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Metaswitch, a Microsoft company, today announced an agreement with siticom, a leading German managed service provider, to deliver private LTE and 5G campus solutions across multiple industries, including manufacturing, education, automotive, agriculture and healthcare. Initial deployment with a leading German research institution is already underway. More information and the detailed Presse Release can be found here https://www.siticom.online/metaswitch-to-address-industry40

f.l.t.r.: Anne-Marie Finlay (Counsellor Trade, Investment & Innovation, Ireland), Anne Marie Flynn (Consul General in Frankfurt - DFA), Robert Troy (Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Ireland), Tadhg Kenny (SVP - Strategic Partnerships, Druid Software), Stefan Höltken (Managing Director, siticom GmbH), Anne Lanigan (Regional Director Eurozone, Enterprise Ireland) Weiterstadt 13th June siticom was happy to welcome Irish Government Minister Robert Troy and his delegation at our HQ in Weiterstadt. On his trade mission to Frankfurt he wanted to learn about our partnership with the Irish company Druid Software, which we rely on as competent partner for 5G Core Software. We were delighted with the great interest shown by our guests and the opportunity to renew our partner statement with Druid Software in such a warm and genuine way. The Delegation was organised by Enterprise Ireland who connected several German and Irish companies together with members from the Irish consulate and the Irish government. As siticom was especially recommended for an on site visit by Druid Software, we would like to express our special thanks to our partner. “As an integrator it is our daily business to solve problems with interconnectinng uncountable solutions, vendors, technologies and softwares for our customers. The reliable 5G Raemis core solution has become our reference in numerous Projects and we value Druid's customer support and training capabilities - not to mention the warm personal relationship that our teams maintain.” said Stefan Höltken, Managing Director at siticom, while explaining our work with Druid to the Minister’s Delegation. Tadhg Kenny, strategic partnerships manager at Druid Software stated: "Druid value the close relationship with our partner siticom. As a key integrator for Druid they expertly deliver our market leading Raemis 5GC platform providing strong support for end users innovating with the latest use cases for green energy, industrial automation and 5G edge capabilities." Later Stefan Höltken and Tadhg Kenny from Druid Software signed the partnership statement under the eyes of Minister Troy and the delegation from Enterprise Ireland. We are looking forward to a return visit to discuss new business opportunities in Ireland and Germany soon. Robert Troy addressed his impressions of his visit ina speech during a joint dinner. The Minister did not only emphasize the importance of international – especially European – cooperation during these times of crisis. He also showed a deep understanding how companies like Druid and siticom significantly improve innovation and progress when they work together the way we do. Tadhg Kenny and Stefan Höltken on our roof terrace Minister Troy, Tadhg Kenny and Stefan Höltken

Time to join forces! With the growing demand for advanced 5G skills and delivery capabilities, it is only natural that we intensify our partnership and coordinate closely. In the second quarter of 2023, the delivery force for 5G Nokia solutions will be ready for action. As part of the Logicalis Group, we at siticom are thrilled to announce our partnership with ituma, a leading system integration company with a strong focus on solution-driven portfolio in API and process integration, aduno® orchestration as well as application development. Together, we have formed a 5G Alliance to combine our shared and complementary abilities in the 5G space. siticom brings a wealth of experience and expertise in Private 5G, including architecture, site survey, use case validation, network planning, Network Slicing, Edge Computing, VNF/CNF, and validation of 5G equipment. Our consulting services are strongly network-driven, which allows us to provide comprehensive solutions that align with our clients' specific needs. Screenshots of the ituma cloud: a vendor independent orchestration platform Ituma on the other hand develops vendor-independent orchestration platforms for 5G campus networks. The focus of the solutions is thereby always the holistic consideration of the use case for the best possible realisation of a customer-specific management platform. The development of processes and APIs for the integration of assets and systems represents the strength of ituma's own development department. This perfectly complements siticom's abilities to build together a powerful team that can provide end-to-end 5G solutions to clients across various industries. “By building a bridge with siticom we create the value add of modern sustainable networks and solutions that by far exceed our competitors.” Simon Marg, CEO ituma With the alliance in place, we're excited to provide our clients with a one-stop-shop for all their 5G needs. By working closely together, we can deliver advanced solutions that meet their specific requirements and drive business success. We look forward to this partnership and are excited about the opportunities it will bring. Stay tuned for more updates on how the 5G Alliance between ituma and siticom can help transform your business.

