How Nokia & Converge Plan to Enhance Data Centre Networks
Nokia will be supporting leading Philippine fibre and technology solutions provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. with its Data centre Fabric solution – a switching platform composed of both hardware and software – to future-proof its new data centres in the Philippines by using AI and automation technology.
Both companies hope that customers will enjoy overall improved network performance, unmatched reliability and speeds as a result of their alliance.
Nokia plans to use its Data Center Fabric solution to help Converge leverage AI and automation to enhance overall network efficiency.
“As Converge and many forward-looking technology companies increasingly host AI applications, we need to ensure there is seamless integration with traditional applications,” says Dennis Anthony Uy, CEO and co-founder at Converge.
“We see AI workloads and high-performance computing (HPC) becoming an essential part of our operations so we’re prepping our data centre networks to be designed for extreme scalability and reliability.”
Empowering greater network resilience
The solution aims to empower Converge to enhance network performance, scalability and efficiency while improving service agility. Converge will also be able to ensure sovereign cloud readiness for regulatory compliance.
Nokia’s 7220 Interconnect Router (IXR) data centre switches, running the next-generation SR-Linux network operating system (NOS) and Event-Driven Automation (EDA) platform, also hope to enable Converge to drive operational excellence by enhancing network simplicity.
The operator will be able to ensure more sustainable operations by using automation to reduce energy consumption.
“With this collaboration with Converge, we are looking forward to playing a bigger role in the Philippines’ growing data centre industry,” says Kent Wong, Vice President and Head of IP Networks, Asia Pacific at Nokia.
“Our solutions are designed to empower data centre operators, like Converge, to leverage AI-powered automation to ensure unmatched reliability and scalability to prepare the digital infrastructure for the future.”
Nokia’s Data Centre Fabric solution seeks to deliver a consistently high-quality experience while addressing the growing demands of AI-driven workloads.
Its Event-Driven Automation (EDA), a cloud-native infrastructure automation platform, is able to provide improved response times and ensure consistent performance even as it consumes reduced computing resources.
Likewise, Nokia 7220 IXR is a crucial component of Nokia’s Data Centre Fabric solution and is designed to meet the high connectivity demands. It provides fixed-configuration, high-capacity platforms that enable unparalleled scale, flexibility and operational simplicity to the data centre networks.
“This crucial initiative with Nokia reflects our commitment to continuously adopt next-generation technology solutions to provide consistently high-quality experience to our customers,” says Paulo Martin Santos, Chief Network Transformation Officer at Converge.
“Nokia’s industry-leading solutions will help us prepare our infrastructure for future demands. The use of automation and AI will enable us to ensure regulatory compliance and to enhance network operations to gain a business edge.”
How Nokia is scaling data centre networks
Nokia has been making strides in the data centre industry in recent months, as part of a push towards automation and connectivity solutions. As a result, it achieved stronger than expected fourth-quarter adjusted operating profit and sales as it looks to continue supporting the data centre industry.
As telcos are increasingly adopting AI and other emerging technologies, Nokia has been looking to capture the data centre networking market specifically to focus on delivering networks for the AI era.
Manish Gulyani, Vice President and Head of Marketing for Network Infrastructure at Nokia, told Data Centre Magazine earlier in the year how Nokia continues to address growing demands from enterprises that require data centre networks that can handle the need for greater interconnectivity.
“From a network infrastructure perspective, the key thing we are showcasing is networks for the AI era,” Manish says.
“We want to talk about how AI is driving the demand for data centres, different kinds of workloads around inferencing and training and specifically what that means from a networking perspective.”
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