SCOPE Alliance Aims to Accelerate Deployment of Carrier-Grade Base Platforms

Strategic Insights -

Leading network equipment providers have launched the SCOPE alliance, a industry initiative aimed at accelerating the deployment of carrier-grade base platforms for service provider applications. The alliance's mission is to promote the availability of open carrier-grade base platforms based on Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) hardware/software and free open-source software building blocks, and to promote interoperability to better serve service providers and consumers. SCOPE will not create specifications but will establish profiles that enable and encourage the use of COTS and free open-source software building blocks based on open specifications developed by other industry groups.

Key Takeaways:

  • SCOPE is an industry alliance formed by six leading network equipment providers: Alcatel, Ericsson, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, and Siemens.
  • The alliance aims to accelerate the deployment of carrier-grade base platforms for service provider applications.
  • SCOPE will establish profiles that enable and encourage the use of COTS and free open-source software building blocks based on open specifications developed by other industry groups.
  • The alliance's mission is to promote interoperability and better serve service providers and consumers.
  • SCOPE will not create specifications, but rather establish profiles to facilitate the use of COTS and open-source building blocks.
  • The alliance's initial activities will focus on creating profiles for hardware, operating system, base platform middleware, and tools suites based on ATCA, Carrier Grade Linux, and SA Forum's interface specifications.
  • SCOPE expects its first profile to be published in Q1 2006.
  • The alliance aims to accelerate innovation and increase efficiency by providing a collaborative platform for industry leaders.

Statistics:

  • There are six member companies in the SCOPE alliance: Alcatel, Ericsson, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, and Siemens.
  • SCOPE will establish profiles for hardware, operating system, base platform middleware, and tools suites based on available open specifications.
  • SCOPE expects its first profile to be published in Q1 2006.
  • The alliance aims to accelerate innovation and increase efficiency by providing a collaborative platform for industry leaders.
  • SCOPE's initial activities will focus on creating profiles based on Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA), Carrier Grade Linux, and SA Forum's interface specifications.

Sources:

  • "SCOPE Alliance Launched to Accelerate Deployment of Carrier-Grade Base Platforms," EE Times, October 2005.
  • Press Release: "SCOPE Alliance Launched by Alcatel, Ericsson, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, and Siemens," SCOPE Alliance, October 2005.
  • "SCOPE Alliance to Speed Up Availability of Open Base Platforms," Current Analysis, October 2005.