CPQD and CelPlan enter into a partnership focused on offering solutions for private networks
Network Core C2n, developed by CPQD, is being incorporated into the integrator's offering, which operates in mission-critical markets in Brazil, USA and Chile
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CPQD has just signed a new commercial partnership focused on solutions C2n, a 4G/5G convergent network core developed with the aim of facilitating the deployment of private networks – and also the offering of fixed wireless access (FWA) services. The new partner is CelPlan, a company that has been operating in the area of private networks for 31 years in mission-critical markets, such as energy and utilities, industry – mainly transformation – and systems.temthose of intelligent transport, which include trains, highways, ports and airports.
"Temstrong presence in these markets, characterized by the demand for very high availability in their operations, which operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week”, says Tom Luiz Araújo, commercial director at CelPlan Brasil. To meet these requirements, the company offers everything from consultoria specialized, with network assessment and sizing, application development, implementation and agnostic integration of private networks in various wireless technologies (5G, LTE, Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN, narrowband and radio links), system integrationtemfrom video monitoring and video analytics to the operation and maintenance of customer networks.
Araújo highlights that CelPlan works with equipment and solutions from different suppliers and that this was one of the factors that motivated the interest in the C2n, from CPQD. “We are an agnostic integrator and the C2n it is an agnostic and multivendor solution”, he explains. “Furthermore, the CPQD solution was born from the concept of private networks and tem a more suitable and attractive business model for companies interested in deploying their network”, he adds.
Tatiana Mesquita, responsible for marketing C2n in CPQD, it also highlights the flexibility, robustness and reduced implementation cost (TCO) as important advantages provided by the solution. “As it can be integrated with equipment and solutions from different suppliers and does not depend on a very heavy IT infrastructure, the network core C2n facilitates the implementation of private networks by companies from different segments”, he states.
The agreement signed with CPQD provides for the offer of C2n, as part of CelPlan's portfolio of solutions, in the Brazilian markets, the United States and Chile – countries in which the company also operates. Furthermore, CelPlan presented the CPQD solution at its stand at the UTCAL Summit 2024, a major technology event telecomcommunications and automation for utilities that took place between April 10th and 12th, in Rio de Janeiro.