Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has unveiled a new product tagged ‘Liquid Net,’ which is the company’s new way to deliver broadband.
Head,
Network Systems at Nokia Siemens Networks, Mr. Marc Rouanne, said that Liquid
Net allows an operator to set up its network to self-adapt to meet capacity and
coverage requirements based on demand.
The new
approach, he also said, aims at significantly improving the quality of
broadband services worldwide.
“With
Liquid Net, operators can unleash the full potential of their existing business
assets and create new revenue sources,” he said.
As said
by him, spectacular broadband growth means networks must be ready to cope with
personal data consumption of more than 1 Giga Byte (GB) per mobile user per
day.
“Demand
is also highly unpredictable, fluctuating between locations at different times
as people use broadband at home, at work and on the move,” he said.
Stressing
that abrupt changes in broadband use could also occur when, for instance, new
device software is launched or updates to popular applications and over-the-top
services are released, leaving operators no time to prepare.
“Capacity
in today’s conventional networks is typically frozen in separate places; at
individual base station sites, in parts of the core network that manage voice
and data services, or in the optical and IP transport networks,” he said.
Rouanne
said each is a potential bottleneck to someone getting the broadband service
they want at a particular moment, adding that fluctuating and unpredictable
demand in one part of the network means huge chunks of capacity could be left
idle elsewhere, making poor use of existing investments.
He gave
an example, saying that as much as 50 per cent of a conventional core network’s
capacity could be dormant.
He noted
that instead, Liquid Net unleashes frozen network capacity into a reservoir of
resources that could flow to fulfill unpredictable demand, wherever and
whenever people use broadband.
He
maintained that Nokia Siemens Networks has created Liquid Net to free-up unused
capacity and allocate it instantly across the whole network wherever and
whenever it is needed.
“Liquid
Net uses automated, self-adapting broadband optimization to deliver services
and content to ensure the best customer experience by always being aware of the
network’s operational status and the services being consumed,” he said.
Additionally,
Liquid Net channels traffic in the transport network along the path of least
resistance and lowest cost between operator sites.
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