This document discusses performance management challenges for Nortel UMTS solutions and how Nexus Telecom's NexusHORIZON solution addresses them. Mobile network operators are deploying new UMTS services and platforms to deliver mobile data, but need integrated performance monitoring to optimize networks, identify issues, and ensure quality of experience. NexusHORIZON provides comprehensive, flexible monitoring across Nortel equipment from different acquisitions, gathering both standard and proprietary data to give operators end-to-end visibility of voice and data services on their UMTS networks.
MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK OPERATOR STRATEGY FOR MIGRATION TOWARDS 4GNishmi Suresh
This document discusses mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and their business models. It compares earlier mobile network generations to 4G and describes the value chain and challenges for MVNOs. The document proposes that MVNOs should adopt a multi-mobile network operator model with always-best-connected capability to control infrastructure and flexibility. It also suggests that MVNOs could pursue opportunities in machine-to-machine communications, content services, and cloud computing to reduce costs over time.
This document analyzes the performance of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) based on field measurement data from commercial LTE networks. It evaluates VoLTE performance in terms of real-time transport protocol (RTP) error rate, jitter and delays, block error rate (BLER), and voice quality measured by mean opinion score (MOS). It also analyzes key VoLTE features like robust header compression (ROHC) and transmission time interval (TTI) bundling. Guidelines are provided for optimizing VoLTE deployment based on practical field testing results.
The document discusses telecommunications networks and applications. It covers topics like major developments in telecommunications technologies, the business value of the internet, intranets and extranets. Components of telecommunications networks are identified as terminals, telecommunications processors, channels and computers. Types of networks explained are WAN, LAN, VPN, client/server, network computing and peer-to-peer. The document also discusses telecommunications media like twisted-pair wire and coaxial cable. Case studies on wireless business applications and using mobile technologies for emergency services are presented.
This document discusses how to monetize 4G LTE networks through various revenue streams. It outlines a 4-phase LTE lifecycle including network planning, rollout, market rollout, and monetization. Potential revenue arms of monetization include offering fixed broadband services to meet bandwidth demands, expanding beyond consumer segments for fixed services, leveraging value-added services (VAS) like mobile apps, and bundling the right offerings to own the user experience. Diameter routing technology can help optimize signaling traffic and enable interworking between networks to support these monetization strategies.
This document discusses how OpenFlow-based SDN can help address challenges in mobile and wireless networks. It begins with an overview of SDN and its key attributes of centralized control, programmability, and abstraction. It then outlines trends like growing mobile traffic, small cell deployments increasing interference, and the need to support multiple wireless technologies. The document argues that SDN can provide benefits like resource optimization, automation, granular control, and innovation to help mobile networks better handle dynamic environments and rapid technology changes. It provides two use cases on wireless network control and mobile traffic management to illustrate SDN's value for mobile networks.
A Canadian mobile operator needed to smoothly migrate its nationwide CDMA network to a 3G UMTS/HSPA network to expand its service offerings and address increasing demand for mobile broadband. NetScout's nGenius Service Assurance Solution was deployed to monitor the new network with distributed InfiniStream appliances, helping identify and resolve problems to protect customers during the transition. With improved visibility and troubleshooting, the operator can now confidently offer new services and grow its customer base on the upgraded high-speed network infrastructure.
BIEL has successfully launched an LTE network in Bangladesh, becoming one of the first to deploy a large-scale WiMAX network in 2007. It now covers major areas of Dhaka with LTE. LTE uses improved radio interfaces and core networks compared to previous technologies to increase network capacity and speed. LTE can provide download speeds up to 100Mbps and upload speeds up to 50Mbps. BIEL complied with all requirements to obtain a license allowing them to provide LTE services in Bangladesh.
The document discusses the role of communications as a key enabler for the smart distribution network. It argues that power engineering innovation is increasingly dependent on communication capabilities. It outlines challenges with existing communication paradigms and key challenges that need to be addressed, including the need for cost-effective, ubiquitous, high-availability, and secure communications. It concludes that utilities, regulators, and the telecommunications industry need to work together to develop an integrated vision and strategy.
MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK OPERATOR STRATEGY FOR MIGRATION TOWARDS 4GNishmi Suresh
This document discusses mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and their business models. It compares earlier mobile network generations to 4G and describes the value chain and challenges for MVNOs. The document proposes that MVNOs should adopt a multi-mobile network operator model with always-best-connected capability to control infrastructure and flexibility. It also suggests that MVNOs could pursue opportunities in machine-to-machine communications, content services, and cloud computing to reduce costs over time.
This document analyzes the performance of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) based on field measurement data from commercial LTE networks. It evaluates VoLTE performance in terms of real-time transport protocol (RTP) error rate, jitter and delays, block error rate (BLER), and voice quality measured by mean opinion score (MOS). It also analyzes key VoLTE features like robust header compression (ROHC) and transmission time interval (TTI) bundling. Guidelines are provided for optimizing VoLTE deployment based on practical field testing results.
The document discusses telecommunications networks and applications. It covers topics like major developments in telecommunications technologies, the business value of the internet, intranets and extranets. Components of telecommunications networks are identified as terminals, telecommunications processors, channels and computers. Types of networks explained are WAN, LAN, VPN, client/server, network computing and peer-to-peer. The document also discusses telecommunications media like twisted-pair wire and coaxial cable. Case studies on wireless business applications and using mobile technologies for emergency services are presented.
This document discusses how to monetize 4G LTE networks through various revenue streams. It outlines a 4-phase LTE lifecycle including network planning, rollout, market rollout, and monetization. Potential revenue arms of monetization include offering fixed broadband services to meet bandwidth demands, expanding beyond consumer segments for fixed services, leveraging value-added services (VAS) like mobile apps, and bundling the right offerings to own the user experience. Diameter routing technology can help optimize signaling traffic and enable interworking between networks to support these monetization strategies.
This document discusses how OpenFlow-based SDN can help address challenges in mobile and wireless networks. It begins with an overview of SDN and its key attributes of centralized control, programmability, and abstraction. It then outlines trends like growing mobile traffic, small cell deployments increasing interference, and the need to support multiple wireless technologies. The document argues that SDN can provide benefits like resource optimization, automation, granular control, and innovation to help mobile networks better handle dynamic environments and rapid technology changes. It provides two use cases on wireless network control and mobile traffic management to illustrate SDN's value for mobile networks.
A Canadian mobile operator needed to smoothly migrate its nationwide CDMA network to a 3G UMTS/HSPA network to expand its service offerings and address increasing demand for mobile broadband. NetScout's nGenius Service Assurance Solution was deployed to monitor the new network with distributed InfiniStream appliances, helping identify and resolve problems to protect customers during the transition. With improved visibility and troubleshooting, the operator can now confidently offer new services and grow its customer base on the upgraded high-speed network infrastructure.
