Dell Technologies and Ericsson have announced a strategic partnership to combine their industry expertise with telecom software, solutions, and support, to guide communications service providers (CSPs) through their radio access network (RAN) cloud transformation journeys.
Under the new agreement, Dell and Ericsson plan to collaborate and develop network cloud transformation plans and advise CSPs on network architectures and operating models, while also reducing the risks associated with deploying on open, multi-vendor environments. The companies further plan to co-create solutions that drive energy efficiencies and innovate cloud RAN infrastructure operations.
In addition, they aim to commercially introduce Ericsson cloud RAN software on Dell PowerEdge servers. The solution will offer continuous integration testing and lifecycle management to speed deployment and de-risk day-2 operations around updates and upgrades, with Dell as a solution partner.
Further, there are plans to also co-develop services that simplify the deployment process from factory validation to installation and ongoing operational management, backed by Dell and Ericsson’s joint support for any integrated solution.
