physical, virtual, and Cloud infrastructures. Vodafone is employing the MobileStack 5G Network Visibility Software alongside Vision Series Network Packet Brokers, offering a flexible, cost-effective solution to scale its 5G network and deliver the necessary quality of experience to remain competitive.
The solution offers Vodafone several advantages:
- Cost-efficient monitoring at scale: Offloads and streamlines the management of real-time data flows to downstream systems
- Adaptability to new 5G technologies: Includes network slice awareness and advanced correlation of 5G protocols across virtual and physical environments
- Scale and orchestration with distributed CUPS: Utilises Control and User Plane Separation (CUPS) for scalable orchestration across distributed 5G environments, enabling lower latency applications for a responsive experience
- Enhanced 5G security: Provides robust security measures tailored for 5G networks, protecting infrastructure and subscriber data
“Vodafone is building scalable and innovative networks capable of managing more traffic, a larger number of services with greater complexity for business to consumer and business to business sectors,” said Simon Norton, Head of Digital & OSS at Vodafone. “Keysight provides Vodafone with automated and scalable visibility tools that are critical to improving the performance of our 5G network and help us establish a future-proof, reliable, resilient, and secure network with highest possible end-user quality of experience.”
“The transition to 5G is reshaping the landscape for network operators like Vodafone, bringing unique challenges and opportunities. Keysight’s 5G Visibility Platform offers unparalleled performance and flexibility, enabling operators to dramatically reduce operational costs while ensuring the highest level of subscriber satisfaction in a secure robust 5G network,” added Recep Ozdag, Vice President and General Manager of Network Visibility Solutions at Keysight.
Recep Ozdag, Vice President and General Manager of Network Visibility Solutions at Keysight, commented: “The transition to 5G is transforming the landscape for network operators like Vodafone, presenting unique challenges and opportunities. Keysight’s 5G Visibility Platform delivers exceptional performance and flexibility, enabling operators to significantly reduce operational costs while ensuring the highest level of subscriber satisfaction in a secure and robust 5G network.”
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