We make it possible, TODAY. We deliver a complete 5G O-RAN compliant network including a 5G SA Core solution in a flight box. A very nice opportunity for our customer to gain experiences in how to use 5G. Some figures about the solution: DIMENSIONS The Flight Box has the following dimensions: 950mm x 500mm x 540mm COMPUTE Two Dell PowerEdge server with a capacity up to 10 indoor radio units. Possible to expand up to 20 radio units. RADIO UNITS The solution from Airspan, the Airvelocity 2700 is a very compact, feature-rich, easy-to-Install, Sub-6 GHz RU. The Airspan OpenRANGE06 AirVelocity 2700 (RU) provides 5G-NR Sub-6 GHz indoor coverage. Meeting the demand for indoor connectivity, it is an ideal and powerful solution to deliver a superior network access experience, boosting throughput to speeds of over 2 Gbps. It supports O-RAN split 7.2x for deployment flexibility in an open interface architecture. Some key data: 4 TX 4 RX bandwidth 100MHz up to 4 MIMO layer up/downlink weight 1.6kg form factor size 22.5x22.5x4.5 cm connection 10G BASE-T and SFP+ TIMING Falcon RX 5G xHaul Timing Aware O-RAN Switch & PTP Grandmaster for precise synchronization of the radio units. The Falcon-RX is an essential element in delivering 5G. Through high capacity, low latency transport and high precision synchronization, the Falcon-RX enables 5G RAN operation at its optimal throughput. The Falcon-RX combines the best of breed of the Transport and Timing worlds, in a single powerful package. Both elements are critical for 5G fronthaul deployments, along with support for the latest O-RAN architectures and recommendations. 5G CORE SOLUTIONS FUSION Core from Metaswitch The Metaswitch Fusion Core comprises a high performance and highly programmable 5G user plane function (UPF), core control plane functions (AMF/SMF), a portfolio of service-based architecture elements and management components for network orchestration and automation. Built using microservices methodologies, Fusion Core is deployable within private, public or hybrid compute clouds. Raemis™ Core from Druid Software Druid’s solution are built on its Raemis™ technology platform. Raemis™ is a set of cellular software assets crafted by Druid’s engineers and optimised for business use cases. The Raemis™ platform harnesses 5G, 4G, 3G, 2G and Wifi radios from any vendor to implement standalone cellular core network solutions. Many thanks to our teams at siticom and partners for the excellent cooperation: Metaswitch Networks FMBE GmbH Airspan Networks Fibrolan Dell Technologies Druid Software If you like it, share it.

We congratulate our partner rtBrick to be shortlisted for “Best Innovative Software Provider” at the Carrier Community Global Awards (CCGA) 2021! We keep our fingers crossed 🤞 Carrier Networks for "Cloud-Natives" - an introduction Visit our partner for more information: https://www.rtbrick.com https://www.rtbrick.com/news-and-events/carrier-community-global-awards-shortlist?c=press-releases

We are excited to announce our Advanced Partnership in the area of IT automation and management with Red Hat again!🎉 Automation is one of the key drivers for digital transformation. Modern environments shall be able to automatically scale at any time, but at the same time the security and stability of all systems need to be guaranteed around the clock. In summary, the automation challenges can be divided into the following areas, with which we are glad to assist you: Deployment Your business applications require infrastructure, regardless of whether it is bare metal or in a private, hybrid or public cloud environment. Are you still working with templates? Then you already have a great advantage. Now these templates have to be automated. Configuration management Applications have different requirements, for example: settings of file systems, ports and users. We provide you a robust configuration management solution with which the infrastructure (bare metal, virtualization, cloud, container, etc.) can be defined in a simple way so that all teammembers can work with. Orchestration Most likely, you have more than one application. This inevitably results in management and maintenance challenges in various data centers and infrastructures. Of course, also taking into account public, private and hybrid cloud environments. This results in the combination of different automated tasks and their configurations across system groups. Deployment of applications Whether you choose a traditional approach of application development or use an ongoing integration and deployment (CI/CD), successful application development depends on robust, automated systems, from commit to build, testing over to deployment. Security and Compliance We are happy to help you implement the automation of your security, compliance and risk management guidelines by installing them into your entire infrastructure as automated steps. Standardized security processes and workflows facilitate compliance aspects and audits. Red Hat Ansible® Automation Red Hat® OpenShift® Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Click here to visit the Red Hat partner info page about siticom: https://redhat.secure.force.com/finder/PFPartnerDetail?id=001f200001TKd4CAAT

