Why is testing now integral to 5G Standalone network automation – and success?
The deployment of 5G Standalone networks requires a complete paradigm shift when it comes to testing, validating, and optimising the performance of new services, upgraded services, and network slices. Are you ready?
The steady introduction and deployment of 5G Standalone (SA) networks is changing the dynamics of the communications industry, offering significant opportunities for differentiated, dynamic service provision and delivery, including network slicing.
However, it also brings challenges, such as the need to manage and optimise a continually changing environment, provide constant upgrades and introduce new services, and the need to test, iterate, and continuously monitor the network’s (or the slice’s) performance in order to meet KPIs and customer SLAs. In turn, 5G SA is ushering in a whole new paradigm for testing and service deployment.
Only a few decades ago, telecoms network testing was a ‘niceto-have’, with operators and network equipment providers using third-party testing solutions in an ad hoc manner.New service upgrades, updates, or patches would be tested before being deployed in the network, when new components were installed, or when problems were detected (i.e., troubleshooting). There was no continuous monitoring or dynamic provision of new service upgrades. 5G SA demands a complete paradigm shift.
Download our paper to discover why.