STL on June 30 announced the launch of its NSW 2.0 network software portfolio, a new generation of software that the company says "offers a multi-tenant, cloud-native, microservices-based architecture and hyper-scaler certified approach that will enable telcos to leapfrog towards the Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) economy."
As observed by STL:
The telecom industry is at an inflection point and witnessing a fundamental shift to flexible consumption and pay-as-you-go models. There is also a need to unlock new revenue streams and scale infrastructures and adopt agile business models.
A report from TM Forum suggests that around 72% of 5G revenue growth depends on the transformation of OSS/BSS. But the shift to the more flexible XaaS model is constrained by data security, integration complexity and costs. STL’s NSW 2.0 portfolio enables Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to capitalize on the rapid evolution of open architectures, 5G, WiFi 6, cloud models and platforms.
With this next-gen software portfolio now in place, STL contends that CSPs can gain the ability to scale with reduced capex and faster time-to-market. The company says the software will also accelerate telcos' transition to open and cloud-native platforms and make the digital renaissance simpler and faster.
Of the new software, the company further stated:
This innovation is enabled by STL’s deep telco tribal knowledge both in software development capability and mission-critical deployments. STL’s NSW 2.0 portfolio supports multi-vendor plug-and-play components using a standardized TM-Forum compliant API suite. This comprises Digital+, API-first, Cloud-Native and Pro-Edge to help digital service providers monetize 5G, WiFi 6, platformification, along with seamless Business As Usual functions.
Commenting on the latest software portfolio, Saikat Mitra, COO - Network Software at STL, said, "For communication and digital service providers, we have designed everything stack for Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS) economy with our new STL NSW 2.0 portfolio. With this portfolio, I am confident that CSPs would be able to leverage our enhanced portfolio that is using state-of-the-art technology and architecture. Accelerating 5G monetization for CSPs requires an evolution of BSS/OSS, and we are already 5G ready.”