The continuous growth of data traffic is a real challenge for operators today, as multiple services add their traffic to operator networks. In any infrastructure planning, digital twins are an important tool for saving costs and anticipating difficulties and conflicts. This also applies to the planning of networks. Greenfield and brownfield simulations play an important role in planning & realization of smart cities and industrial development. Greenfield simulations focus on undeveloped areas, providing a baseline assessment of the potential and risks of new projects. In contrast, brownfield simulations focus on the optimization and revitalization of used or abandoned urban areas. Both approaches provide valuable insights for planning and implementing future development projects. Now we would like to present a project with our customer EWE Tel, in which siticom has taken a leading role. In an interview with Gerhard Weber, Principal Consultant at siticom, we learn more about the challenges, as well as the customer benefits and future prospects that emerged from the project. Hi Gerhard, could you give us a brief overview of the project with EWE Tel, focusing on simulation? Hello, yes of course. The trigger for the simulation was the very fast increasing utilization of EWETel's network, and they expect the rate of increase to be 25% to 50%. It is clear that in the existing network the link utilization will soon exceed the limit of 40% per link. 40% link utilization should not be exceeded in normal operation, in order to transport traffic via a second link in case of failure. The remaining free percentages are intended for traffic peaks. The simulation was set up in order to have the possibility to try out different solutions. Different solutions here refers mainly to different network topologies (strict, light or non-hierarchical) and the locations of traffic sources (caches). Caches are servers on which movies are stored, for example. For example, there are caches of Netflix or Amazon. Where are the focal points? Mainly, the simulation is used to study the network utilization of different topologies with their traffic sources. For this purpose, traffic data is necessary. This data is provided by EWE Tel. For example, it is known how much load has been brought into the network by e.g. Netflix since the year 2013. From this, corresponding forecasts for the coming years can be calculated and thus also simulated. A good 20 different load types with individual growth rates are included in the simulation. In the meantime, the simulation has been expanded again and again. It is now also possible to fail routers and connections, make statements about the propagation delay of packets, to simulate PPPoE subscribers, operate the network with 1,000,000 routes, and to simulate the L3VPN and EVPN of the business customers in accordance with the real network. What are the customer benefits here? By using a GUI based on OpenStreetMap, network topologies can be created and simulated very easily. Also existing networks can be examined in this way. Existing networks can be optimized or rebuilt by migration steps that are also "tested" in the simulation. The greatest advantage is probably to increase the security of network planning and thus to avoid weaknesses in one's own network in advance. This can be realized very cost-effectively with the help of simulation. Without simulation, it only becomes apparent in reality whether decisions once made were correct. Mistakes here can be very expensive. What is the outlook for the future? What would be further possibilities? Currently, only Juniper routers (vMX) are used in the simulation. We are currently working on opening the simulation to other routers. This will then also allow interop and feature "tests". For example, the simulation can be used to test whether the routers of other manufacturers can also handle 1 million routes, or whether L3VPNs work between routers from different manufacturers, or how they have to be configured to work. Flexibilization of traffic sources is also being considered. Right now, no routers are allowed to fail in the simulation that have a traffic source connected to them. We have already discussed various solutions for this, but have not yet decided on one. In principle, it would also be possible to reproduce the connections in the simulation on the basis of GIS data. This would allow better statements to be made about running times. In addition, it might also be possible to calculate line costs in more detail. Thank you Gerhard for this insight. If you want more information about greenfield and brownfield simulation, please have a look at our Insight.

