{"id":22799,"date":"2018-03-01T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/?p=22799"},"modified":"2018-03-01T15:00:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T11:00:04","slug":"du-collaborates-with-cisco-on-ip-core-network-modernisation-and-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/2018\/03\/01\/du-collaborates-with-cisco-on-ip-core-network-modernisation-and-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"du collaborates with Cisco on IP core network modernisation and expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/strong>New agile network will provide a foundation for du\u2019s rapid transformation into a digital ICT service provider and support plans for next-generation applications and services for the 5G era.<\/em><\/p>\n

UAE-based telco \u2018du<\/a>,\u2019 from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Cisco have announced a collaboration to build a future-proof network that is designed to support du\u2019s rapid transformation into a digital service provider. The announcement was made to coincide with Mobile World Congress 2018, which ends today (March 1).<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Demand for more bandwidth is rising exponentially as consumers and businesses embrace new digital applications, services and technologies. In order to meet this demand, du is replacing its existing IP core network with a scalable and 5G-ready infrastructure that will reduce network complexity and enable it to become a more agile and flexible market player.<\/p>\n

du selected Cisco IP core network to modernise, expand and complete a seamless migration to virtualised and native cloud architecture. The network modernisation will increase the capacity of the core network to 24 terabytes per node, making du\u2019s network ready for ultra-broadband services. This enables du to offer next-generation digital services pertaining to augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (AR), in addition to other new applications and services made possible by 5G.<\/p>\n

Saleem Al Blooshi, EITC\u2019s Chief Infrastructure Officer, said: \u201cdu is already supporting the realisation of the UAE\u2019s Vision 2021 by empowering the digital economy and driving Dubai\u2019s transformation into a smart city. 5G is going to play an important role in that. 5G is a phased approach and we will continue with trials until we officially launch it. With the deployment of a more scalable and agile network, we will be well-placed to support 5G, smart city services, the IoT and other new, innovative digital services.\u201d<\/p>\n

As both consumer and commercial 5G use cases gain traction, demand for mobile and ultra-fast broadband services continues to accelerate in the UAE. The expanded capacity of du\u2019s network will help stimulate local innovation, particularly around the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), smart city and IoT technologies, while supporting the country\u2019s vision for a data-driven future.<\/p>\n

Ali Amer, Cisco\u2019s Managing Director of Global Service Provider for Middle East and Africa, added: \u201cBy working with Cisco, du\u2019s 5G-ready network will deliver a more virtual and far more scalable infrastructure that forms the foundation for future solutions and new business opportunities.\u201d \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0New agile network will provide a foundation for du\u2019s rapid transformation into a digital ICT service provider and support plans for next-generation applications and services for the 5G era. UAE-based telco \u2018du,\u2019 from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Cisco have announced a collaboration to build a future-proof network that is designed to support du\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":22801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106,809,16,389],"tags":[390,293,683,4288,4289,562,541,408,184,4902],"class_list":["post-22799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile","category-more-news","category-regional-news","category-telecom","tag-5g","tag-cisco","tag-du","tag-eitc","tag-emirates-integrated-telecommunications-company","tag-middle-east","tag-mobile-technology-2","tag-telecommunications","tag-uae","tag-vision-2021"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}