BIEL has successfully launched an LTE network in Bangladesh, becoming one of the first to deploy a large-scale WiMAX network in 2007. It now covers major areas of Dhaka with LTE. LTE uses improved radio interfaces and core networks compared to previous technologies to increase network capacity and speed. LTE can provide download speeds up to 100Mbps and upload speeds up to 50Mbps. BIEL complied with all requirements to obtain a license allowing them to provide LTE services in Bangladesh.
The document discusses the role of communications as a key enabler for the smart distribution network. It argues that power engineering innovation is increasingly dependent on communication capabilities. It outlines challenges with existing communication paradigms and key challenges that need to be addressed, including the need for cost-effective, ubiquitous, high-availability, and secure communications. It concludes that utilities, regulators, and the telecommunications industry need to work together to develop an integrated vision and strategy.
This document discusses the deployment of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks and the importance of in-building solutions to handle increasing mobile data traffic indoors. It notes that LTE will see its first deployments this year and will reinforce the "islands of life" concept by providing continuity of voice and data services in locations like workplaces, homes, malls and train stations. Providing quality in-building coverage presents challenges around architecture, design, installation, optimization and operations that require well-considered solutions. The document outlines best practices for selecting the right in-building LTE solution.
COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN THE SMART DELIVERY OF ELE...Power System Operation
This document provides a summary of communication solutions for information exchange in the smart delivery of electrical energy. It examines the factors influencing communication technology selection, how smart meter functionality may be changing, and presents case studies. Key findings include:
- Industry structure and regulations constrain technology choices and favor some options over others.
- Powerline communication is common but fragmented, while radio use is limited by spectrum availability.
- Smart meter functionality has converged around core functions, with non-core functions also increasingly common. Functionality increases have not significantly impacted communication demands.
- Case studies from Italy, Poland and Spain illustrate lessons learned from large smart meter rollouts using powerline and radio networks. Availability of meter data varied between 96-
This document discusses the benefits of LTE technology for consumers that Verizon Wireless will provide by implementing LTE. Key benefits include higher data rates of 5-12 Mbps download and 2-5 Mbps upload, improved coverage especially indoors using 700MHz spectrum, better performance in high-mobility and multipath environments through OFDMA and SC-FDMA, lower latency enabling richer applications, support for multiple simultaneous users, enhanced security, simplified international roaming, and support for mass machine-to-machine deployments through IPV6 and identifiers. These benefits will allow new innovative multimedia applications and services beyond traditional wireless.
This document summarizes key points from a blog about strategies for rehabilitating a national ICT infrastructure after civil conflict. It recommends conducting a needs analysis and infrastructure audit, then prioritizing initiatives like aligning with e-government objectives, refreshing the IP core through vendor collaboration, securing the network, extending fiber backbones, and conducting a thorough technical and business analysis. The goal is to leverage ICT to drive economic and social progress through initiatives like education, healthcare, and sustainable development.
The document discusses wireless network planning and provides details on various aspects of planning a wireless network, including:
1. Determining network needs such as the number of expected clients, types of traffic, throughput requirements, and number and placement of access points.
2. Creating coverage and capacity goals and using predictive modeling to determine the optimal number and placement of access points.
3. Discussing nominal planning, including link budget calculations, propagation model tuning, and developing the nominal plan and engineering guidelines.
4. Explaining coverage planning, capacity planning, power budget calculations, site selection, cell planning, and the importance of site surveys in wireless network planning.
Basics of telecommunication and networkingMilan Padariya
Telecommunication enables people to talk via electronic media and Networking enables more than one computers to connect and share the information. In today's business telecommunication and networking play an important role. Also wireless technologies like bluetooth and Wi-Fi make easy transaction for any IT enable business.
Infographic | How It Works: Community Wireless BroadbandInsight
Insight is helping public sector organizations narrow the digital divide with custom-built community wireless broadband implementations. View the infographic to learn how outdoor Wi-Fi not only meets critical education, health and work needs, but also creates a smart foundation for a successful community future.
This document is the annual report for euNetworks Group Limited for 2012. It includes sections on the company's operational overview, business model, network assets, product portfolio, and key trends driving demand for bandwidth. The company owns and operates fiber networks in 13 major European cities and provides wholesale and enterprise customers with bandwidth infrastructure products like dark fiber, wavelengths, ethernet, and colocation to satisfy growing demand for connectivity. EuNetworks aims to leverage its unique metropolitan fiber assets to scale its business and become a €1 billion company by focusing on growth, margins, and shareholder value.
The document summarizes enhancements made to Motorola ECU's network infrastructure to improve business continuity. It identified that a single connection point was a risk, so the network was redesigned with multiple providers and connection types including wireless broadband. This provided redundant connectivity, increased bandwidth, and disaster recovery capabilities. The annual cost of $20,868 for these network changes was less than their previous disaster recovery spending of $64,800 with more flexibility and redundancy.
Carrier-Class Availability for EnterprisesSheri Determan
As enterprise networks move towards converged infrastructures of voice, video, and real-time traffic, there is the demand to achieve "Carrier-Class Availability" - the same level of reliability and availability as the public switched telephone network. Published in Alcatel Telecommunications Review - 4th Quarter 2002.
This document discusses the convergence of wireless networks towards next generation networks. It begins with an introduction to communication networks and their increasing importance. It then provides details on public switched telephone networks (PSTN) and their traditional circuit-switched architecture. Finally, it describes next generation networks (NGN), which use an all-IP architecture with separation of the transport and service layers, allowing for delivery of multiple services over a single network. NGN aims to replace existing networks with a single, simplified IP-based core network.
Telematics Wireless is a recognized leader in delivering energy and water resource management systems using RF wireless networks. They have over 15 years of experience delivering automatic meter reading, smart grid, and lighting control solutions globally. Their T-Light smart street lighting control system uses wireless mesh networks to remotely control individual lights and groups of lights, reducing energy costs by over 70% while lowering maintenance costs.
Nortel Networks introduces Preside Management for Metro Optical Networks to help service providers more efficiently and profitably manage their metro optical networks. The solution provides integrated, edge-to-edge management of SONET/SDH and DWDM networks from multiple vendors. It facilitates rapid service provisioning, fault monitoring, and performance management to maximize available bandwidth and support advanced services.
Managing Data Offloading Securely Over WLan Access Networks With I-WLanGreen Packet
Cellular operators are increasingly shifting their focus for alternative wireless access methods to manage data offload. Legacy cellular networks were designed for low bandwidth consumption and insufficient to cope with the growth of data requirements today. Although operators continuously upgrade their networks with greater capacity and advanced technologies, heavy investments for cell build is not an economical approach in the longer term.