Read more about how Metaswitch and siticom employed an Open Ecosystem to simplify Campus 5G Network Deployments for Enterprises in Germany. More informations how we do that and how it looks in detail please have a look to our Insight https://www.siticom.online/metaswitch-private-5g-networks

Pressrelease London, 2nd June 2021: Logicalis, a leading international IT solutions and managed services provider, today announces the acquisition of the network transformation and modernisation specialist, siticom. The investment strengthens Logicalis’ capability to deliver software-defined services to customers as they look to connect people and devices. siticom established its business in 2010 and is a leading player in the software-defined networking (SDN) and 5G market as an expert in communication networks and campus network solutions. With a team of 130 experts across five German locations, siticom develops complex networking solutions for its customers, including some of the world’s largest telecoms service providers, financial data providers and chemical plant infrastructure operators. The acquisition of siticom empowers Logicalis to establish a pan-EMEA centre-of-expertise in advanced 5G network capabilities to evolve Cloud orchestrated network interoperability. siticom’s proficiency in next generation networks enhances the Logicalis services portfolio as it continues to grow in the professional and managed services space. Bob Bailkoski, Logicalis CEO comments: “Modern network infrastructures are the foundation of every digital business. The strategic decision to acquire siticom is driven by the growing demand for broadband services and fibre optics expansion as we continue to deliver speed, scale and agility for global customers. As a Cisco Global Gold Partner, we are already developing SD-WAN solutions and together with siticom we can build on our partnership to create end-to-end 5G offerings for the business of the future.” Jürgen Hatzipantelis, Co-Managing Director at siticom adds: “Our advanced networking expertise combined with Logicalis’ global reach opens up new markets for both businesses. As a global Managed Services Provider (MSP), Logicalis will assist with growing siticom and building the institutional foundations required to scale the business while preserving our culture of openness and innovation.” Stefan Höltken, Co-Managing Director at siticom concludes: “By combining our knowledge in SDN, 5G and infrastructure services with Logicalis’ managed services offering and strong customer relations, siticom is now able to provide a more holistic offering to its customers.” siticom has extensive skills in telecommunication and software-defined network architectures, enabling Industrial IoT implementations, and next-generation public and private networks. The 5G solutions specialist is a member of Bitkom, Germany’s largest digital association. siticom’s deep knowledge combined with its strong strategic partnerships with leading 5G providers including Nokia, Airspan, Metaswitch and Druid Software will accelerate Logicalis’ vision to be a leader in digital transformation and expands its solutions and services for customers around the globe. For more informations follow Logicalis & siticom Press contact siticom GmbH Ben Sellwood Brunnenweg 19 64331 Weiterstadt/Germany Phone: +49 151 15524069 Mail: ben.sellwood@siticom.de Web: www.siticom.online

New challenges for broadband providers Large broadband providers are increasingly relying on software-based solutions for their access networks: The systems previously purchased from external service providers are to be replaced by open, disaggregated, and highly automated systems. This enables more cost-efficient and more scalable platforms which, in particular, are more flexible to operate and maintain. Current approaches and technologies are used for this, such as microservices in Docker containers, Kubernetes, "Continuous Integration" and "Continuous Deployment" (CICD). The conversion of the broadband infrastructure to a software-based approach requires the extensive involvement of agile teams with expertise in both software development and DevOps as well as in the area of ​​network infrastructure. siticom supports! We support the test automation, release management and quality assurance (QA) areas of one of these innovative transformation projects: Our teams in the project combine many years of experience in the management of software projects with practical developer expertise in DevOps and networks. In this post, we take a closer look at the work of our QA team. Our focus: Ensuring code quality Code is the crucial artefact of every project in the field of software-defined networking (SDN). The developer teams involved usually bring their own respective quality standards for code with them. In order to ensure smooth cooperation within the project, it is necessary to unify these standards and, in particular, to adapt them to the existing conditions. For example, a broadband provider specifies the infrastructure and processes for the roll-out of new network infrastructure - requirements of this kind must be uniformly taken into account by all teams at an early stage of development. Our QA team works across teams: The team analyzes the customer's quality requirements and works with the developer teams to decide on rules and processes for their uniform implementation and monitoring. For this purpose, the team is in constant contact with the code maintainers of the individual teams and system testers as well as with the project management. Concrete activities of our QA teams: Quality agreements for tools and frameworks In cooperation with the developer and infrastructure teams within the project, we draft and sharpen quality agreements for code in the programming languages ​​used in the project (e.g. Go and Java), as well as for tools used (e.g. Docker and Kubernetes) and for development processes (GitFlow, processing of merge requests (MRs), test processes). The agreements include, for example: > policies for the structure and formatting