Ericsson Service Orchestration Validated on Dell Infrastructure

Key takeaways:

1. Communication service providers embracing cloud-based, open disaggregated infrastructure
2. Dell and Ericsson work together to validate Ericsson workloads on Dell Infrastructure
3. Dell and Ericsson collaboration enables an end-to-end stack, enabling agile adoption and operations
4. The benefits of this solution range from faster, agile implementation; collaborative services support; continuous life cycle management; and lower OPEX

In the world of telecommunications, progress doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when leaders come together to solve complex challenges, empowering operators to move faster and more confidently. This is why we are thrilled to announce a significant milestone in our partnership with Ericsson: the validation of Ericsson Service Orchestration and Assurance on Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks for Red Hat.

This isn’t just a technical validation; it represents a commitment to reliability and innovation. By bringing together Ericsson’s intelligent service orchestration with our engineered infrastructure, we are helping you build a network that is not only powerful, but also predictable, scalable, and ready for whatever the future holds.

Bridging the gap between innovation and operations

For many telecom professionals, the journey to a cloud-native 5G core is filled with challenges. Your planning teams want the agility to launch new services instantly, while your operations teams demand the “five-nines” stability that keeps the network running. We understand that risk is the enemy of uptime.

This validation directly addresses these challenges. By validating Ericsson Service Orchestration and Assurance on Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks, we bridge the gap. We provide the open, disaggregated architecture your innovators crave, wrapped in stability and support that your operations teams rely on.

What this validation means for you

When we say “validated,” we mean it has been rigorously tested to work as one cohesive system. This collaboration eliminates the guesswork associated with multivendor environments.

• • Accelerated deployment: You can bypass months of integration testing. The stack arrives ready, allowing you to focus on service delivery rather than hardware compatibility.
  • Reduced risk: We have done the heavy lifting of engineering and validation, ensuring that the hardware, the Red Hat OpenShift platform, and Ericsson’s application layer communicate perfectly.
  • Operational confidence: This is a field-tested solution designed for the realities of Tier 1 telecom environments. It’s built to handle the load, ensuring high interoperability with your existing systems.

The power of seamless integration

At the heart of this solution is the seamless integration with Red Hat OpenShift. We know that many of you have standardized on Red Hat as your container platform. Our solution respects and enhances that investment.

Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks are co-engineered with Red Hat, providing a consistent, factory-integrated foundation. When you add Ericsson’s Service Orchestration and Assurance on top, you get a unified environment where automation flows freely. This means you can manage workloads across the domain without hitting the friction points usually found in disaggregated networks.

Dell quote: Gautam Bhagra – Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Dell Technologies – “By validating Ericsson Service Orchestration and Assurance on Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks, we are giving telecom operators a proven, integrated path to faster 5G deployment. This collaboration removes the complexity of disaggregation, allowing our customers to modernize their networks with confidence and focus on delivering new, revenue-generating services.”

Ericsson quote: Jason Keane, Head of Portfolio, Solution Area Business and Operations Support Systems, Ericsson — “Ericsson Service Orchestration and Assurance is an open, multi-domain and multi-vendor platform that helps operators accelerate service innovation and deliver services as fast as they sell them. Our collaboration, including validating the product on Dell Telecom Infrastructure, reinforces our strategy to offer open, flexible solutions and advance the 5G ecosystem.”

Efficiency is about more than just speed; it is about smarter work. The validated solution leverages advanced automation to simplify lifecycle management.

• • Zero-touch provisioning: Automate the deployment of network functions to reduce manual errors and free up your skilled engineers for higher-value tasks.
  • Unified lifecycle management: From BIOS updates to software patches, the solution provides a streamlined path for upgrades. This ensures your network remains secure and up to date without the downtime associated with manual patching.
  • Dynamic scaling: As 5G use cases evolve, your network needs to breathe. Our solution allows for linear scalability, so you can add computing and storage capacity on demand, knowing the automated management layer will integrate it instantly.

A collaborative approach to support

We believe that technology should empower you, not complicate your life. This is why this validation extends beyond software and servers.

Dell and Ericsson jointly provide a collaborative support model that customers can opt into, offering a single, coordinated path for initial triage and faster issue resolution across a multivendor stack. Whether the challenge involves hardware, orchestration policies, or anything in between, this unified approach streamlines support in complex multivendor environments.

Security at every layer

Trust is the currency of the telecom industry. Your subscribers trust you with their data, and you need to trust your infrastructure. Security is not an add-on here; it is built into the DNA of the solution.

• • Hardware root of trust: We secure the supply chain from the factory floor to your data center.
  • Platform hardening: Red Hat provides an enterprise-grade, secure container environment.
  • Application integrity: Ericsson ensures rigorous policy enforcement and application-level security.

This defense-in-depth strategy ensures that while your network is open to innovation, it remains closed to threats.

Moving forward, together

The validation of Ericsson Service Orchestration and Assurance on Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks for Red Hat is more than a product announcement. It is proof of what is possible when we collaborate. We are removing the barriers to 5G adoption, helping you reduce complexity, and giving you the tools to drive human progress through connectivity.

This is your network, reimagined: reliable, flexible, and future-ready.

Ready to transform your operations?

Discover how this validated solution can help you achieve your network goals. Contact your Dell Technologies sales representative today to learn more about the technical specifications and how we can support your transformation journey.