Tokyo, February 7, 2025 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has developed a
solution that enables the modernization of tasks, including planning,
design and construction work, when telecommunications carriers install
network infrastructure such as base stations. The introduction of this
solution makes it possible to reduce the time required to build mobile
infrastructure, from RAN to core, by approximately 60% compared to
conventional methods.
In order to accommodate the spread of 5G network virtualization technology
(v-RAN, O-RAN, NFV), network infrastructure construction requires
modernization to new processes based on cloud-native technology. It is
expected that synergies between virtualization and modernization will
further improve the level of automation in network infrastructure
construction work. This solution responds to such needs, and improves the
efficiency, quality and productivity of the virtualized mobile
infrastructure construction process.
Solution features:
- Provision of professional services
Based on the wealth of knowledge NEC has gained from building
virtualization platforms, the solution analyzes the business processes
required when building network infrastructure, from site design to
construction, testing, maintenance, operation, and quality management.
This helps to support the identification of issues, the formulation of a
vision, and the creation of a modernization implementation plan. The
solution provides consultation on identifying issues in business processes,
making improvements, providing implementation support, measuring the
effects, and streamlining the business processes of telecommunications
carriers to improve quality and productivity.
- A package of technologies supporting mobile network modernization
The solution provides a package of technologies that are necessary for
automating operations for each process of construction work. This allows
telecommunications carriers to focus on implementing modernization
measures. The solution is compatible with cloud-native technologies, and
is composed of a microservice architecture that develops and links
applications as small, independent groups of services. This makes it
possible to support open, multi-vendor equipment.
- Real-time confirmation of operational data and acceleration of the
feedback cycle
Network operations staff are able to confirm operational data for all base
stations in real time. This contributes to improving communication quality
by speeding up the feedback cycle for base station status, as well as
increasing operational efficiency.
NEC provides the “Network and Cloud-Native Orchestrator” for
telecommunications carriers. This supports digital transformation (DX)
(modernization, hyper-automation, and automation/autonomy) in network
operations, and enables total operational efficiency and optimal operation
management (orchestration) from network virtualization/containerization,
cloud design/construction to maintenance. Through this solution, NEC
optimizes the entire lifecycle of network infrastructure, from
construction to operation. This enables telecommunications carriers to
quickly expand their service areas and contributes to their profitability.
NEC offers end-to-end DX services, from strategy and concept consulting to
implementation-focused offerings, based on the three pillars of business
models, technology, and organization/talent. Additionally, in its shift
from a traditional systems integrator to a “Value Driver,” NEC
restructured its value creation model under the name “NEC BluStellar,”
which leverages NEC’s cutting-edge technologies, developed and refined
through years of experience and proven cross-industry expertise, aiming to
transform business models, address social challenges, resolve management
issues faced by customers, and lead them into a brighter future.
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