Under the deal, Nokia will automate Lightstorm’s service fulfillment and service assurance processes, which will enable the latter company to make inroads in the Network-as-a-Service (Naas) market as a greenfield operator, and create new revenue streams.

Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia said it has been selected by India’s carrier-neutral infrastructure platform, Lightstorm, to deploy its Digital Operations software.

Under the deal, Nokia will automate Lightstorm’s service fulfillment and service assurance processes, which will enable the latter company to make inroads in the Network-as-a-Service (Naas) market as a greenfield operator, and create new revenue streams.

The Digital Operations software will enable Lightstorm to quickly quote, design, deploy and assure connectivity services with assured service level agreements (SLAs). The solution will also offer closed-loop automation.

Notably, the solution is currently getting deployed across India on Amazon Web Services by Singapore-based Cloud Kinetics.

“We are confident that Nokia’s Digital Operations software on AWS will help us realize our vision of building a software-defined programmable and automated network. We look forward to working with Nokia in our journey to provide a world-class digital experience through our platform,” said Amajit Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, at Lightstorm.

“This deployment builds on Nokia’s relationship with AWS, which supports the development and deployment of telecom-specific cloud-native solutions for communication service providers. With Nokia’s Digital Operations software and the reliability and scalability of AWS,” said Vinish Bawa, Head of Emerging Markets, India at Nokia.

“We are pleased to work with Nokia and Lightstorm to bring the complete breadth and depth of AWS to play. Deploying Nokia’s Digital Operations software on AWS will allow Lightstorm to drive maximum efficiency, flexibility, and customer satisfaction with modern service design, delivery, and billing,” added Puneet Chandok, President Commercial Sales, AWS India and South Asia, AISPL.

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