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All of these trends taken together mean that we can deploy highly configurable, highly intelligent networks which can be monitored and maintained in real-time and from a distance. Only two final things need to come together to deliver on the promises of the new technology: OSS systems that take maximum advantage of these new technologies, and aggressive deployment of these OSS systems. The potential to control capex during deployment, and opex during operation is significant
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exists to provide capabilities that only a few years ago would have seemed more like science fiction. These capabilities can be delivered to inexpensive laptop computers running nothing more than a standard web browser.
All we need now to enable the “perfect storm” is for all of these components, and the companies that provide and use them to work together to take advantage of all of the technological riches lying at our collective
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Fortunately for aggressive OSS systems vendors, even more riches are available to help. Information processing technologies, both hardware and application enabling systems, have made major improvements in capability and cost. Computer hardware is so cheap and powerful that it can be considered a commodity for most purposes. Enabling software, whether of the proprietary or standards-based flavor, is plentiful, powerful, and inexpensive. Low-cost technology now
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feet. The road ahead may be a little bumpy as large scale deployments begin to occur, but the ability of the industry to put massive amounts of capability into the ground very quickly makes this an exciting time in the industry. The OSS segment of the industry plays a pivotal role as never before in enabling the deployment and operation of these networks.
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