Broadband networks, once static and simple, now face continuous changes driven by digital supply chains, cloud applications, and heightened competition. The broadband community has sought to address issues of greater flexibility, increased complexity and need for agility, in part through initiatives such as the Broadband Forum’s CloudCO, introducing concepts such as intent-based operations and automation to the broadband context.

Radisys Connect Modular Broadband (CMB) realizes CloudCO concepts in a comprehensive software suite designed to address the increasing complexity and dynamic nature of broadband service environments. CMB represents a “clean-sheet”, multi-vendor, cloud-native platform, enabling intent-based operations and automation from customer premises equipment (CPE) to the IP core. CMB effectively replaces legacy EMS and OSS layers with a modular, scalable architecture that communicates directly with network operating systems, supporting white box and branded hardware.

In this profile by Appledore, we look at how CMB was born out of Deutsche Telekom’s strategic Access 4.0 project, aiming to simplify network management, improve flexibility, and reduce costs while supporting multi-vendor interoperability.

We explore Radisys CMB’s capabilities, including lifecycle management, real-time inventory, self-healing, and subscriber session steering. We note its open, extensible design and contrast its service-first approach with traditional equipment-centric models. We look at CMB’s market impact, risks, and opportunities, and offer our take on CMB’s proposition as a distinctive option for CSPs seeking faster modernization and autonomy in broadband networks.

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