The availability of Wi-Fi hotspots are highly accessible and appropriate for data offloading. Taking advantage of the unlicensed spectrum and better bandwidth utilization, data offloading can be achieved with lower cost per bit. In this paper, we present I-WLAN to effectively manage data offloading securely between 3GPP and non-3GPP networks. We will also be exploring the different network use scenarios of I-WLAN in enabling simple unified EAP authentication and subscriber policies.
1. The document discusses Telefonica's strategy to transform from a traditional telecom provider into a digital services company. It has created Telefonica Digital to develop new digital products and services across areas like financial services, advertising, and cloud computing.
2. Telefonica Digital aims to generate €5 billion in annual revenue by 2015 through proprietary product development, partnerships, and acquisitions. It will provide these new services to Telefonica's 311 million customers as well as entering new markets.
3. Telefonica recognizes that its traditional business model of charging per minute or data usage is under pressure. It is evolving to charge different players like end users, service providers, and advertisers to enable digital transactions
This document discusses Wi-Fi data offloading and its impacts on network infrastructure costs (CAPEX and OPEX). It describes modeling traffic patterns to determine optimal offload strategies. Wi-Fi offloading can reduce costs compared to densifying the macro cell network through additional sites and carriers. The document examines trade-offs between Wi-Fi, femtocells, and macro cell densification for offloading data. It also outlines considerations for a successful carrier Wi-Fi offload solution.
This whitepaper discusses the next decade for WiMAX technology. It summarizes that WiMAX has evolved through several releases to support increased mobility and integration with LTE. While LTE deployment has increased, WiMAX still has applications in fixed wireless, rural broadband, and vertical industries. The whitepaper outlines ITU's vision for 4G networks, including seamless handovers between different wireless technologies to provide "always best connected" service to users across various network layers from personal to cellular networks.
1) P1 is Malaysia's first and leading WiMAX operator that chose Green Packet's WiMAX solutions to provide high quality wireless broadband services and enhance the user experience.
2) Green Packet's solutions helped P1 retain its position as the leading WiMAX operator in Malaysia through award-winning modems, unified connection management, and over-the-air updates that reduced complaints.
3) Green Packet also supported P1's sales growth through a coverage map solution that dynamically shared coverage information with subscribers and resellers.
This document discusses mobile data offloading using femtocells and WiFi. It provides an overview of femtocell technology compared to WiFi offloading, explaining how femtocells can extend coverage and increase capacity by handling indoor data traffic. The document also outlines some of the challenges in implementing femtocell networks, such as interference management, quality of service, and network synchronization.
This document discusses how modern wireless network operators can more efficiently optimize their 3G networks by overcoming limitations of traditional drive test-based optimization strategies. It notes that drive testing is costly and provides limited visibility, especially for uplink activity. The document recommends integrating protocol-based network monitoring with on-demand drive testing. This allows operators to resolve 3G network issues while realizing up to 60% savings in operating expenses. It also helps operators successfully roll out new services without degradation in quality of experience.
LTE is being developed to address challenges in the mobile market including increasing mobile data usage and consumer demand for broadband speeds. LTE will provide significantly higher data rates and network capacity compared to 3G technologies. This will enable new applications like HD video streaming and improve the user experience. LTE also offers a lower cost per bit which can help operators offer affordable flat rate data plans while maintaining profitability. Seamless handovers between LTE and other networks will provide continuous connectivity and allow content to be accessed across multiple devices.
Innovations for Better Performing NetworksAviat Networks
This document discusses how Aviat Networks provides solutions to help mobile network operators build smarter, smaller, simpler networks with lower total cost of ownership. It describes how Aviat's portfolio of intelligent packet nodes, compact microwave routers and radios, and network management software enable operators to cost-effectively support new IP and mobile services with greater network capacity, reliability, security and simplified operations. The document also emphasizes that Aviat's solutions combine hardware and software innovations to future-proof operators' networks and help maximize performance as network demands increase.
This document discusses the deployment of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks and the importance of in-building solutions to handle increasing mobile data traffic indoors. It notes that LTE will see its first deployments this year and will reinforce the "islands of life" concept by providing continuity of voice and data services in locations like workplaces, homes, malls and train stations. Providing quality in-building coverage presents challenges around architecture, design, installation, optimization and operations that require well-considered solutions. The document outlines best practices for selecting the right in-building LTE solution.
COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN THE SMART DELIVERY OF ELE...Power System Operation
This document provides a summary of communication solutions for information exchange in the smart delivery of electrical energy. It examines the factors influencing communication technology selection, how smart meter functionality may be changing, and presents case studies. Key findings include:
- Industry structure and regulations constrain technology choices and favor some options over others.
- Powerline communication is common but fragmented, while radio use is limited by spectrum availability.
- Smart meter functionality has converged around core functions, with non-core functions also increasingly common. Functionality increases have not significantly impacted communication demands.
- Case studies from Italy, Poland and Spain illustrate lessons learned from large smart meter rollouts using powerline and radio networks. Availability of meter data varied between 96-
This document discusses the benefits of LTE technology for consumers that Verizon Wireless will provide by implementing LTE. Key benefits include higher data rates of 5-12 Mbps download and 2-5 Mbps upload, improved coverage especially indoors using 700MHz spectrum, better performance in high-mobility and multipath environments through OFDMA and SC-FDMA, lower latency enabling richer applications, support for multiple simultaneous users, enhanced security, simplified international roaming, and support for mass machine-to-machine deployments through IPV6 and identifiers. These benefits will allow new innovative multimedia applications and services beyond traditional wireless.
This document summarizes key points from a blog about strategies for rehabilitating a national ICT infrastructure after civil conflict. It recommends conducting a needs analysis and infrastructure audit, then prioritizing initiatives like aligning with e-government objectives, refreshing the IP core through vendor collaboration, securing the network, extending fiber backbones, and conducting a thorough technical and business analysis. The goal is to leverage ICT to drive economic and social progress through initiatives like education, healthcare, and sustainable development.
The document discusses wireless network planning and provides details on various aspects of planning a wireless network, including:
1. Determining network needs such as the number of expected clients, types of traffic, throughput requirements, and number and placement of access points.
2. Creating coverage and capacity goals and using predictive modeling to determine the optimal number and placement of access points.
3. Discussing nominal planning, including link budget calculations, propagation model tuning, and developing the nominal plan and engineering guidelines.
4. Explaining coverage planning, capacity planning, power budget calculations, site selection, cell planning, and the importance of site surveys in wireless network planning.
