Preparing your Business for Virtualization. Mirko Voltolini VP Network Technology

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1 Preparing your Business for Virtualization Mirko Voltolini VP Network Technology

2 SDN and NFV are transforming networks The virtualisation of IT has transformed the consumption of compute and storage and is extending to the network, within and beyond the data centre. From Traditional networking Infrastructure driven Static Function-specific features Vendor-controlled releases To Virtualised networking Software driven Dynamic Policy-based applications and services Open platform with rapid release cycles 2

3 vcpe First Colt Network Virtualization Experience Before From Q Colt IP s with managed router capability Colt IP Backbone Colt IP Backbone end-to-end management Colt managed router features end-to-end management Colt NOC Colt managed router features vcpe (Definition) Traditional Managed L3 services delivered with dedicated L3 CPE router vl3cpe means removing the L3 CPE router and virtualizing the function in the network Initial vcpe location: PE router (launched Q2 2012) Evolution: NFV based using NFVI deployed in Colt nodes 3

4 Network Virtualisation Colt experience so far Benefits Cost Reduction Simplified Operation Better Orchestration Fast Delivery Challenges Technology Readiness Definition Operating Model Organisational Barriers 4

5 Colt Novitas Vision Network services are self-provisioned, orchestrated and consumed in near real time through automation, and integrated with 3 rd party networks Elastic Bandwidth Customer portal Elastic SDN and NFV Infrastructure 3 rd party Networks APIs Elastic Topology Customer sites Customer sites Available through portal and APIs Selfprovision Near real-time Support value added services Interwork with other providers Reduce costs Reduce vendor dependency 5

6 SDN & NFV Colt Business Case Incremental Revenues Benefits Protected Revenues Ops cost savings Reduced Cost of Sales Cloud Computing 2010 What is cloud Computing? Should you move your business into the cloud? Self 10 benefits of cloud computing ROI for cloud computing The new age of cloud computing The security challenges of Cloud The PC officially died today SDN/NFV 2015 Near real-time The business case is king Basics: the differences between Available SDN and NFV Dynamic The new IP The PC officially through died today portal Overcoming security challenges on a NFV deployment Topology SDN & NFV : Dynamic Duo of next generation networks and APIs Performance Supports value added services Costs Success driven Capex Project Cost 6

7 Colt Novitas is a major change programme The transformation will impact all areas of the business and will require: New operating models New commercial models and go-to-market Long term product and technology alignment Investments in new skills, platforms and technologies Today Future Technology / Product Stack Hardware centric and very technology driven vendor-linked product developments Software centric, mixed platforms (commodity & vendor based), on-demand commercial models Delivery Mainly manual processes for service delivery, little automation Continuous deployment of new network functions & automated delivery Assurance Silo d operations with a mixture of static resource management and limited service management Integrated, dynamic operations with a focus on customer self service and management 7

8 Using Agile to build and evolve Colt Virtualization Novitas is being developed with an Agile methodology based on 4 month sprints, first delivering a Minimum Viable Product and associated foundations and then continuously expanding features and reach. Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Dedicated Cloud Access On Demand Driven by customers DCNet On Demand LANLink On Demand DCNet On Demand LANLink On Demand 50+ Carrier Hotels Colt Connected Buildings Software Defined VPN 8

9 Colt On Demand radically transforms the customer experience NOVITAS automates the delivery and modification of services. It puts customers in control and fulfils in minutes instead of days or weeks. Pre-NOVITAS Quote Order delivery activation configuration modification Billing Assurance With NOVITAS Select and request delivery activation Billing Assurance Only when physical work is required Manual processes 9

10 Technology Approach OSS Lots of changes here!! Organisation DevOPS Release Engineering Network Function Build it yourself Partner!! Platform Keep it small/flexible Utilise Open Source Minimal Viable Architecture Cloud as a reference 10

11 From Products to Components Today Ethernet hub and spoke Private networking Ethernet point to point IP-VPN (existing or new) Ports Ethernet Port Connections Ethernet point to point VPN s VPN Endpoint Internet Port Ethernet point to multipoint IP VPN Dedicated AWS Port Optical Port wavelength Novitas 11

12 Connecting with 3 rd parties Provider portal Novitas portal SDN/NFV Abstraction Layer API Backend API Backend Choreography OSS/BSS 3 rd -party defined OSS/BSS 3 rd -party SDN Controller Colt SDN Controller Node Access Ring 3 rd -party Network NNI Colt Network DC 12

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14 Conclusion SDN/NFV = business transformation 14

15 For your time Thank you