USA network , but all of our operations – so , the orchestration goes across every area of the organisation .”
Through this process , ICN has upgraded the hardware within its internal infrastructure to support 200 gigabit links , a hallmark of ICN ’ s entire network . As the telecommunications industry has begun to adapt in a similar mode to the IT space , Lumbard states that IT has the ability to be increasingly flexible , as “ Local Area Networks ( LAN ) are easier to change ”, but the process of changing tens and thousands of miles of fiber and infrastructure is an increasingly complex process .
“ We ’ re already seeing in America , upwards of 70 % of the central office infrastructure is beginning to convert to data centre-type operations in order to implement virtual services and software-defined networking ( SDN ) type technologies . It ’ s very challenging for the telecom industry because we have been doing the same thing for many years .”
However , seeing this as a growing trend , ICN began a shift in its internal operations back in 2012 , and saw how
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ICN Chief Operating Officer
SDN was emerging within the telco space . In order to keep pace with these developments , the organisation reserved resources so it could transform its service with minimum disruption for customers and end-users . “ As a result , we ’ re now able to greenfield a brand new network , handle the upgrade at the same time , and implement SDN technology for the future of Iowa ,” Lumbard says . Consequently , 48 current systems at ICN will be replaced with just four once
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