Basics of telecommunication and networkingMilan Padariya
Telecommunication enables people to talk via electronic media and Networking enables more than one computers to connect and share the information. In today's business telecommunication and networking play an important role. Also wireless technologies like bluetooth and Wi-Fi make easy transaction for any IT enable business.
Infographic | How It Works: Community Wireless BroadbandInsight
Insight is helping public sector organizations narrow the digital divide with custom-built community wireless broadband implementations. View the infographic to learn how outdoor Wi-Fi not only meets critical education, health and work needs, but also creates a smart foundation for a successful community future.
This document is the annual report for euNetworks Group Limited for 2012. It includes sections on the company's operational overview, business model, network assets, product portfolio, and key trends driving demand for bandwidth. The company owns and operates fiber networks in 13 major European cities and provides wholesale and enterprise customers with bandwidth infrastructure products like dark fiber, wavelengths, ethernet, and colocation to satisfy growing demand for connectivity. EuNetworks aims to leverage its unique metropolitan fiber assets to scale its business and become a €1 billion company by focusing on growth, margins, and shareholder value.
The document summarizes enhancements made to Motorola ECU's network infrastructure to improve business continuity. It identified that a single connection point was a risk, so the network was redesigned with multiple providers and connection types including wireless broadband. This provided redundant connectivity, increased bandwidth, and disaster recovery capabilities. The annual cost of $20,868 for these network changes was less than their previous disaster recovery spending of $64,800 with more flexibility and redundancy.
Carrier-Class Availability for EnterprisesSheri Determan
As enterprise networks move towards converged infrastructures of voice, video, and real-time traffic, there is the demand to achieve "Carrier-Class Availability" - the same level of reliability and availability as the public switched telephone network. Published in Alcatel Telecommunications Review - 4th Quarter 2002.
This document discusses the convergence of wireless networks towards next generation networks. It begins with an introduction to communication networks and their increasing importance. It then provides details on public switched telephone networks (PSTN) and their traditional circuit-switched architecture. Finally, it describes next generation networks (NGN), which use an all-IP architecture with separation of the transport and service layers, allowing for delivery of multiple services over a single network. NGN aims to replace existing networks with a single, simplified IP-based core network.
Telematics Wireless is a recognized leader in delivering energy and water resource management systems using RF wireless networks. They have over 15 years of experience delivering automatic meter reading, smart grid, and lighting control solutions globally. Their T-Light smart street lighting control system uses wireless mesh networks to remotely control individual lights and groups of lights, reducing energy costs by over 70% while lowering maintenance costs.
Nortel Networks introduces Preside Management for Metro Optical Networks to help service providers more efficiently and profitably manage their metro optical networks. The solution provides integrated, edge-to-edge management of SONET/SDH and DWDM networks from multiple vendors. It facilitates rapid service provisioning, fault monitoring, and performance management to maximize available bandwidth and support advanced services.
Managing Data Offloading Securely Over WLan Access Networks With I-WLanGreen Packet
Cellular operators are increasingly shifting their focus for alternative wireless access methods to manage data offload. Legacy cellular networks were designed for low bandwidth consumption and insufficient to cope with the growth of data requirements today. Although operators continuously upgrade their networks with greater capacity and advanced technologies, heavy investments for cell build is not an economical approach in the longer term.
The availability of Wi-Fi hotspots are highly accessible and appropriate for data offloading. Taking advantage of the unlicensed spectrum and better bandwidth utilization, data offloading can be achieved with lower cost per bit. In this paper, we present I-WLAN to effectively manage data offloading securely between 3GPP and non-3GPP networks. We will also be exploring the different network use scenarios of I-WLAN in enabling simple unified EAP authentication and subscriber policies.
1. The document discusses Telefonica's strategy to transform from a traditional telecom provider into a digital services company. It has created Telefonica Digital to develop new digital products and services across areas like financial services, advertising, and cloud computing.
2. Telefonica Digital aims to generate €5 billion in annual revenue by 2015 through proprietary product development, partnerships, and acquisitions. It will provide these new services to Telefonica's 311 million customers as well as entering new markets.
3. Telefonica recognizes that its traditional business model of charging per minute or data usage is under pressure. It is evolving to charge different players like end users, service providers, and advertisers to enable digital transactions
This document discusses Wi-Fi data offloading and its impacts on network infrastructure costs (CAPEX and OPEX). It describes modeling traffic patterns to determine optimal offload strategies. Wi-Fi offloading can reduce costs compared to densifying the macro cell network through additional sites and carriers. The document examines trade-offs between Wi-Fi, femtocells, and macro cell densification for offloading data. It also outlines considerations for a successful carrier Wi-Fi offload solution.
This whitepaper discusses the next decade for WiMAX technology. It summarizes that WiMAX has evolved through several releases to support increased mobility and integration with LTE. While LTE deployment has increased, WiMAX still has applications in fixed wireless, rural broadband, and vertical industries. The whitepaper outlines ITU's vision for 4G networks, including seamless handovers between different wireless technologies to provide "always best connected" service to users across various network layers from personal to cellular networks.
1) P1 is Malaysia's first and leading WiMAX operator that chose Green Packet's WiMAX solutions to provide high quality wireless broadband services and enhance the user experience.
2) Green Packet's solutions helped P1 retain its position as the leading WiMAX operator in Malaysia through award-winning modems, unified connection management, and over-the-air updates that reduced complaints.
3) Green Packet also supported P1's sales growth through a coverage map solution that dynamically shared coverage information with subscribers and resellers.
This document discusses mobile data offloading using femtocells and WiFi. It provides an overview of femtocell technology compared to WiFi offloading, explaining how femtocells can extend coverage and increase capacity by handling indoor data traffic. The document also outlines some of the challenges in implementing femtocell networks, such as interference management, quality of service, and network synchronization.
This document discusses how modern wireless network operators can more efficiently optimize their 3G networks by overcoming limitations of traditional drive test-based optimization strategies. It notes that drive testing is costly and provides limited visibility, especially for uplink activity. The document recommends integrating protocol-based network monitoring with on-demand drive testing. This allows operators to resolve 3G network issues while realizing up to 60% savings in operating expenses. It also helps operators successfully roll out new services without degradation in quality of experience.
LTE is being developed to address challenges in the mobile market including increasing mobile data usage and consumer demand for broadband speeds. LTE will provide significantly higher data rates and network capacity compared to 3G technologies. This will enable new applications like HD video streaming and improve the user experience. LTE also offers a lower cost per bit which can help operators offer affordable flat rate data plans while maintaining profitability. Seamless handovers between LTE and other networks will provide continuous connectivity and allow content to be accessed across multiple devices.
