IBM platform for telecommunications clouds
IBM® Telco Network Cloud Manager is a unified telecommunications cloud management platform designed to support OSS transformation for communications service providers (CSPs) who want to increase automation and reduce their operating expenses (OpEx). Find out how leading CSPs can create value through new cloud and edge architectures: → Read about the value of dynamic service assurance → Read the white paper: Take a revolutionary approach to 5G cloud native
Why IBM Telco Network Cloud Manager?
Get rapid service delivery
Intelligent automation means you can establish services in just minutes and with less effort.
Reduce operational expenses
CSPs that employ AIOps can reduce ongoing operational expenses by 80% or more.¹
Evolve without vendor lock-in
IBM and Red Hat® offer open-source industry leadership² and an ecosystem to rapidly onboard certified container network functions (CNFs) and virtual network functions (VNFs).
Use cases
Service lifecycle automation
Day 0 — Onboard with confidence: Quickly design, test and certify CNF, VNF and network services.
Day 1 — Orchestrate and instantiate with flexibility: Implement complex services and networks in minutes with minimal effort and skills.
Day 2 — Change management: Upgrade or change one or more components of network services automatically.

Network services assurance
Reduce event noise: Leverage machine learning and AI to provide automated consolidation and grouping of events into fewer actionable trouble tickets.
Improve visibility and context: See hidden patterns and trends to speed up probable cause determination.
Increase responsiveness: Execute guided or fully automated responses for rapid incident resolution and to minimize manual intervention.

DevOps practices
Manage VNF and CNF changes using agile DevOps software methodology. Navigate DevOps adoption with the help of IBM and Red Hat.

Footnotes
¹ ibm.com/case-studies/nextel-networkops-video ² redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/more-1000-enterprises-across-globe-adopt-red-hat-openshift-container-platform-power-business-applications (link resides outside IBM.com)