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Improve Business Growth with AI-Powered Automation
March 24, 2021 11:00 CET
Overview
What is IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation?
Communications service providers (CSPs) are embracing cloud and virtualization as they deliver new 5G and edge computing services that drive growth and improve customer experiences. IBM Cloud Pak® for Network Automation is an AI-powered telco cloud platform that enables the automation of network operations so CSPs can transform their networks, evolve to zero-touch operations, reduce OPEX and deliver services faster.
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Introduction to IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation (04:21)
Product tour
Deploy new 5G services faster
Step through this guided demo to see how you can quickly provision and deploy 5G vRAN and 5G network slice services for video streaming and surveillance applications.
Benefits
Rapid service delivery
Reduce operations cost
Proactive operations
Business optimization
Flexible deployment
Open ecosystem
Capabilities
Everything you need to meet your network automation requirements
Normalized lifecycle modeling
Standardize operations for all xNFs to enable model-driven automation with CI/CD toolchains.
Intent-driven orchestration
Model the desired service operational state rather than pre-programming workflows.
Service design and testing
Automate services and underlying resources for test, preproduction and production environments.
Dynamic service assurance
Get a real-time view of telco cloud infrastructures using AI to drive decisions and process automation.
Closed-loop operations
Automate feedback loops between assurance and orchestration to enable zero-touch operations.
AI and machine learning
Gain insight across complex datasets to automate diagnostics, detect anomalies and initiate runbooks.
A common foundation
IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation is built on a shared automation foundation
Process mining
Create a visual representation of the data flowing through your business and pinpoint bottlenecks in your operations.
Automation insights
Draw on advanced AI and analytics to create a baseline that you’ll use to track key performance indicators (KPIs) over time.
Robotic process automation
Use attended and unattended bots to build robust automations that augment the work done by your human workforce.
Services
We offer software, services and consulting — and it's all cloud-agnostic. Choose what works for you.
Move forward on your own
Gain a more secure path to the cloud by buying only what you need from this or other IBM Cloud Pak containerized software solutions.
Move forward with some help
Work alongside our experts to assess your portfolio, implement quick, agile change and help set the course for your network automation future.
Move forward by letting us do it for you
Focus on innovation and keep existing resources in place by letting our IBM Services® experts manage your ongoing network automation needs.
Client story
Nextel
Nextel, a voice and internet service provider for more than four million subscribers across Brazil, wanted to differentiate itself from other telcos through excellent network reliability. The company worked with IBM to advance its network operations technologies to help maintain uptime and minimize outages.
IBM Ecosystem Partners
Our ecosystem partners can help you with tailored solutions for telco cloud network automation
Juniper Networks
Palo Alto Networks
Resources
Next steps
Get ready to deliver new 5G and edge computing services faster while reducing your operational costs.
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