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What are we looking for

Nokia would like to know more about expertise in the following domains:

  • Design and implementation of a CaaS Platform (Kubernetes cluster) consisting of mix-and-match components sourced from multiple suppliers, as such:
    1. Compute servers from HPE, Dell, IBM, Nokia, etc.
    2. Switches from Dell, Cisco, Juniper.
    3. Containerized Software e.g., OpenShift, VMware Tanzu, etc.
  • Design and implementation of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) solutions for telco applications
  • Experience with hardware acceleration techniques in a Cloud environment i.e., SRIOV, DPDK
  • Dimensioning CaaS hardware (e.g., total computes, etc.) and software components based on CNF requirements (e.g., anti-affinity, CPU Pinning, data plane acceleration)
  • Onboarding (vertical integration) and Life-cycle Management (LCM) of Telco Cloud-Native Functions (CNFs) onto CaaS platform
  • CNF Orchestration using NFVO solutions from different vendors
  • Deployment of IT/Telco applications on Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

What we expect from your submission

  • Submit your application until 14th of June 2021 - NEW DATE
  • Describe and document properly your proposal. You can add material like a demo, video, ppt to better illustrate your competencies
  • Add project/customer references per domain

TIMELINE FOR SUBMISSION HAS BEEN EXTENDED

4th May 2021: Application period begins

NEW DATE 14th June 2021:Application period ends

15th June 2021: Nokia starts the assessement of your applications/proposals. During this period, we might reach out to the candidates for potential clarifications

TBD: Candidates will be invited to a discussion with Nokia experts and stakekolders but in case you would like to have a dedicated session to clarify doubts before your submission, please get in touch with the challenge owners.

Nokia experts will be available to facilitate this activity!

About Nokia

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Who can create a challenge?

  • If you want to publish a challenge on the NokiaPartners - Open communities and get support from the community to solve your problems, you first need to be registered on the platform. Then you need to contact the NokiaPartners - Open communities administrator in the Community section. They will create the challenge for you. Search for “admin” in the Community section, and click on “Nokia Admin” to contact and ask for your challenge to be created.

 

How do I submit an answer/proposal?

  • To contribute to a challenge, first open the challenge page, and then click on the "start proposal" button on the right-hand-side. A new page will appear with different text fields to fill in and attachments to include. You can also link to an existing project you have previously created on the platform. Once you have finished, click on submit.
  • If you save as draft, your submission will not be completed and will not be submitted to the challenge owner.

 

What happens once I submit?

  • Once you have submitted your proposal, your ‘Challenge Submission Form’ becomes accessible by the creator or the challenge, who can see and edit your proposal. Through the challenge page, only the owner of the challenge can see the different proposals submitted against his/her challenge. It is up to the challenge owner to inform participants about decisions and potential next steps.
  • To note, when you save a submission as draft, it is not submitted to the challenge owner.

 

Who can see my proposal?

  • The owner of the challenge, the submission review committee, and the NokiaPartners - Open communities Administrator team are the only ones who can see your proposed ideas and solutions to the challenge.

 

What happens if my proposal is successful?

  • For each challenge, submission review and selection process is different and the responsibility of the challenge owner. If your project is selected, the owner of the challenge will come back to you with further guidance on the next steps.

 

What happens if it is unsuccessful?

  • For each challenge, submission review and selection process is different and the responsibility of the challenge owner. If your project is not shortlisted, the owner of the challenge will inform you using the messaging features of NokiaPartners - Open communities. Your proposed ideas will then be removed/deleted from challenge submissions.
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