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Elisa Polystar has acquired FRINX s.r.o, a Slovak telecom network automation software supplier. FRINX products and software will complement Elisa Polystar’s zero-touch automation and analytics offering, which helps communications service providers (CSPs) automate their network management processes in a multivendor telecom network environment. The acquisition is consistent with Elisa’s strategy to grow digital services internationally and accelerate development of its telecom software business under Elisa Polystar. With this transaction, Elisa Polystar is taking another step on its strategic journey to make self-driving networks happen. FRINX is a privately owned software provider founded in Bratislava, Slovakia, in 2016. FRINX helps CSPs automate their network configuration management. Its products – proven by installations among leading CSP customers – are cloud-native, microservices-based and network vendor-independent. Today, the company has around 40 experts working in its projects...

FRINX, a leading network services automation vendor, today announced it has partnered with VodafoneZiggo, the market-leading Dutch Service Provider, to deploy FRINX Machine™, a network and services automation solution. FRINX Machine provides VodafoneZiggo with Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) for their Vodafone Flex B2B service, delivering a superior customer experience with industry-leading service activation velocity. “We are excited to partner with VodafoneZiggo. Together we have demonstrated that by leveraging open source-based solutions we were able to improve the activation velocity of their network services. Service activation processes used to take hours when done manually, with FRINX Machine this is a matter of minutes”, says Gerhard Wieser from FRINX. ”Using our Workflow Manager workflow automation tool and our network controller UniConfig, we have been able to implement VodafoneZiggo end-to-end ZTP service enablement into a heterogeneous network.” Enterprise and service provide...

FRINX has released the latest version of FRINX Machine, its network automation solution, consisting of workflow, resource management and network control. Version 1.9 brings many new features and enhancements such as: Authentication and Authorization via MS Active Directory, transaction capabilities via the config screen UI, InfluxDB for analytics data storage and many more.  For a full list of new capabilities go to:  https://github.com/FRINXio/FRINX-machine/releases   To try out the latest version of FRINX Machine visit:  https://demo.frinx.io/

FRINX has been working with Telefonica and its vendors to deploy a standardized SDN interface for its 30.000 microwave links in production. Because of its unique expertise in SDN technologies and carrier grade solutions, FRINX was able to support Telefonica and its vendors to implement this use case. https://www.telefonica.de/news/press-releases-telefonica-germany/2021/12/milestone-in-software-defined-networking-sdn-o2-telefonica-uses-new-standardized-sdn-interface-for-30000-microwave-links.html

We are happy to be recognized as an Intel Network Builders Winner's Circle Gold member. Working together with Intel's test labs and deploying FRINX solutions on Intel's latest processor architectures allows us to reliably meet and exceed our customer's automation needs. Working together with Intel allows us to test and deploy our solution on the latest server processor architectures and to leverage Intel's Smart Edge Open toolkit.   #Intel #FRINX #SmartEdgeOpen #OpenConfig #network #automation

We have just shipped a new release of FRINX Machine (FM 1.7). In the following series of videos, you can learn about new features and techniques that will help you to automate your network at scale. FRINX Machine 1.7 update - part 1 A closer look at the new features of FRINX Machine 1.7. This video provides an overview of the new device inventory and blueprint functions. We also demonstrate how to add a device to the inventory via the GraphQL API. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=n0SBR2UI0eg&list=PLQ2GwwrvIDrE90Ywa_A5SdQ2t4XRUF8w7&index=1 FRINX Machine 1.7 update - part 2 A closer look at the new features of FRINX Machine 1.7. This video provides an overview of the updated API documentation including OpenAPI docs for our UniConfig controller and the GraphQL playground for the FRINX Machine device inventory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uameM-GqttI&list=PLQ2GwwrvIDrE90Ywa_A5SdQ2t4XRUF8w7&index=2 FRINX Machine 1.7 update - part 3 A closer look at the new features of FRIN...

Check out the most recent TIP Open Automation Solutions Group webinar recording where FRINX presented scalable network automation. Hear about what real world use cases are being solved in the OAS group ( https://telecominfraproject.com/open-automation/ ) and learn about which solutions FRINX is working on in the webinar recording. https://vimeo.com/578211927#t=35m33s  

SONIC is a network operating system that is widely used for white label switch deployments. This video demonstrates how the FRINX UniConfig controller can be used to configure devices running the SONIC operating system via the standardized OpenConfig data models for network device configuration. Many thanks to Alejandro Sanchez Sanz for developing the translation units and preparing the demo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Umeyg-Woa0    

The FRINX team has worked together with the Intel Network Builders program to perform a comprehensive set of performance tests of our network control software on Intel Xeon processors. FRINX and Intel published a white paper that demonstrates 50,000 network devices connected to our controller with an application response time of under 29 ms for 95% of responses (max response time <200 ms) based on Intel Xeon processors. Of course, we are in geek heaven, but these results also really matter for communication service providers who need to automate the rollout of their 5G networks.  Feel free to read the full whitepaper  here .