Innovations for Better Performing NetworksAviat Networks
This document discusses how Aviat Networks provides solutions to help mobile network operators build smarter, smaller, simpler networks with lower total cost of ownership. It describes how Aviat's portfolio of intelligent packet nodes, compact microwave routers and radios, and network management software enable operators to cost-effectively support new IP and mobile services with greater network capacity, reliability, security and simplified operations. The document also emphasizes that Aviat's solutions combine hardware and software innovations to future-proof operators' networks and help maximize performance as network demands increase.
Ericsson Review: Communications as a cloud service: a new take on telecomsEricsson
Software as a service (SaaS) is a promising solution for overcoming the challenges of implementing and managing new network technologies and services like voice over LTE (VoLTE). The SaaS approach can provide substantial savings in terms of cost and lead-time, and create a new source of revenue for service providers.
This document discusses the three phases of LTE network deployment:
Phase 1 focuses on LTE for data only services using USB modems. Phase 2 introduces LTE handsets but relies on circuit switched fallback for voice. Phase 3 transitions to a full IP LTE/IMS environment for integrated voice, messaging, and data services. However, replacing existing circuit switched infrastructure with IMS will be a long-term goal due to significant costs and time required for such a transition. Operators will take an incremental approach, initially focusing on policy and charging platforms that can work with both legacy and new systems.
Single RAN Advanced is an evolving technology that simplifies radio access networks by operating different radio technologies on a single multi-purpose hardware platform. Key benefits of Single RAN include more efficient use of spectrum through re-farming, efficient shared use of hardware, lower energy consumption, and simplified network architecture and management. Single RAN capabilities will continue to evolve to help operators meet increasing capacity demands and enable technologies like advanced re-farming, common network management, and improved resource sharing. Modular design is a key enabler of Single RAN, allowing capacity to scale up over time as demands increase.
How a leading European operator is maximizing the value from its portfolio ...Infovista
Are you struggling with your 5G rollout? In this case study, we look at the real-world example of a tier 1 mobile operator that has confronted the challenges of rolling out its nationwide 5G network using innovative network testing solutions.
Rolling out its nationwide 5G network, this operator recognized that it needed to take an organization-wide view of how it deployed and optimized the network. Fundamentally, this boiled down to four core network testing challenges that needed to be addressed:
🔷How could they validate new 5G site and cluster performance before activation, so they could be confident that the network would deliver from day 1?
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🔷How could they not only identify, but also troubleshoot and resolve, network issues so the customer experience didn’t suffer and lead to increased subscriber churn?
🔷With all of this done, how could they get a true measure of the customer experience so they could be confident that the network is delivering on their 5G promise?
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Another brochure featured in Nokia Siemens Networks' '3G for All' campaign in 2009-2010. This one outlines the company's offering for mobile operators'/carriers' 3G network deployments.
The paper was written in accordance with a briefing I gave, based on the story line we developed with the project team and data I extracted from analyst reports and user studies.
The brochure does not represent the current views of the company, but is published here as a work sample.
5G networks will require architectural changes to support new capabilities and use cases. Key changes include adopting a cloud-native architecture with network softwarization using NFV, SDN, and network slicing. This will allow the network to be controlled by software and separated into multiple virtual networks. The 5G radio access network architecture will also change with the introduction of cloud-RAN to replace distributed base stations and reduce small cell deployment costs. Network slicing will enable logical isolation of network resources to provide different services on the same physical network, such as enterprise, OTT, and MVNO services.
3G for All customer testimonial brochureKimmo Salmela
This brochure brought together the key customer testimonials in the Nokia Siemens Networks' 3G for All campaign. At the time of the campaign, I was no longer personally involved in the production of testimonials; the content is from projects run by my colleagues.
Please note that the content does not necessarily reflect the current situation with contracts or views maintained by the companies featured here.
5G is the 5th generation mobile network technology that offers higher bandwidth and faster data transfer speeds than previous generations. It uses technologies like CDMA and BDMA that enable speeds greater than 100Mbps for full mobility and over 1Gbps for low mobility. The key advantages of 5G include providing users with more features, efficiency and the ability to easily connect devices like laptops and tablets for broadband access. 5G aims to offer services like high resolution video for mobile users as well as high quality of service.
Our Networks business conducts operations through four business groups: Mobile Networks, Fixed Networks, IP/Optical Networks, and Applications & Analytics. These groups address the global telecommunications market and provide products and services for mobile, fixed, IP and optical networking, as well as software platforms. We have a global presence through our Customer Operations organization and conduct extensive research and development through Bell Labs and a network of Technology Centers worldwide.
Cellular Core Enterprise White Paper by Rethink Technology ResearchAndy Odgers
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Executive Summary
In the competitive mobile communications world, many service providers are in a transition
phase from GPRS to GPRS/UMTS technologies and are building new systems, applications
and network infrastructure in order to deliver new mobile data services. As part of this
evolution, mobile wireless service providers are bringing together their voice and data
infrastructures, and leveraging both their existing and new platforms, such as media
gateways, services gateways and soft switches. These new platforms are becoming the key
components for delivery of mobile data services.
As with any other network service, guaranteed service levels and performance management
reporting are the critical factors in optimizing the performance of the infrastructure.
Subscribers expect reliable access to their new services. Robust fault and performance
management, which can identify potential issues before they impact subscriber services, are
a must for all wireless service providers, and form an important part of the business &
operational support systems (BSS/OSS) of the service provider's business.
However, due to the rapidly advancing technologies, comprehensive performance reporting
facilities are not as common as might be wished. Innovative leaders in mobile telephony are
searching for an integrated performance reporting solution to report on the GPRS and UMTS
services within their Core Network, covering both GGSN / SGSN core and the GSM voice
backbone together with the ATM and Frame Relay backbone.
One reason why wireless service providers have looked to a company such as Nortel for
their UMTS networks is that Nortel is able to provide an end-to-end solution. Selecting a
Nortel solution therefore reduced the risks of failure due to interoperability issues. However,
while the network elements may be interoperable, there remains the challenge of fault and
performance management, something that is exacerbated in the Nortel case by the
disparate origins of the various product lines and the resulting variety in network
management platforms and protocols.
Nexus Telecom has deployed its performance reporting business throughout the world
through the provision of end-to-end fault and performance management systems, supporting
the needs of both traditional and wireless service providers. Its modular, scaleable approach
has helped wireless service providers around the world deploy new mobile data services
with confidence.
Nexus Telecom is uniquely familiar with the Nortel product range and as a result offers a
superior solution with regards to the management of a Nortel UMTS network. This White
Paper discusses the challenges of Performance Management with the Nortel UMTS solution
and the benefits of Nexus Telecom’s approach.
