Telstra has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to conduct the world’s first hybrid network architecture resiliency trial of Nokia’s IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
Once the internetworking IMS resiliency trial on the AWS cloud is completed, it is expected to enhance Telstra’s fixed and mobile network resiliency and dependability.
The trial also aims to implement and coordinate an additional IMS from a different provider using cloud technology to account for unexpected network disruptions, ensuring uninterrupted phone services and the general dependability of Telstra's network.
Shailin Sehgal, Telstra Network Applications and Cloud Executive, highlighted the importance of the long-standing strategic partnership with AWS in advancing the network’s leadership.
“For us, success is delivering an incredible experience for our customers. This means leading the way with new technology and services, which can only be done by collaborating closely with AWS to leverage their world class cloud infrastructure, which offers a secure, consistent and reliable environment for our applications,” said Sehgal.
Leveraging On-Demand Capacity to Combat Network Disruptions
During the IMS trial, the Nokia IMS will be installed on AWS using a hot standby configuration, which allows for dynamic scaling of the IMS in the cloud for both infrastructure and application capacity.
Chivas Nambiar, General Manager, Telco Business Unit at Amazon Web Services, expressed his satisfaction with the trial and its potential to improve Telstra's network resilience.
“We’ve been on a journey to help Telstra and its customers adopt cloud-native technologies to increase their pace of innovation and productivity. Today’s IMS announcement with Nokia means Telstra can further improve their network’s resiliency and availability through the on-demand scale and flexibility of AWS,” said Nambiar.
The trial demonstrates how on-demand capacity might be beneficial in situations with unplanned network disruptions. Instead of relying solely on predetermined network capacity, which may not always be sufficient during unforeseen events, on-demand capacity allows for additional resources to be swiftly and flexibly allocated as needed. In practical terms, this could involve dynamically scaling up network resources such as bandwidth or processing power in real-time to address sudden spikes in demand or to mitigate the effects of network outages.
Telstra is also working with AWS and Nokia to expand the trial beyond Voice over LTE on IMS, including full scale network provided services.
Meanwhile, Vishal Singh, Senior Vice President, Nokia Global Business, Cloud and Network Services Business Unit, emphasized the company's commitment to working with Telstra on improving their resilience program.
