TPG Telecom & Ericsson complete cloud-native core network

TPG Telecom has successfully migrated its consumer and business 4G and 5G data services onto a single, consolidated Dual Mode Core (DMC) network provided by Ericsson. TPG Telecom partnered with Ericsson to build and deliver the DMC network, which will increase operational efficiency of the telco’s network, enabling the delivery of new services and improved mobile performance in shorter timeframes.

The DMC paves the way for faster and more frequent software upgrades to keep TPG Telecom’s mobile network stable and secure. It will also enable solutions based on new technologies like network slicing, low-latency communications and network exposure.

“The successful migration of TPG Telecom’s 4G LTE data services to our existing Ericsson cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core network marks an important milestone in our efforts to build Australia’s most innovative and advanced mobile network,” said TPG Telecom Chief Technology Officer Giovanni Chiarelli.

TPG General Manager of Core Network Applications Clinton Fick said:

“As a truly cloud-native solution, Dual Mode Core gives us a platform to better support the everincreasing customer demand for data while also laying the foundations to support future mobile use cases for consumer and enterprise needs. It also gives us the architectural flexibility to build our mobile core with the resiliency and functional distribution needed to support the highperformance targets our customers expect.”

With this rollout complete, TPG Telecom is pioneering the way for other telcos by transitioning from native and virtualised data core solutions to fully consolidated data traffic on an Ericsson dual-mode 5G Core network for all of its 4G LTE, 5G non-standalone and 5G standalone data services.

Prior to the migration, TPG Telecom’s 4G LTE data services were handled by legacy virtual network functions (VNFs) solutions.

CT Bureau