Capone (PoliMi): “Ax Lab Ericsson will accelerate software transformation of networks”

Ericsson’s Ax Lab “will accelerate the software transformation of networks.” Outlining the technological horizon is Professor Antonio Capone, full professor of Tlc and dean of the School of Industrial and Information Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano, interviewed by Adnkronos on the new important technological research laboratory of the multinational Ericsson which has decided to invest in Pagani with a hardware and software hub that could be a development engine for the transformation of networks towards a virtualized infrastructure. Member of the strategic group Polimi2040 and director of the Advanced Network Technologies Laboratory of the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering (Deib), Capone argues that “despite the decline in investments over the years due to the lack of major players in Italy – and given that the national champions that existed in the last century did not survive the very strong competition in the sector – now it is important to maintain the presence in Italy of multinationals “of the caliber of Ericsson”. Also because, he stresses, “the Tlc market has evolved over the last few years very interesting precisely for the updating of labs such as Ericsson’s “.” What we have seen in recent years, being that of Tlc a very high technology sector, is that there is a tendency to concentrate in very few companies worldwide the ability to support a competitive market. However – explains Capone – what created this phenomenon – which was fundamentally linked to hardware platforms and particularly sophisticated equipment – has not disappeared but TLCs are increasingly transforming into a system based on general hardware platforms and software of specialized type “.” So – the Italian expert continues – we are moving towards a software transformation of the networks that represent an important development opportunity – not only because we are able to create more interesting things and we can integrate innovation more quickly – but also because innovation is made on software with development costs that allow the entry of even small players “. Capone says he is” strongly convinced, and in my roles I am trying to push in this direction, which in Italy there may be a new wave of companies that develop solutions for tlc and networks in general because they can take advantage of this particular moment of the transition to the software-based network, the so-called ‘network software’ “. “And Ericsson’s Ax laboratory maintains great skills and increases its scope of expertise because a whole series of Ericsson’s activities are maintained there in Pagani” he stresses again. (by Andreana d’Aquino)