SUPERCOMM, Atlanta, Georgia, June 3, 2003 - Nokia will today demonstrate how the Nokia NetAct for Broadband network management solution has been successfully integrated with the Syndesis product suite to provide automated provisioning and reconciliation for the Nokia Broadband Media solution. The Nokia and Syndesis cooperation leverages their award-winning, carrier-class capabilities for service providers worldwide. The Syndesis® Nokia NetAct for Broadband Equipment Module enables a highly scalable, automated provisioning and reconciliation solution.
"With the rapidly growing DSL business it is important that broadband operators have the best tools available to easily and flexibly enable the automated provisioning of new, profitable services. As the market grows, a greater number of services will appear and will require scalable solutions to allow easy activation of new DSL subscribers, " said Jean-Francois Chapuis, Director of OSS Product Management, Broadband Systems, Nokia Networks.
Nokia NetAct for Broadband has been integrated with Syndesis to provision xDSL and ATM services in the Nokia D500 and D500 RAM, allowing the rapid and error-free activation of thousands of DSL subscribers. This solution allows physical (hardware) inventory and logical (connections) inventory upload and discovery, creation, modification and deletion of cross-connects from DSL port to network interface port, as well as in-service inventory reconciliation.
In a related release, Nokia NetAct for Broadband has also been integrated with Micromuse Netcool, allowing broadband access network operators to rapidly isolate faults in the physical plant, prioritize service outages and assess the business impact of such service outages in a single dashboard.
"First generation DSL was about technology, customer awareness and the loop qualification issue. Next generation broadband access, which service providers are evolving to, is about profitability, differentiated services, rich content, and reduced customer churn. Syndesis' automated broadband provisioning, in conjunction with Micromuse's industry-leading service assurance, synergistically contribute to Nokia's comprehensive solution for tomorrow's access environment," said John McKerracher, Vice President Business Development for Syndesis.
Nokia NetAct for Broadband provides broadband access network operators with a carrier-class management system that meets their scalability, reliability, performance and ease of use requirements. A complete, integrated element management system, Nokia NetAct for Broadband features topology, fault, inventory, configuration, performance and security management as well as cut-through command line interfaces for the Nokia D500 and D500 RAM. Its standards-based XML and CORBA northbound interfaces allow for fast integration with existing operations support systems.
About Syndesis
Syndesis (www.Syndesis.com) helps the world's leading telecommunications companies recover stranded network assets and identify unbilled customer services, enabling their return to active use and the recovery of associated revenue leakage. Through this reconciliation process, Syndesis software solutions produce an immediate return on investment. Furthermore, the software generates long term payback by provisioning and delivering new data services to customers quickly, reliably and profitably. Syndesis has proven success in multi-vendor, multi-technology networks with millions of subscribers and is deployed at more than 20 major communications providers worldwide. Syndesis is leading a strategic alliance of key industry heavyweights to offer a complete network solution.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.
Contact information:
Communications Department, Nokia Networks
Tel. + 358 (0) 7180 38198
Email networks.communications@nokia.com
www.nokia.com
Corporate Communications, Americas
+ 1 972 894 4573 or
Riitta Mard (on site at SUPERCOMM 2003)
Tel. (Int.) + 1 469 878 5008
Notes to editors
With NetProvision DSL, Syndesis offers the best-in-class automated service creation and activation solution for providers looking to accommodate the strong demand for DSL services. NetProvision DSL enables single-step activation of DSL services:
- provisioning of DSL infrastructure: L2TP tunnels, virtual paths, aggregation points, IP access lists, interfaces/protocols
- activation of DSL subscribers
- activation of DSL subscriber connections using Layer 2 technologies
- activation of DSL subscriber connections using aggregation: L2TP access aggregation, PPP terminated aggregation, RFC 1483 routing/bridging aggregation, groomed virtual path aggregation
- loop qualification to test the local loop