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Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..............................................................................................................2
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................................3
MOBILE WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE EVOLUTION .............................................................4
RATIONALE FOR PERFORMANCE MONITORING....................................................................6
The Need for Integrated Performance Monitoring ...............................................................7
WHY NEXUS TELECOM FOR NORTEL UMTS? ......................................................................10
Breadth of Coverage..........................................................................................................10
Wireless GPRS/UMTS Packages ......................................................................................11
Not just for UMTS ..............................................................................................................11
NEXUSHORIZON UMTS SOLUTION DETAILS ........................................................................12
CASE STUDY: MOBILKOM AUSTRIA .......................................................................................13
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................14
ABOUT NEXUS TELECOM........................................................................................................16
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Today’s Wireless service providers are rapidly building out new systems, applications, and
network infrastructures in order to deliver new mobile data and multimedia services. Along
with the new network infrastructures, application servers supporting capabilities such as
MMS, SMS and WAP services are being deployed to deliver these new services.
With the introduction of instant and multimedia messaging, visual-calls, "see-what-I-see"
instant visual push, presence, chat, voice- and video-conferencing, gaming, Push-to-Talk
and Push-to-View services, a new platform is also being introduced into the network
topology: The IP Multimedia Subsystem or "IMS". IMS is a control platform for multimedia
services internationally standardized by 3GPP, which is also responsible for the UMTS
standard. With IMS the mobile network operator can give his subscribers access to an
easier and more natural world of communication.
Until now, subscribers were barely able to phone each other and tap into common data
services at the same time. IMS has the power to combine real-time services such as voice
and video telephony with non-real-time services. Operator and national boundaries no
longer represent an obstacle, nor does the radio technology employed for access.
The success or failure of the service can only be determined by analyzing both the network’s
ability to deliver the service and the semantics of the data passed through the network. As
new services demand rapid introduction to the mass market, so do requirements for
introduction of monitoring and service surveillance platforms ask for flexible and scalable
solutions.
Voice services were designated as 1G or first generation. Data/Digital services started with
2G or second-generation wireless. Speed and capacity requirements for the new, higher-
performance data services quickly drove the need to move to 2.5G, where most carriers are
today. New 3G standards and implementations are now being rolled out. 3G networks
provide even greater throughput to improve the performance of existing applications and
support the next round of new applications, such as video telephony. For voice services,
different standards have evolved in different parts of the world over the years. These
different standards have had to evolve into the data world, and move through the
progressions of data generations.
In the competitive mobile communications world, many service providers are in a transition
phase from GPRS to GPRS/UMTS technologies and are building new systems, applications
and network infrastructure in order to deliver new mobile data services. As part of this
evolution, mobile wireless service providers are bringing together their voice and data
infrastructures, and leveraging both their existing and new platforms, such as media
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gateways, services gateways, and soft switches. These new platforms are becoming the key
components in delivery of mobile data services.
However, while the deployment of these new platforms may seem to be an interesting
technical challenge, it is considerably more than just that. Wireless operators are businesses
which need to make a profit and, in order to achieve the desired return on investment (ROI)
for the deployment of this new service, they must rigidly monitor expenditure on capital
equipment (Capex) to ensure both that it is not wasted and that it is sufficient to meet the
demands of new UMTS services. In order to do this effectively they need to have clear
visibility into the actual usage patterns of the deployed network. Hence mobile service
providers must also consider performance-monitoring solutions.
The choice of which performance-monitoring solution to use is, of course, key. Many
solutions end up as “shelfware”, or worse provide a biased or misleading view of the
network. In order for a solution to be useful it has to be comprehensive, retrieving
information from the entire network, and flexible so that it reports on the Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs) that are relevant to the network as deployed. These are precisely the areas
where Nexus Telecoms’ reporting solution, NexusHORIZON, excels in.
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Rationale for Performance Monitoring
Although it might seem obvious, it is worthwhile recapping the reasons why mobile service
providers choose to deploy a performance-monitoring solution, and how these challenges
can change with the roll out of UMTS.
Wireless service providers are constantly building new systems, applications, and network
infrastructures in order to deliver new mobile data services. Application servers that support
capabilities such as MMS, SMS and WAP services are being deployed along with the new
network infrastructures required to deliver these new data services.
With the introduction of instant messaging, visual-calls, "see-what-I-see" instant visual push,
presence, chat, voice- and video-conferencing, gaming, Push-to-Talk, Push-to-View
services, a new platform is also being introduced into the network topology: The IP
Multimedia Subsystem or short "IMS". IMS is a control platform for multimedia services
internationally standardized by 3GPP, which is also responsible for the UMTS standard.
With IMS the mobile network operator can give his subscribers access to an easier and
more natural world of communication.
Finally of course, since UMTS coverage is likely to remain less than universal, all these new
UMTS services need to be rolled out in ways that permit graceful degradation when the
subscriber moves out of the UMTS coverage area into zones that are served by the various
flavors of 2.xG networks, whether this is GPRS, EDGE or something else.
As we see from the above, compared to a traditional GSM/GPRS network, in a UMTS
environment the primary difference is complexity. The UMTS service enables, in addition to
voice, provision of multiple different applications to the subscriber’s handset, such as
streaming media, video telephony, VPN technology etc. This presents a challenge in terms
of customer satisfaction. In order to achieve a satisfied customer, all of these services must
work whenever he tries to use them; however for the provider these services have many
different delivery paths and thus many different areas for faults or performance issues.
In order for the carrier to achieve a return on his UMTS deployment, he must create a
loyal subscriber base, and one whose ARPU is significantly greater than that of the
average GSM network. This requirement for loyalty and higher ARPU means that the
additional services available via UMTS must be of high quality and be consistently available.
Performance monitoring is the most cost effective way to achieve this service level because
it provides the data to identify potential problem areas, which can then be fixed before
becoming actual problems. Likewise, the provider can actively monitor the stresses of
increased subscriber numbers, and their usage patterns, to ensure that they do not end up
oversubscribing some key part of the infrastructure. If, on the other hand, these potential
problems are not addressed in time, then subscribers will perceive an inconsistent or poor
level of service. Subscribers to a network whose perceived level of service is poor are likely
to either switch to another operator or reduce usage, in particular usage of the advanced
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services which are intended to increase ARPU. However, with accurate performance
management not only is the quality of existing applications monitored, but the operator is
able to roll out additional service offerings in a controlled fashion, can see the effect of the
new services on the resources available to the existing ones, and can proactively respond to
changes in demand. This ability to proactively respond to demand also means that
Capital Expenditure (Capex) can be effectively employed to meet the demand for
services and not wasted on supporting applications that are not used so much by
subscribers.