of the code > policies for using libraries > policies for logging system-internal processes > name conventions for branches > policies for merge requests in GitLab > policies for allowed Docker Base Images We take particular care to integrate agreements that have already been established in the individual project teams, and accompany their standardization and visible documentation. Static code analysis (SCA) In particular, our quality agreements also contain rules for the use of tools for static code analysis (linting, SAST, etc.) in the CI pipeline, so that potential violations of the quality agreements can be found and remedied directly by developers during a commit. To extend and standardize the tools used in the project so far, we are working on the project-wide provision of SonarQube (https: / /www.sonarqube.org/). SonarQube offers static code analysis for many different languages ​​on a uniform platform and clearly visualizes the analysis results. This makes it easier to evaluate the overall code quality for everyone involved in the project, from the developer to the product owner. We plan to connect SonarQube to the GitLab instance used in the project, so that merge requests in GitLab are automatically decorated with the results of SonarQube analyses. This allows both developers and reviewers to quickly see which potential problems exist in new code and which have already been fixed. The particular challenge when introducing SonarQube is to adapt the analysis rules used in SonarQube to project-specific requirements and, if necessary, to expand them appropriately. We design and iterate these adjustments in collaboration with the project teams. Evaluate and support development activities automatically In a large development project, many different teams have to coordinate their work with one another, for example the APIs of the individual microservices must be compatible with each other. At the same time, new versions of individual microservices are created at short intervals. We help to coordinate these processes in a meaningful way by adding automatic scripts to the tools available in GitLab. For example, our scripts create a "GitLab weather report" that summarizes the project-relevant activities in GitLab for all project members (e.g. status of new release branches in relevant repositories). Additional scripts automatically create the base for release notes, check the compatibility of the microservices with one another by comparing the versions of the information model used, and analyze the dependencies used. Regular quality review In cooperation with the developer and infrastructure teams within the project, we draft and sharpen quality agreements for code in the programming languages ​​used in the project (e.g. Go and Java), as well as for tools used (e.g. Docker and Kubernetes) and for development processes (GitFlow, processing of merge requests (MRs), test processes). The agreements include, for example:ment the results of the reviews as "technical debt" which, depending on the severity, must be removed for a current or future release. Contact partners Project Sylvia Grewe Consultant +49 151 624 163 90 sylvia.grewe@siticom.de Marketing & Partnership Ben Sellwood Director HR & Communications + 49 151 155 240 69 ben.sellwood@siticom.de

Large companies e.g. ISPs (Internet-Access-Provider) or Financial Institutes offer many services based on classically developed software which was originally designed for e.g., mainframes and has recently been ported onto virtualized systems, such as vSphere, running on x86 based platforms. This common methodology allows cost-efficient renewal and higher scalability of legacy software systems. A caveat of course is the still rather slow ability to add new features and services due to complex and clumsy development, testing and rollout processes compared to modern, lean and cost-efficient CI/CD based service offerings. What is CI / CD? It is a method that regularly delivers applications and services to customers and automates all phases of application development. The main concepts of CI/CD are Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Continuous Deployment. It simplifies code deployment and code integration for DevOps teams fundamentally. In particular, CI/CD ensures continuous automation and monitoring over the entire lifecycle, from the integration and test to the provision and implementation phase. These interrelated practices are often referred to as the “CI/CD pipeline,” and they are supported by agile collaboration among DevOps teams. Common assumptions as reason behind reluctance Although ISPs would wish to leverage from those benefits of a disruptive continuous integration and continuous delivery and canary deployment, they shy away from the risk trying to organically migrate to a next step of modernization and optimization. Not only reluctant because of the potential financial risk, but even more restrained concerning necessary culture change and lacking skill levels in their organizations. There is a certain mindset, that CI/CD must be introduced at once, basically in a disruptive manner and it cannot be smoothly integrated in running systems. Therefore, many customers assume CI/CD can only be applied with new green field approaches and legacy systems should remain untouched until they need replacement due to excessively high operational costs. We made the experience that this assumption is not necessarily right. A smooth migration of legacy solutions to CI/CD can be achieved step by step, starting with a small number of applications and adapting more of them going forward. This procedure provides enough time to prepare for the necessary organizational changes and processes and allows to keep maximum control on the migration process going baby steps from one proof point to the next, to finally reach a 100% migration to CI/CD. The challenge to resolve For a successful introduction of CI/CD into a legacy-based environment, it is indispensable to clearly define the specific project goals (Milestones and MVPs), their success- and