The Fusión Network is a brand new infrastructure for which Juniper Networks is the strategic IP network provider. It has been built to transform the customer experience for mobile, residential and business services globally.
“As we prepare for our 5G rollout from October 2019 with the end goal of building a 5G economy in coalition with British industry, we need a network infrastructure that benefits customers from the outset, with better speeds, intelligent security and improved user experience,” said Brendan O’Reilly (pictured), chief technology officer, Telefónica UK. “This requires a network that is sophisticated, but also simpler to deploy, operate and maintain, which is why we chose Juniper as our strategic IP network provider. This overhaul of our network provides the flexibility, scalability and performance to meet those demands.”
This initiative was previously implemented by the Telefónica Group in other global regions, including a recent upgrade in Spain to support the evolution to 5G. Similarly, this project with Telefónica UK combines legacy networks into a single, new IP network supporting the rollout of Telefónica UK’s 5G services.
Specifically, Telefónica UK is leveraging a range of Juniper solutions including; Juniper Networks PTX Series Packet Transport Routers, MX Series 5G Universal Routing Platform, as well as Junos Fusion Edge, Junos Node Slicing virtualisation and Juniper’s Automation Framework.
In addition, the company will enlist professional services from Juniper Networks to support the migration of the existing networks, as well as installation and maintenance
“As one of the major service providers in the UK, Telefónica UK is a true trailblazer of cutting-edge network technology,” added Manoj Leelanivas, chief product officer, Juniper Networks. “Juniper has a long and proud history of working with Telefónica globally, and being chosen as Telefónica’s strategic IP network provider in the UK to deliver a 5G-ready network reflects the depth of that partnership. This project is expected to help Telefónica UK transform its network, providing an automated and scalable network that is capable of meeting current and future demands of consumers and business customers alike. It will help to ensure that Telefónica UK will continue to deliver the robust performance its users expect and be sufficiently agile to lead the way on new service innovation.”