Thus with the right performance monitoring, the mobile service provider is able to enter a
virtuous circle where the provider is able to maintain customer satisfaction while reducing
Capex and increasing ROI. This allows him to be more profitable, enabling a reduction in
rates; this in turn drives subscriber growth, which increases demand and reduces churn.
This then leads to better ROI, and the cycle repeats. The most important point is that the
performance monitoring needs to be appropriate. Use of an inappropriate performance
monitoring tool means that not only is the investment in the tool wasted but that the
aforementioned virtuous circle potentially becomes a vicious one, where lower customer
satisfaction leads to lower ARPU and increased churn, which leads to loss of market share
to competitors, which leads to lower investment in new services etc.
The Need for Integrated Performance Monitoring
Due to the technological challenges involved in their requirements, the choice of possible
solutions in today's market is small. The reporting system was not intended only to be a
source of data for network operations, but also to produce trend statistics and calculate
KPI’s for the network planning department and executive management.
Service Availability - Connectivity and Session Level
Service Access and Session Management
Authentication and Ciphering
Multiple Sessions, Timeouts, Dropped Connections
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Mobility Management
Service Performance and QoS (per Service Class)
Circuit-switched Call Control (Voice)
Payload Packet Data Traffic Control
Packet Loss, Retransmissions,
Throughput, Delivery Delays
Heartbeat Service Testing
Service Performance Reporting
Statistics for detailed Service Performance Analysis
Flexibility must be a paramount requirement if the chosen application is to enable the on-
going development necessary to meet both an operator's need to be at the forefront of
technology and its customers' performance reporting needs. Reporting flexibility is especially
key as the yet-to-come services offered over the mobile broadband technologies, such as
EDGE enhanced GPRS networks or 3G access networks, demand highly customizable
reporting engines to support reporting on services rapidly introduced to the customer.
It is no good monitoring the air interface characteristics if the infrastructure behind
the interface is badly managed. Indeed, when it comes to monitoring service levels the
back end infrastructure not only contains the most likely bottlenecks but also has the
network elements which can report the majority of the statistics relating to problems on the
air-side as well. This may at first sight seem surprising, but it shouldn’t. Although the handset
receives all its services over the air interface, the relevant statistics (calls dropped, IP
packets lost etc.) are just as easily retrieved in the reports from the elements in the various
separate application paths. If, for example, a particular cell has trouble, then that will be
clear from statistics that show that subscribers handed off to that cell are being dropped.
Moreover, by enabling performance monitoring of the backhaul line from the cell (or cells) to
the rest of the network, it will be clear whether the problem is in the radio arena or not,
because the trunk itself will report packet loss statistics as well as the higher level statistics
about call volumes etc.
Further back, if statistics show that voice calls are functioning fine but data applications
to/from a particular cell are suffering, then the critical need is to determine where in the data
path the problem is occurring. This may be a wireless issue because of traffic overload, in
which case that will be clear, as one will see general widespread packet loss; however it
could also be that a particular router or application server is in trouble.
In addition, the provider’s network management and operations personnel need more than
just the ability to monitor the back end as well as the wireless network; they need to be able
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to navigate between statistics gathered in one place for one application and those gathered
in other places for other applications. In order to do this there is a requirement for a single
integrated performance monitoring solution that can gather data from all parts of the
network, both voice and data, and can present reports at all levels from individual trunk
statistics to high-level overviews of usage patterns.
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Why Nexus Telecom for Nortel UMTS?
As we noted above there are clear benefits from a unified performance monitoring solution,
and for mobile service providers who have chosen a Nortel UMTS solution there is one clear
choice for this solution – NexusHORIZON from Nexus Telecom.
Breadth of Coverage
The history of the NexusHORIZON solution means that it is able to provide an unparalleled
level of support for the Nortel product range as deployed in a UMTS environment. From
DMS and Succession voice switches to MSS (Passport) ATM transports to the Univity
GGSN, Nexus is able to gather all relevant statistics and present them as a coherent whole.
Although Nortel is moving towards standard OAM protocols, many of the more critical
components still provide their best (or in some cases only) management data in non-
standard forms such as the DMS’ Supernode Manager or the Passport MDP system.
NexusHORIZON is able to query these disparate data collection tools and combine them
with standard SNMP data gathered from IP network elements such as routers or optical
transmission gear in a way that no other performance management solution can.
NexusHORIZON is truly universal and can make use of all the statistics gathered from a
device, no matter what interface or protocol applies. Furthermore NexusHORIZON is able to
cope with Nortel equipment as it currently ships and does not rely in its retrieval of
performance data on the support of standards or protocols that are yet to be implemented.
This resulting breadth of coverage means that users are able to use a single engine to
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obtain reports about the entire network no matter what technology is in use, and to isolate
and group statistics in many different forms, such as by application area.
Wireless GPRS/UMTS Packages
Data storage and processing requirements increase with the number of managed devices,
the amount of data collected and the collection intervals. NexusHORIZON has been
designed to meet this challenge with its multi-processor support, client-server architecture
and concurrent data processing capabilities, allowing large volumes of data to be analyzed
and processed quickly.
With NexusHORIZON’s GPRS/UMTS package, a wide range of standard report templates is
available. Additionally, with the report pack licenses, NexusHORIZON provides a Database
Query (DBQ) license feature, giving service providers the flexibility to define their own
reports or to tailor existing report templates to meet their evolving needs. The architecture of
the NexusHORIZON system provides the scalability needed to meet the changing needs of
large complex networks as they continue to grow.
NexusHORIZON is a modular client/server application suite, available for a variety of
networking data transmission technologies. With its historical network performance reporting
capabilities, it helps enterprise and service provider managers to evaluate performance
against service level agreements, to monitor network device/link usage trends and to
analyze problem areas.
The total solution provides for a common shared repository of information that integrates the
key elements under common architectures and platforms, thus the performance information
can be used to assess your network and services and then charge based on the network
usage and the quality of service you have delivered. Alternately, any part of the
NexusHORIZON solution may be used on its own, or in association with other OSS/BSS
providers systems. Select the component modules that are needed now, and then grow the
system as your network and services evolve.
Not just for UMTS
The NexusHORIZON solution is not just for UMTS networks. Providers who also offer other
services such as traditional fixed line VPNs are able to leverage the same package to gather
performance data from these networks as well. NexusHORIZON’s breadth of coverage
means that it is able to provide reports on the latest technologies such as MPLS VPNs as
well as more traditional services such as Frame Relay and to provide customer ready
reports as well as reports suitable for use within the carrier.
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NexusHORIZON UMTS solution Details
The NexusHORIZON solution for UMTS consists of NexusHORIZON providing powerful,
industry leading, carrier grade performance management and statistics reporting for a wide
range of multivendor 2 and 3G wireless, optical, IP and legacy network elements.
