Telco Systems and NEXCOM jointly introduce ARM and Intel Denverton-based universal CPE solutions

Telco Systems, the provider of software defined networking/network function virtualisation (SDN/NFV), Carrier Ethernet (CE) 2.0, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) and IP solutions, together with the Network & Communication Solutions Business Group of NEXCOM International, which focuses on the interprocess communication (IPC), network communication and security industries, are collaborating to offer solutions based on both ARM and Intel Denverton architectures.

Telco Systems and NEXCOM are introducing the first service-ready ARM-based universal customer premise equipment (uCPE) and Intel Denverton C3000 uCPE solutions. These consist of Telco Systems’ NFVTime software and the NSA 3640 and NEXCOM’s DNA 1160 white box appliances respectively. The new uCPE solutions introduce higher performance, security and deployment flexibility based on NFVTime software as well as NXP and Denverton hardware platform capabilities.

By supporting both ARM and Intel x86 architectures, NFVTime allows service providers to select the appropriate technology mix to support different use cases and business requirements without the need to change deployment or operational processes.

NEXCOM’s DNA 1160 white box appliance runs on the Intel Atom C3000 product family and integrates multicore computing performance, hardware acceleration in virtualisation, crypto and compression workloads. NEXCOM’s NSA 3640 white box appliances uses NXP’s QorIQ LS2085A/LS2088A octacore ARM Cortex-A57/A72 communications processors, including NXP’s second generation data path acceleration architecture.

“We are experiencing strong demand for NFVTime, which is being driven its unique capability to enable a service provider to launch NFV services within weeks using our uCPE solution,” said Raanan Tzemach, VP, Product Management and Marketing at Telco Systems. “Our collaboration with NEXCOM, Intel and NXP introduces new innovative solutions that address the market need for a wider selection of uCPE options and the need for better performance-to-cost that are key for the business success of our customers.”

“Network communication and services are gradually becoming integral parts within the telecom industry with many operators shifting their focus to network services. NFV, which allows agile and flexible service delivery and facilitates the management of increasingly complex service strategies, is seen as an ideal solution for telecom carriers to easily allocate hardware resources for service upgrade, expansion and termination,” said Hadwin Liu, Chief Architect of the Network & Communication Solutions Business Group at NEXCOM. 

“We are excited to join forces with Telco Systems, a leading vendor of uCPE innovation, to assist customers in reaching their NFV objectives, showcased by the high performance demonstrated using Telco Systems’ NFVTime run on NEXCOM DNA1160 white boxes.”