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Huawei Upgrades Optical Networking 2.0 Solution to Create Better Business
Opportunities for Operators

Huawei announced it will further upgrade 20% longer transmission distance using a the edge to build a stable all-optical metro
its Optical Networking 2.0 (ON2.0) solution unique Channel Matched Shaping (CMS) architecture. The key is extending OTN to
at Huawei's 7th Optical Network Innovation algorithm. The Super C-Band solution CO and subCO to achieve one-hop to cloud,
Forum, which featuring new speed, new provides up to 120 channels and supports guarantees bandwidth, lower latency and
sites, new smart O&M, new schema and new smooth evolution to Super C+L. As a result, higher availability, connecting homes,
services. This solution will help operators Huawei has helped global operators build companies, mobile users and campuses
develop innovative services and thrive. The over 120 200G commercial networks. directly. New services: Premium service
global pandemic has seen home networks Sites are simplified to reduce TCO. On experience can be enabled by high quality
undergo a radical transformation, from the electrical layer, Huawei's Liquid OTN optical connections. The OTN premium
serving as a source of entertainment to solution reduces per-site latency by 70%, private line solution offers differentiated
being a way for working and learning from and supports 100-fold more connections SLA services and features bandwidth on
home. This consequently places higher by breaking bandwidth into 2M hard demand, low latency, short time to market,
requirements on user experience. Along slices. On the optical layer, Huawei's new and high availability. Until now, more than
with this, enterprise digitalization has also compact OXC product OSN 9800 P32C is 70 optical networks for private line services
led to a pressing need for a deterministic flexible enough to fit various scenarios. It have been built worldwide. Huawei
experience. Optical networks are key to also slashes physical footprint by 90% and also debuted the OTN premium home
guaranteeing optimal and assured user power consumption by 60%, eliminating broadband solution to bring enterprise-
experience, and in 2019, Huawei released the need for internal fiber connection. class premium experience to home users.
the 5G-oriented ON2.0 solution that Currently, around 1000 OXC products This solution provides a deterministic
features three new technologies: new have been deployed across more than 60 home service experience through an all-
speed, new sites, and new smart O&M, global commercial networks. New smart optical gold pipe in addition to increasing
which aim to build an experience-centric O&M: An all-optical autonomous driving the ARPU of home users. “Optical networks
service transmission network. In 2020, network that utilizes Huawei's iMaster should play an important role in 5G, home
Huawei upgraded its ON2.0 solution to NCE for simplified O&M, while the ASON2.0 broadband, private line and cloud. An end-
promote the evolution of the all-optical solution ensures always-on services with to-end target network for all-optical cities
network industry and help operators build 99.999% network availability. Huawei's is the foundation for providing all premium
all-optical metro architectures that provide iMaster NCE has so far been deployed services, so let's work together to embrace
a superior service experience. New speed: in 130 optical networks by leading the next gold decade of optical network
By maximizing fiber capacity, an optimal operators in Italy, the Netherlands, Saudi industry," said Richard Jin, President
cost per bit can be achieved. Huawei's 800G Arabia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, of Huawei's Transmission and Access
optical module supports an adjustable line the Philippines, and South Korea. New Network Product Line.
rate ranging from 200 to 800 Gbit/s and schema: Optical networks are extended to

Nexign Listed as Representative Vendor in Gartner
Market Guide for CSP Business Support System
Solutions

Nexign (a part of ICS Holding LLC), a leading This year Market Guide defines “the BSS vendors included in this research.” This
Business Support System (BSS) and solutions landscape with vendors focusing year we are honored to be recognized as
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, on 5G, IoT, monetization, business model one of 18 representative vendors on the
announced that Nexign has been included changes and the need for cost optimization BSS market worldwide by the new Gartner
in the October 2020 Market Guide for in CSPs”. According to Gartner 2020 Market Guide for CSP Business Support
CSP Business Support System Solutions Market Guide for CSP Business Support System Solutions. Nexign helps CSPs to
by Gartner, the world's leading research System Solutions, “vendors were selected drive digital transformation, unlocking
and advisory company. This report based on their competitiveness as seen extensive opportunities for rapid business
has replaced Gartner Magic Quadrant by the competitors. Answers received for development and revenue enablement.
for Integrated Revenue and Customer this vendor survey question — “List your We believe that our inclusion into this
Management for CSPs (IRCM), which top 5 competitors in the CSP market” — Market Guide is a result of continuous
Nexign was proudly a part of during the from the 30 vendors surveyed for this work for delivering the efficient solutions
two consecutive years in 2018 and 2019. research formed the basis to identify the to our customers. It also demonstrates the

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