Altran announced a major initiative in advanced networking capabilities to help clients accelerate their journey to 5G and virtualization. This investment includes the launch of a communications and advanced networking center in the company's new Manhattan office, the hiring of additional experts in 5G and related technologies, and the development of new software frameworks and platforms to enable the products and services of tomorrow. The new North America initiative will build on the company's deep, market-leading expertise in communications and networking, which it expanded through the 2018 acquisition of Aricent. The new US-based center will offer services in the areas of 5G, network virtualization, native cloud network development and open source integration. Specific offerings will include: Business Case Development Services: Targeted industries, use case and business requirements Rapid Deployment of New Services: Digital design services, technical architecture and requirements and automated deployment; IoT Solutioning: Data aggregation and rationalization, cognitive processing and enterprise application enablement; Agile Networks: Automated operations, converged multi-service and software-defined/virtualized from edge to core; Modern Operations: Service-organized operations, closed-loop OSSs and the ability to leverage RPA solutions; Best-of-Breed Solutions: A multi-vendor ecosystem, micro services-designed applications and integrated program and vendor management; and End-to-End Enterprise Integration: Intelligent workflow design, application integration, deployment and Operations.