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BICS, an international telecommunications and 5G service provider, has announced the deployment of a new SDN (Software Defined network) controller developed by Nokia to further improve its network performance. This new intelligent module automatically configures the optimal traffic routing, which helps improve overall network performance for consumers and lays the foundation for 5G network slicing. The new SDN controller is customized according to the requirements of BICS specific use cases, and will be used to control the BICS global network capacity and traffic routing. It can not only monitor the routing path of the whole BICS network, but also adjust and optimize the network traffic at any time. 1 With this SDN controller, BICS rapidly improved global network performance and laid the foundation for future 5G use cases, such as bandwidth adjustment calendars and network slicing. These use cases will further enable the intelligent application of 5G network bandwidth to meet the growing connectivity needs of enterprises. In addition, this improved network allocation mechanism can be used both at the application layer, such as providing network slicing for public safety applications, and scheduling according to predefined times, such as monthly "reserved" bandwidth for cloud data backup. "The SDN controller provided by Nokia NSP will be an important component for BICS customers to implement the next generation of 5G services," said Rafael De Fermin, Vice President, Network Infrastructure Business, Nokia Europe. It enables network slicing to provide consistent quality of service for advanced use cases such as iot or M2M deployments, which fulfills the long-standing promise of 5G. By solving this difficult problem in the 5G development process, we have taken another important step forward in driving the global deployment of 5G applications." 1 In addition, as the industry implements 5G network slicing at scale, the Nokia SDN controller will also enable BICS to manage local and roaming traffic slicing. This will have a significant impact on the industry as a whole, not only breaking the current 5G slicing use cases that are only for local traffic, but also promising to enable slicing use cases that support global connectivity. Only future large-scale adoption of 5G and network slicing by operators will drive this deep innovation. The collaboration will also have a direct impact on the BICS network, enabling it to better serve low-latency and critical applications. Nokia SDN controller can monitor the whole network routing path and make traffic adjustment and optimization decisions at any time. With intelligent low-latency routing, the Nokia SDN controller will assign the most efficient route for each traffic type, automatically switching to ensure continuous connectivity. For example, use cases such as security applications in industrial sites such as real-time video streaming enable low latency and reliable network connectivity even in the event of an outage. Jorn Vercamert, Vice President of Products and Solutions at BICS, said, "BICS has consistently invested in enhancing the software solutions ecosystem. The new modules introduced here are the latest in a series of advances that will lead to more powerful intelligent services on the web. This means better service for our carrier customers, which in turn benefits our end customers. BICS 'network carries about half of the world's roaming traffic. This partnership not only strengthens our global communications capabilities, but is also a significant investment for us to prepare for the full adoption of 5G and scale deployment of network slicing in the future."