The Singaporean carrier said the new offering, dubbed Singtel CUBΣ, adopts a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) approach
Singaporean operator Singtel announced the launch of a new suite of network solutions and services aimed at “[modernizing] the digital network infrastructure” of enterprises.
The new offering, dubbed Singtel CUBΣ, adopts a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) approach, to make it easier for enterprises to subscribe to and manage desired services and multiple vendors, as well as gain insights on network utilization, workload performance and sustainability metrics via a single sign-on digital portal, the carrier said.
The Asian carrier highlighted that enterprises can also use features like proactive user experience monitoring, incident automation and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven predictive analytics to respond to incidents faster.
Lim Seng Kong, managing director of the enterprise segment at Singtel Singapore, said: “Digital infrastructure flexibility and agility is imperative for enterprises. As more enterprises embark on their digital transformation journey, there is a greater need for a well architected and unified solution that makes it easier for them to manage and orchestrate their edge-to-cloud connectivity services. With Singtel CUBΣ, our customers can seamlessly access an ecosystem of best-in-class solutions and providers, review and scale up their network services rapidly and dynamically, in a matter of minutes, through a single touchpoint.”
He added: “This NaaS approach to enterprise networking will set the right foundation for future innovation opportunities as enterprises seek to build a more robust and effective digital infrastructure.”
Singtel also said that its new suite gives enterprises greater control to coordinate and scale services such as cloud-based network solutions, software-defined wide area networks (SD WAN) and managed network services, including multi-vendor ecosystems, from a single portal. The NaaS model offers on-demand usage-based pricing which reduces upfront capex costs, the telco added.
The suite comes with an intuitive user interface of the portal, which will enable enterprises to have visibility of services and insights on all subscribed services, as well as access to self-service tools and centralized management capabilities, making it easier to deploy virtualized networks, Singtel said. Enterprises can also use AI, automation and predictive analytics to create repeatable workflows to ease the management of multiple domains, enabling faster fault detection, isolation, and service restoration, should incidents arise.
Last year, Singtel said its 5G Standalone network covered over 95% of the country’s territory, providing coverage in more than 1,300 outdoor locations and over 400 building across Singapore.
Singtel had announced the launch of its 5G SA network in the country in May of 2021. The carrier had partnered with Korean company Samsung to launch 5G SA network, which runs on 3.5 GHz spectrum.
Singtel had initially launched its 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) network in September of 2020, using spectrum in the 3.5 GHz frequency as well as existing 2.1 GHz spectrum.