exit-criteria. What means MVP “Minimum Viable Product”? Many projects fail because of the wrong assumption that the entire product can be understood and developed at once. A far better way can be to develop instead of one full and inclusive product, step by step small, but functioning products – so called Minimum Viable Products. The customer is free to decide and even has the chance to change his mind and perception during the process in order to be able to get the best he can. An example is shown in the picture: Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P7nCmln7PM&t=15s with additional reference to Making sense of MVP (Minimum Viable Product) – and why I prefer Earliest Testable/Usable/Lovable Posted on 2016-01-25 by Henrik Kniberg The customer’s basic requirement might be: „I want to get faster from A to B”. The team develops a first MVP (Minimum Viable Product) e.g., a “skateboard”, which is tested by the customer. His feedback “OK, but I might need something to hold on” formulates more precise requirements which again will result in the MVP of the next step. The process goes on and on and terminates whenever the customer is satisfied with the product. The benefit of this approach is that the customer is contented with the final product – that he kind of co-developed – and the development risk is reduced, because only a minimal effort is spent in each step. The following video summarizes the model of Henrik Kniberg: Link What else is needed to be successful? In order to avoid misunderstandings a clear-cut policy is required, that describes what needs to be changed, where this happens, how it will be worked out and who is in charge. It is also important to avoid unnecessary complexity, any proprietary approach or the use of sophisticated functionality of a specific tool which might lead to a lock in situation for a specific tool and jeopardizes the openness and flexibility of the solution. Simple, common procedures and open concepts are key. Decide for elements which are proven and common sense in the competitive environment and avoid niche solutions for early adopters. For CI/CD commonly used tools and frameworks have been successfully utilized in different environments e.g., automotive, social media. These tools and frameworks can also be applied in the ISP segment. As a conceptual basis it makes a lot of sense to define the CI/CD architecture in a way to be flexible for future adaptations. Some customers do not wish to deploy their artefacts and applications as microservices in docker based environments in the first place and rather remain with VMware. The rather decide for a stepwise approach utilizing tools for deployment or orchestration going forward. An example CI/CD Toolchain for legacy enterprise environment. The figure describes a typical CI/CD concept who still run their applications developed as RPMs on a Linux environment based on VM. The architecture basically utilizes the tools Jfrog Artifactory, Gitlab and Ansible Tower, which are installed to serve for several independent locations from left to right starting with development, test and acceptance and finally production. What RPM stands for? RPM Package Manager (RPM) (originally Red Hat Package Manager, now a recursive acronym) is a free and open-source package management system. The name RPM refers to .rpm file format and the package manager program itself. RPM was intended primarily for Linux distributions. Most RPM files are “binary RPMs” (or BRPMs) containing the compiled version of some software e.g., of an application. There are also “source RPMs” (or SRPMs) containing the source code used to build a binary package. What are the tools used for? Artifactory takes care of the actual artefact, namely RPMs building specific applications. It also handles the necessary OS prerequisites i.e., patch sets, or security settings organized as golden and base images. The specific configurations of the environment which allow the application to communicate with others are stored in Gitlab. Both repositories are bundled and sealed as so-called release bundles. Once available in a specific location the according Ansible Tower takes care of the deployment of the application on the intended VM. Throughout the process of CI/CD the release bundle in the repositories of Artifactory and Gitlab are staged from left to the right, to finally arrive in the production environment. Typically, each environment is in a different geographic location and as well in a strictly separated IP network. The IP interconnection is established using security proxies. The release bundles themselves are encrypted and strongly tied together, sealed, on their way through the CI/CD toolchain. This guarantees that any potential manipulation of the release bundle throughout the CI/CD process is identified and will not cause any harm. Whereas artifacts, base and golden images, e.g., including more security patches, vary quite a lot during the early development process there is no further change to them in the other environments. Only the config data differs slightly as it takes respect of the different hostnames, IP addresses or configurative differences in the specific environments. In the development or testing environment there might be software simulators connected to the specific application, whereas in the acceptance area and specifically in the production area the application will cooperate with real counterparts. Thus, the quality of the delivered artifacts increases throughout the CI/CD process from left to the right. The described solution is very open and flexible, and it can even be applied whenever the service provider wishes to develop applications as microservices on a docker basis and to deploy them more elegant through an orchestration, e.g., Kubernetes. In this case Artifactory and Gitlab stay in place and Ansible Tower would be replaced by Kubernetes and / or Open shift. The outlined concept can be completed with a couple of other tools, Keycloak for SSO and Hashicorp Vault to handle credential management and certificates.