FRINX Machine 1.4 combines workflow, inventory, and network control in a container-based automation solution. This release supports single and multi-node deployment options and includes our latest UniConfig release 4.2.6 with the worldwide largest stateful OpenConfig to CLI translation library.  Download and run FRINX Machine 1.4 here:  https://github.com/FRINXio/FRINX-machine

O ur team has been hard at work to create new features in UniConfig, our open-source-based network controller. Some of those are: PostgreSQL as database, support for YANG 1.1 and Tail-f actions, UniConfig client for easy and fully programmatic access to UniConfig features, subscription to NETCONF notifications via web sockets, device configuration via templates, support for 3-phase commit by using NETCONF confirmed-commit, improved logging and many more. All these new features are available in our 4.2.6 release. Get started here: https://bit.ly/3jttRzr Let us know what you would like us to add or change in upcoming releases!

https://github.com/FRINXio/resource-manager Based on our collaboration with the TIP Open Automation Solutions Group ( https://telecominfraproject.com/open-automation/ ) FRINX has created Resource Manager, a resource manager service. The purpose of the resource manager service is to allocate and deallocate network consumables like IP addresses, VLAN ids, Route Distinguishers, Route Targets or any other resource. In addition to the allocation strategies that come out-of-the-box, users can modify strategies and add their own. Allocation strategies can be changed at runtime with the help of WebAssembly containers running JS and Python user code. The resource manager service provides a GraphQL API for developers and a web user interface for operators. Multi-tenancy and a concept of pool hierarchies gives users the tools to solve a multitude of allocation scenarios that they face in their networks. Resource Manager can be consumed as a cloud service or as part of our FRINX Machine on-premi...

We are happy to be recognized by I ntel’s W inners’ Circle Program as a Solution partner for our contribution to the acceleration of # 5G a nd virtual network transformation and by working closely with Intel and its I ntel® N etwork Builders ecosystem #IntelBuilders

T ake a look at this 5G whitepaper that we've been a part of. Automating 5G networks using FRINX Machine! https://frinx.io/automate5g   https://frinx.io/automate5g

Automation is essential to enable very large-scale and agile networks that can be dynamically reconfigured to meet the ever-changing workload demands stemming from the IoT, autonomous vehicles, and enhanced edge applications providing immersive experiences. In this webinar FRINX will take you through existing challenges, new solution approaches and real life case studies detailing how we solve automation at global scale. https://networkbuilders.intel.com/social-hub/webcast/automation-for-heterogeneous-networks Presented by Gerhard Wieser - FRINX CEO & Co-founder Register now!  https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/12229/432400?utm_source=brighttalk-presenter_screen&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=432400

Our open-source inventory solution helps customers to manage locations, equipment, ports and services. Inventory systems are critical when it comes to infrastructure automation. FRINX plays well with existing systems (Netbox, legacy inventory, ...) and we also offer out of the box integration with our open-source inventory system of choice.

FRINX builds software that enables customers to create automated, repeatable, digital processes to build, grow and operate their digital communication infrastructure. Here are the data sheets of the products that make automation & innovation happen for our customers. https://drive.google.com/file/d/105kXjzdrUKeRChy8JcIcq8gwWqClmYqu/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rpL7qmASeBSrFEU7T2V3tvgnrf8wKcnV/view

You understand digitalization. It has nothing to do with 0s and 1s and has everything to do with who you are. Because who you are will define the business you build and the opportunity you create. It will predict if you use your organization’s energy for syphoning off momentum that others have created or if you add your piece to the scaffolding that makes up our world and our experiences. We haven’t seen anything yet when it comes to the acceleration of our world. More people will participate in this virtuous circle by lowering the cost of connectivity and their ability to contribute and create value. The move to an economy that is experience-based and fueled by virtual goods is the evolution from today’s carbon economy. We want to play a part in lowering the cost of access and the cost of service to enable more people to participate. Our mantra is the automation of workflows, the use of analytics and machine learning and the abstraction of heterogeneous physical assets. At FRINX, ...

In the following videos we explain how the FRINX UniConfig solution works and how to use it. The series starts with a tutorial on the purpose of translation units, how they are designed and how they are written. https://youtu.be/m8ittbVHelA This video explains how to use Postman with FRINX UniConfig: https://youtu.be/EcGM6VQx_sA In the following video you will learn how UniConfig works and how to use its operations to edit device configurations: https://youtu.be/AyF4ltjRqnI

Join this webinar to learn about the techniques and architectures behind intent-driven networks as well as use cases for their deployment. https://bit.ly/2xeNZS2 Automation is essential to enable very large-scale and agile networks that can be dynamically reconfigured to meet the ever-changing workload demands stemming from the IoT, autonomous vehicles, and enhanced edge applications providing immersive experiences. In this webinar FRINX will take you through existing challenges, new solution approaches and real life case studies detailing how we solve automation at global scale. Who Should Attend Network service providers, Telco, carriers, Cable/MSO operators, metro Ethernet operators, ISPs, mobile operators, technical decision makers and influencers in network planning, operations, design and architecture. Financial analysts and the media are also encouraged to attend. Key Topics for Discussion The emerging network automation market Challenges driv...