Openreach has announced plans to deploy Nokia’s Altiplano Access Controller cloud platform across its full fibre broadband and Ethernet network.
The aim is to boost automation, network visibility and control, and product flexibility for both its communication provider customers and their end user customers. This will enable Openreach to make its fibre-based network easier to manage, more efficient, reliable and also reduce some operational costs.
The development was officially unveiled by Openreach’s network technology director, Trevor Linney, at the industry forum Network X event, in Paris.
The new Altiplano deployment will go live - using Openreach’s next generation Ethernet Access Direct 2 (EAD2) product for businesses and UK ISPs - in April 2025 and a full product launch will follow in 2026.
Linney said, “We are working on what we believe to be a world first deployment of the Altiplano access controller platform to enhance resilience and service in our fixed full fibre network – to manage a cluster that includes the OLTs and the IP equipment and has required Nokia to develop new capabilities for us.
“This is the next step in our plans to build a future proof, multi-service, one network platform – that supports both full fibre FTTP and future ethernet products.”