Metrofibre Networx selects WebNMS Symphony Orchestration Platform to unify Carrier Ethernet service management

WebNMS, a leading provider of scalable software platforms for multi-vendor network management and IoT solutions, today announced that Metrofibre Networx, the founding MEF Forum member in Africa, has selected its Symphony Orchestration Platform to unify the service management of their broad portfolio of Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0) services and core MPLS network. Metrofibre selected Symphony for its unified carrier-grade architecture, independent support of multi-vendor and technology networks and comprehensive modelling of CE 2.0 services as defined by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF).

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"The unified Symphony service orchestration applications combine an out-of-the-box CE 2.0 solution which aligns seamlessly with our MEF-compliant services with the right level of flexibility allowing for efficient customisation that we need to scale on our metro and national fibre networks," said Gary Williams, South African marketing co-chair for the MEF Forum and head of pre-sales engineering at Metrofibre Networx. "Our networks have been engineered to the highest performance and availability standards in the industry, and the Symphony platform will let us maintain that quality while improving our operational efficiency and agility through the consolidation of functional operational silos and cross technology and domain management. Best of all, this capability will simplify and improve the experience of our most demanding customers."

The Symphony Orchestration Platform provides a comprehensive solution for multi-vendor network management and scalable service orchestration. Symphony integrates a suite of applications for service inventory, service fulfilment and service assurance with unified network management tools, multi-vendor network element adapters, an automation framework, visualisation tools and standards-based service modelling such as Carrier Ethernet and MPLS. With this unmatched level of integration, Symphony simplifies and accelerates the deployment of scalable, carrier-grade services. As an open platform, Symphony offers service providers efficiency, flexibility and control in operating multi-vendor networks.

"We're very excited to support Metrofibre's success as they leverage our CE 2.0 and service orchestration solutions in South Africa," said Darryl Stork, regional director of WebNMS. "Metrofibre's progressive strategy of delivering MEF-compliant services combined with our applications' inherent end-to-end network management capabilities makes for a very efficient operational model."

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