NexusHORIZON has the widest coverage of any comparable application, compatible with
leading vendor technologies such as Nortel, Cisco, Lucent, Juniper, etc.
NexusHORIZON takes the performance metrics from your entire network, no matter what
the equipment, for use in three critical applications:
• Customer focused reporting
• Immediate operational feedback (NOC activities)
• Strategic planning for capital expenditure and capacity planning
• Highlights
• Produce personalized customer-ready reports at the click of a mouse
• Identify and troubleshoot performance issues before they affect your services
• Make informed decisions about allocating scarce capital, ensuring it is not wasted
• Collect accurate data fundamental to any worthwhile analysis
• Increase ARPU, Customer Satisfaction and ROI on CapEx
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Case Study: Mobilkom Austria
Mobilkom Austria Deploys UMTS/GPRS Performance Reporting Solution from Nexus
Telecom
NexusHORIZON supports planning, service and quality assurance of Mobilkom’s core
UMTS and GPRS network.
Mobilkom Austria, Austria’s market and
innovation leader in the mobile
communications sector, and Nexus
Telecom AG, part of the Swiss-based Noser
Group of companies, have deployed Nexus
Telecom’s Performance Management
Solution to support their GPRS and UMTS
core network.
Mobilkom Austria uses the software suite
from Nexus Telecom to facilitate the expansion of their core UMTS network, as well as to
insure the high customer expectation levels of their UMTS and GPRS services.
Crucial to Mobilkom’s decision to partner with Nexus Telecom was not only the technical
capabilities of their product, but also the specific know-how of Nexus Telecom’s employees
and the rapid response to Mobilkom’s stringent demands.
"Nexus convinced us with their initiative and competency, particularly during the initial trials”
said Dr. Fleischer, Director of Mobilkom’s Packet Core Planning.
”Mobilkom Austria’s decision to partner with us is particularly important for Nexus as
Mobilkom is one of the leading network operators and service providers in Europe. During a
very challenging trial and evaluation period, Nexus, as a medium sized Swiss Enterprise,
successfully won over very strong international competition.” said Alain Giger, Sales
Manager of Nexus Telecom AG.
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Conclusion
Due to the modular format, service providers and enterprises can choose which reporting
components of the NexusHORIZON meet the requirements of their network. The base
platform and database query tool, combined with the off-the-shelf GPRS and UMTS
reporting packs, provide sophisticated, easy-to-read, graphical performance reports for two
key areas of Service/Network Management: Performance Management and Service
Quality.
As expected from a carrier-grade solution, NexusHORIZON is flexible and powerful, yet
simple and scaleable. It combines efficient and flexible data collection mechanisms with an
intuitive, yet powerful, value added report production and distribution facility, designed for
automated reporting delivery.
NexusHORIZON delivers detailed value-added information allowing network and service
managers to justify network growth, plan service improvements, and confirm specified
service levels. Thus positioning our customers for future growth and profitability.
Wireless service providers have a tremendous opportunity to increase the base of their
subscribers and ARPU by delivering desirable data services with good performance and
reliability. But the added network complexity resulting from network growth and service
expansion also adds to expense pressure on support staffs already stretched to their limit.
Capital expenses must be timed in order to meet rapidly growing markets and to support the
launch of new services.
NexusHORIZON provides the tools that service providers need to make intelligent, informed
decisions before, during, and after the wireless data services deployment. Our powerful
performance reporting solutions provide end-to-end visibility across networks, systems, and
applications to offer service providers a deeper understanding of their infrastructure, allowing
them to fine-tune their network for the highest possible performance by optimizing the
capabilities of the individual components.
Leveraging NexusHORIZON’s end-to-end network infrastructure visibility allows service
providers to move the competitive focus from reducing prices to offering value. Armed with
the ability to monitor performance across networks, systems, and applications together,
service providers can deliver proactive service assurance to their customers. This capability
leads to decreased churn, builds customer loyalty, and strengthens the service provider’s
brand and reputation for reliable and consistent delivery of enhanced services.
Easy to install and use, NexusHORIZON allows wireless service providers to dramatically
lower operational expenses by reducing the number of service assurance tools required to
support services. Its built-in intelligence makes this possible as it normalizes performance
data across networks, systems and applications to present operations staff with an easy-to-
understand and consistent workflow.
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Released from time-consuming tasks of acquiring in-depth knowledge of the large number of
technologies found in typical networks, operations staff is free to support the launch of new,
revenue-generating services.
NexusHORIZON’s capacity planning capabilities allow service providers to make informed
decisions when network expansion is forecast. Using its vast store of historical network
performance information, service providers can use a variety of NexusHORIZON reports to
accurately project when and where additional capacity must be ordered and installed to
meet customer demand — proactively rather than reactively.
Nexus Telecom builds intelligence into its software to help customers make and save
money. With NexusHORIZON software in place to complement revenue-generating
business strategies, wireless service providers can position themselves to take advantage of
opportunities to gain market share, increase revenues, and drive down costs to reach,
maintain, and increase profitability.
For detailed technical overviews and the current NexusHORIZON options available, please
visit or website, www.nexustelecom.com or contact your nearest Nexus Telecom Office.
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About Nexus Telecom
Nexus Telecom provides both hardware and software OSS and BSS support
systems for a wide variety of network segments and equipment vendors. Our
software delivers on years of experience and expertise in the areas of Services and
Network Performance Reporting, Telecom Services Billing, Network Troubleshooting
and Network Security.
With headquarters in Switzerland and an office in North America, and with local
channel partners on a global basis, we offer ready-to-install OSS and BSS software
packages to major industry players around the world. Moreover, we draw on over a
decade's experience and dedicated partnerships in telecommunications networking
to provide customized software and consulting services to maximize your
performance and efficiency.
NexusTRACE
All-software protocol analysis and troubleshooting tool.
NexusINFORMER
Network operational reporting solution offering detailed analysis reports on multi-
vendor, multi-domain networks.
NexusHORIZON
Flexible performance reporting solution used to provide service level verification
reports within multi-vendor, multi-domain networks.
Nexus8610
Powerful traffic simulation system for the testing of wireless and wireline network
elements.
Nexus8620
Roaming test system for operators of 2G and 2.5G wireless networks.
NexusNETVIEW
Signaling and service surveillance system for wireless and wireline networks.
NexusADC
Proven and powerful, usage-based carrier-class billing mediation solution for voice
network devices.
NexusDBS
Flexible, convergent voice, data and IP billing system for subscriber, corporate and
inter-carrier use.
NexusPROVIDER
End-to-end mediation and voice billing product for end user and inter-carrier billing.
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