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Open Networks, Unified Operations: Integrating the Multi-Vendor Telco

How operators can connect open, cloud-native and multi-vendor network domains through one coherent, AI-ready operating model.
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Open networks create flexibility. Unified operations extend that value end to end.
WHY THIS “OPEN NETWORKS, UNIFIED OPERATIONS” CHALLENGE
Open architectures create more value through unified operations

Disaggregation expands choice across RAN, transport, core, cloud and OSS. As vendors, interfaces and operating models multiply, interoperability, shared data, cross-domain orchestration and end-to-end accountability become essential. A unified operating model preserves openness while coordinating performance and lifecycle evolution across domains.

Key benefits
Coordinate a diverse network ecosystem through one operating model

A vendor-neutral integration model allows operators to combine best-of-breed technologies while maintaining consistent service performance, operational control and lifecycle evolution across domains.

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Preserve vendor choice

Integrate best-of-breed components without creating a new layer of operational silos or dependency on a single equipment vendor.

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Connect the network domains

Bring RAN, transport, core, cloud and OSS into one operating view so service and network outcomes can be managed end to end.

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Make the network AI-ready

Create governed data, observability and orchestration foundations for predictive and increasingly autonomous operations.

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Create one line of accountability

Coordinate design, integration, acceptance and operations across vendors through a clear end-to-end model.

How NTT DATA helps

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Define the multi-vendor target model

Map the network domains, interfaces, data flows, operational boundaries and accountabilities required to manage the environment as one system.

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Design interoperability across the stack

Connect network, cloud and OSS capabilities through open interfaces, common service models and cross-domain orchestration.

Open network interoperability connecting telecom, cloud and OSS systems through common interfaces and cross-domain orchestration.
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Integrate and validate end to end:

Use labs, pre-integration, acceptance criteria and KPI-backed validation to prove technology and service flows before scale-up.

Build integrated technology and data stacks
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Connect data, assurance and automation

Establish shared observability, service-impact insight and orchestration so automation can work across domains rather than inside isolated tools.

Cross-domain telecom assurance with shared observability, service-impact analysis and automated orchestration across network, cloud and OSS environments.
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Operate the ecosystem as one network

Coordinate lifecycle changes, vendors, incidents and continuous improvement through a unified operational and governance model.

Unified telecom operations with cross-domain teams coordinating vendors, incidents, lifecycle changes and continuous network improvement.
Unified telecom network operations with cross-domain monitoring across radio, transport, cloud and core infrastructure.
Proven impact
From integrating products to operating a coherent open network.

Integration becomes a sustained business capability across architecture, data, orchestration, assurance and operations, not a one-time activity at deployment.

Results that matter
What unified open-network operations make possible

New technologies can be introduced faster, service performance can be managed across domains and operators retain greater control over a more diverse network ecosystem.

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Faster technology introduction

Reduce friction when onboarding new vendors, platforms and network capabilities.

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Cross-domain visibility

Connect network and service insight across RAN, transport, core, cloud and OSS.

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More predictable operations

Use common validation, assurance and governance to reduce integration and lifecycle risk.

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Greater strategic control

Preserve openness and vendor choice while maintaining clear ownership of the end-to-end operating model.

Turn openness into end-to-end performance.

Open architectures expand choice and innovation. A vendor-neutral integration model connects that diversity through consistent assurance, orchestration and lifecycle management.

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