SDN management and control functions will be used to simplify, automate, visualize, optimize and improve Vodafone's broadband networks, and support Vodafone's strategy of offering a network as a platform (NaaP) and other customizable services.
Vodafone is using Altiplano SDN-M&C to build a single-pane controller to automate its network operations. Vodafone selected Altiplano for its unique ability to work across its multi-generational, multi-technology, and multi-vendor access networks.
In September, Vodafone announced it is working with Nokia and other partners to develop new broadband standards to pave the way for faster, more open broadband networks.
