Fiber operators can reduce costs and time when deploying and upgrading existing networks thanks to a strategic partnership between Slovenia’s Kontron and Netsia Inc. The collaboration creates a software-defined access (SDA) solution for large-scale rollouts across Europe, combining Netsia’s Broadband Suite’s virtual network management software with Kontron’s Iskratel Lumia Optical Line Terminals (OLTs).
Kontron’s portfolio of Iskratel Lumia OLTs – including the Iskratel Lumia T6 – and Netsia’s Broadband Suite can support generations of PON allowing for a seamless and virtualized technology upgrade on the same hardware when required. This allows operators to skip entire hardware investment cycles and reduces operational expenses when rolling out and maintaining networks.
The solution is based on a standardized and open architecture that allows operators to remain vendor-independent and free of vendor lock-in. This provides operators with the flexibility to navigate supply chain obstacles as they can choose and implement a range of network equipment from multiple vendors, enabling a shorter time to market for their network deployments.
The wide temperature range means Kontron’s Iskratel Lumia OLTs can be deployed at the central office and in less thermally controlled remote locations such as street cabinets.
To find out more information about the collaboration and the SDA solution, book a meeting with Kontron’s experts at Network X 2023, Oct. 24-26 in Paris, here: https://kontron-slovenia.com/network-x-2023/.
