About Us
Aria Networks removes the headache operators experience when planning and modelling Anyhaul networks.
Aria Networks
Aria Networks is a provider of Transport Network Planning and Optimisation software tools that help the biggest networks make the best decisions.
Your network is your biggest investment and strategically you want to be the most trusted provider of connectivity to both consumers and enterprise customers. Fundamental to your business’s success and your country’s economic prosperity is your ability to meet growing service demands for capacity with a resilient network both now and in the future.
Making strategic and operational transport network planning and optimisation decisions to support your business objectives is increasingly complex in a multi-technology, multi-layer, and multi-vendor world. This is where Aria Networks can help.
We can show you how you can leverage our AI and patented software to continue your journey towards your best network in an automated future.
Aria Networks – Automation Assured
Our Story
Aria Networks Founded
Founder, Dr Jay Perrett, spent over 25 years developing evolutionary computing and Artificial Intelligence in academia and industry. With this knowledge and passion for improvement, Aria Networks was formed.
OSS innovation award won
Aria was thrilled to receive industry recognition and pick up the coveted OSS Innovation award at a red carpet ceremony hosted by Pipeline Magazine, during the TMF Live! event in Nice.
Large BT contract won (Step-T Global Enterprise)
BT goes live with a bespoke tool which automates the design and provisioning of core network services. The new Strategic Traffic Engineering and Planning Tool (STEP-T) incorporates a “digital twin” of the carriers core network, combined.
Awarded patent for modelling the internet
Aria Networks was awarded a patent for its innovative approach to modelling massively complex networks in 2019.
Aria launch new read-only visualisation tool: ANN
Another flagship product is launched – the Aria Network Navigator. ANN gives the power to see the network in a quick and easy way. To explore how networks and services are configured and delivered across the infrastructures and layers of the network(s).
TMForum 5G Gaming Catalyst
We closely worked with Telia, Game Cloud Network, AT&T, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ericsson & EPAM Systems during this catalyst.
Aria's flagship software: iVNT released
Aria releases a revolutionary planning and optimization tool which gives you the power to enhance and plan routes for large topologies without affecting the live network.
Large BT contract won (Media & Broadcast)
Leveraging Aria Network’s comprehensive service routing and optimisation solution for the planning and design of large scale, Point to Multipoint disjoint LSP groups with full service separacy, on an ever evolving and optimal network.
Facebook (now Meta) & Apple contracts won
Aria Networks provided a ground-breaking approach to Facebook – taking to optimising its IP and optical layers together, supporting its hyper-exponential growth economically.
TMForum Tour de France
In 2017, TM Forum’s 5G service operations Catalyst addressed the challenges operators face as they prepare for 5G network slicing, specifically how to manage slices end to end across digital ecosystems.
Large 5G contract won
Aria wins a huge multi-year contract to supply its core network resilience and optimisation tools as part of the roll-out of the 5G mobile network in the Australasian region.
Hywel Edwards appointed new CEO
Hywel Edwards joins Aria Networks as the new CEO, with more than 20 years experience within the CSP environment.
Leadership Team
Meet the Senior Management Team
Hywel Edwards
Hywel has spent more than 20 years helping Communications Service Providers improve their internal business operations and deliver value to their customers. He has consistently led successful commercial engagements with fixed, mobile and converged network operators as well as with OTT service providers and network equipment suppliers across the globe. With expertise in Network Infrastructure Management, Backhaul Optimization, Customer Coverage Management, Transport Network Planning and Optimization, Messaging Security and Consumer Cyber Security. Hywel has built mutually lucrative and valuable business directly with CSPs and via strategic global and regional partnerships within complex multi-vendor ecosystems.
Dr. Archie Wade
Archie has worked in AI, optimisation and automation for over 15 years, across academia and industry. He has worked for a variety of companies with a particular focus on research and solutions for telecoms, supply-chains and lean manufacturing. During his five years at Aria, Archie has led work with the TMForum and the ETSI Experiential Networked Intelligence ISG, alongside work developing core IP, product and customer solutions.
Darren Martin
Darren leads Aria’s products & solutions portfolio. He has worked in the Telecommunications Industry for over 20 years, beginning his career in Tier 1 operators, Eir and Vodafone, as a network planner and OSS manager. He has since brought his deep network technology & operations experience to product management roles in software vendors, acting as the key advocate for the network users, and providing the user perspective to all product designs and solutions. Darren has built comprehensive OSS tools and solutions in both start-up companies as well as in large Tier-1 organisations Oracle and Netsure.
Anne Kelly
Anne previously worked as a Software Engineer for 14 years and successfully applied her knowledge and expertise to sports coaching. She brings skills from both these aspects of her life into her Operations role, implementing processes and practices across the organisation, including being a key contributor in strategic planning and financial forecasting.
Anne also heads up the HR and Finance departments and has a dynamic approach, contributing to Aria’s continuing success and growth.
