Huawei Wins Two Prizes at 5G World Summit and CloudEdge Paves the Way to 5G Core Network

Huawei Technologies won two awards at the most recent 5G World Summit, which ended June 30th. The first award was for "Most Notable Partnership Between an Operator and Solutions Provider for 5G Trials and Development," shared with Deutsche Telekom; the second was for "Biggest Contribution to 5G Research & Development." At the Summit last year, Huawei earned Best NFV Innovation of the Year with CloudEdge for its innovations in 5G core network evolution and cloud-based core network commercialization.

These two international awards show that the 5G industry has widely recognized Huawei's contribution of innovative ideas and solutions to the 5G network, especially with regard to the 5G core network evolution, 5G core network slicing, and commercial innovation that these technologies have brought about. One of the key problems for 5G, as we approach its advent, is the question of how to migrate the current core network to the 5G network. The answer will require a joint effort from the entire industry, but the Huawei CloudEdge solution will help smooth the way to a 5G core network.

CloudEdge Lays a Cloud-based Foundation for 5G Evolution

To meet the requirements for a connected world in the 5G era, future core networks must first provide carrier-grade reliability and high-performance. CloudEdge enables resource sharing among NEs through a cloud-based architecture. In addition, it supports lossless service switches across data centers and uses software and hardware acceleration technologies to enhance user-plane performance on COTS servers. In 2016, CloudEdge ranked first in the point-of-contact (PoC) test organized by Telefonica.

CloudEdge Provides an Open Platform for 5G Innovation

The boundaries between telecommunications and its vertical areas are fading and the merging of industries is deepening. Networks must be open enough to support cross-industry innovation. CloudEdge is not just a product that moves traditional EPC to the cloud, but rather a cutting-edge innovation platform. CloudMSE, one of the components, is a capability aggregation platform that can quickly integrate third-party applications. A third-party vendor only needs to continuously optimize their applications, while CloudMSE is responsible for scheduling resources, managing capacity, and distributing traffic, which will shorten the time to market. Another component, CloudUIC, is an open platform for network capabilities that makes information and capacity available to third parties over mobile networks, which will facilitate the development of innovative services.

Mobile Network Edge Cloud Solution of CloudEdge Ensures Optimal Service Experiences

Services such as mobile HD video and augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) are still growing globally, and meeting the low-latency, high-bandwidth requirements is an ever-present challenge for contemporary networks. CloudEdge is able to provide optimal experiences for emerging services such as these, first by separating the control plane from the user plane with the introduction of NFV, SDN, and MEC technologies. Additionally, the GW-U on the user plane integrates a variety of applications such as CDN and Cache and is deployed much closer to user to meet the high requirements of 5G services, such as self-driving automobiles and remote surgery.

Huawei cloud core network plays a leading role in comprehensive network cloudification. Huawei offers to build 70 commercial cloud networks, which makes it a leader in 5G evolution. In addition, Huawei has strategically cooperated with Deutsche Telekom, China Mobile, and many other industry-leading carriers in 5G core network innovation. Huawei will continue to work with more partners to build 5G ecosystems and promote 5G development. With its help, carriers can build their core competitiveness in the 5G network evolution.