STC, Huawei to deploy agile and automated infrastructure

STC, Huawei to deploy agile and automated infrastructure

stc Group, a digital enabler in the region, has announced a collaboration strategy, which includes a partnership with Huawei to build the industry’s best cloud infrastructure and deliver the highest service experience to its end users.

This cooperation with Huawei is part of the evolution of Intelligent Telecom Network O&M and the agile network architecture. The first CDCT (Continuous Delivery Continuous Testing) Validation under Telco cloud Partnership program in KSA was completed via stc lab capabilities, which accelerates the 5G Standalone Core vision of an optimised telecom network architecture with intelligent operation and maintenance.

stc Group has completed the 5G Core Network functions automatic upgrade test case with Huawei MBB Autonomous Engine (MAE) solution and associated team. This signifies a giant step taken forward under the stc Network Cloudification and automation strategy. The stc strategy aims to deploy an agile cloud-native, next-generation platform including 5G edge computing, convergent and digital network through a sustainable shortened TTM and optimised TCO approach.

Cloud detector

As the first practice of the CDCT Use case validation project in KSA, stc Group demonstrated VNF/CNF onboarding and upgrading scenarios with a cloud detector - a simulator to perform automatic function test cases, thus successfully achieving O&M transformation from the NE-centered