siticom partners with the Irish company Druid, a world´s leader in Private 5G & 4G solutions We are pleased to announce siticom GmbH's collaboration with Druid, enabling the integration of the market-leading Raemis™ 5G SA core solution. With our joint expertise, we are realizing the digital transformation of enterprise communication networks and can announce the launch of the first private 5G campus network in Germany 2021. Since the German Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) awarded dedicated 5G spectrum licenses to the industry, which can be used to build locally managed, reliable, secure and highly scalable private networks, 5G technology is booming in the enterprise market. With our combined expertise, we are currently supporting the Technical University of Deggendorf in the modernization and implementation of wireless networks in the field of 5G mobile technology. Among other things, a 5G campus network is to be set up at the Freyung Technology Campus in order to implement research projects in the field of 5G and to be able to carry out product tests. Together, we are enabling the establishment of an innovation platform in the form of an industrial research project in the overall research project in the area of "Ameisenbühl" in Waiblingen, in which the development and research of autonomous, emission-free driven vehicles (class M2/small bus) for passenger transport is carried out with the integration of innovative transport infrastructure concepts and their integration into the operational sequence of local public transport in inner-city areas, taking into account special groups of people and with an evaluation of the economic efficiency of automated public transport from the point of view of traffic econometric evaluations. Data will be collected live or in real-time like from stationary and/or moving vehicles and stored on secured servers. For this purpose, an infrastructure in a dedicated 5G cellular network is preferred, complemented by the connection/supplementation of consumer WLAN technology (Wi-Fi 6 - 802.11ax) for pathways. Druid’s cellular solutions for business are built on its Raemis™ technology platform. Raemis™ is a set of cellular software assets originally crafted by Druid’s engineers and optimised for business use cases. The Raemis™ platform harnesses 5G, 4G, 3G, 2G and Wifi radios from any vendor to implement standalone cellular core network solutions. It also integrates with mobile network operators using standard interfaces giving access to all of the radio resources of these operators. Christian Freund, Expert Director of 5G Solutions at siticom, said: "Private 5G networks enable enterprises to modernize and upgrade so they can finally deploy their own high-performance wireless networks." "We are pleased to announce the signing of our latest partner agreement with siticom in Germany. Druid and siticom are ideally positioned to guide enterprises through the complexities of implementing 5G networks," - Tadhg Kenny, SVP of strategic partnerships at Druid. This partnership draws on a broad range of expertise to enable enterprises to digitally transform their communications networks while navigating them through the complexities of implementing 5G networks. About Druid Druid Software is a core cellular network software company based in Ireland. Druid has evolved into one of the world’s leaders in Private 5G & 4G Cellular technology over the last 20 years. Druids RAEMISTM platform is a mature 3GPP compliant 4G/5G core network, with unique features designed specifically for business and mission critical use. Druid’s mature RAEMISTM platform is in use today by ISPs and Enterprises for mission critical environments in the U.S, Asia and Europe. Druid technology enables solutions in different areas including enterprise communications, IoT, mobile edge computing, and public safety. For more information, please visit https://www.druidsoftware.com. About siticom siticom GmbH is an innovative technology company that has existed since 2010 with a focus on the digital transformation of infrastructures and the networks of tomorrow. siticom's portfolio is geared towards the complex technological challenges of the future. The solutions and services range from technical and strategic advice to engineering services for the planning and implementation of network infrastructures in communication and corporate networks. Thanks to a highly innovative, flexible network of system partners, siticom is able to implement high-quality solutions at short notice. The combination of consulting, design and architecture bundled with the assumption of system and implementation responsibility as well as test automation distinguishes siticom as an independent system integrator. For more information: https://en.siticom.online/.