Pipeline Publishing, Volume 4, Issue 9
This Month's Issue:
New Doors, New Access
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An Event on the Move:
Mobile World Congress 2008
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NetCracker
Booth 2B39, TM Forum Pavilion, Hall 2

Sanjay Mewada, NetCracker’s VP of Strategy, will be at the event addressing the Business Operations Symposium — Managing the New Digital Market: Providing Anytime, Anywhere, Anyplace Services. He and a NetCracker customer will provide case studies on “Business Transformation for the Mobile Service Provider”. Sanjay will also discuss “Putting it Into Action — Developing an End-to-End, Customer-Focused Strategy for Value-Added Service.” In addition, NetCracker will exhibit in Stand 2B39 as part of the TMForum Pavilion where delegates can learn more about their OSS solutions for mobile operators.

Mobile operators will learn how NetCracker can help them transform their OSS to manage both Network and IT from a single platform. They will also learn how NetCracker can help them create and deliver new services and service bundles to drive revenue growth, understand the customer and service experience to build close customer relationships, and lower service delivery costs and streamline operations.

NetScout
Booth 2B39, TM Forum Pavilion, Hall 2

NetScout will be presenting its nGenius Performance Management System, an OSS solution that provides the KPI-to-Flow-to-Packet details necessary for effective network, customer, and service assurance of IP-based services. Benefits it delivers mobile operators include advanced IP-based performance monitoring for early recognition and rapid troubleshooting of service delivery issues, service and customer visibility from a network vantage point, and reduced MTTR to protect quality of customer experience and reduce churn. NetScout will also be presenting, for the first time, the combined solution resulting from NetScout’s acquisition of Network General.

Additionally, as mobile operators invest significant financial and human resources to build out crucial IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) domains, they will require new methods to gain a clear view into all the IMS Layers – Transport, Control and Application. At MWC 08, NetScout will outline process providers can use to monitor and report on key performance metrics (KPIs) within the IMS domain, e.g. protocols and services such as IP, SIP and Diameter running over core IMS network interfaces such as Cx, Dx, Mw, and Gm.

Agilent
Booth 1D45, Hall 1

Agilent will be at the event showing a robust set of test solutions, including RF verification, parametric test for chipset manufacturing, LTE Mobile development solutions, drive test solutions for Mobile WiMAX™ Wave 2, MSS End-2-End Monitoring and troubleshooting, LTE distributed performance management, UU Monitoring and Stress Test for cellular mobile devices.

Of particular interest, given the focus of this issue, is the Agilent Signaling Analyzer WiMAX solution, which allows service providers and network equipment manufacturers to accelerate the development and deployment of WiMAX networks. This solution allows full and uniform testing of network and individual call performance across all key interfaces of a Mobile WiMAX network, including R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R8 interfaces. Engineers are able to rapidly identify WiMAX network problems as they occur by transforming overwhelming amounts of data into actionable information and problem definitions. The signaling analyzer WiMAX solution allows users to efficiently and effectively troubleshoot, optimize performance benchmark, plan, install and maintain WiMAX networks.

Lots to choose from:

In addition to the above, those interested in OSS can be on the lookout for CBOSS, Orga, Convergys, Kabira, and many others. Also worth noting are the companies that have signed on to be a part of the TM Forum Members Pavilion (as of our publishing date) such as, Orga Systems GmbH, NetScout, Nakina, CellVision, NetCracker, Aktavara AB, and ConceptWave Software.

In the end, the mobile world is growing and continues to grow as offices become less stationary and “taking your work home with you” is par for the course. We are interested to see how this show will differ from previous 3GSM events, and are looking forward to the sheer magnitude of the event. With big-name sponsors and wide coverage, the event will surely be a spectacle. With a little effort, it can also be a great event for the OSS crowd.

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