Deutsche Telekom AG has selected NetCracker Technology to be part of its Next Generation Service and Systems Management (NGSSM) transformation, a core element of the enterprise-wide migration to NGN on the part of the big carrier.
DT has a strategic initiative to drive standards-based rationalization and automation of operations to enable significant cost savings, rapid introduction of innovative services, and improved customer experience. DT’s transformation program, one of the largest in the industry, seeks to manage digital assets across networks and devices with superior user experience. It will begin migration to NGN with all IP and NG access (including radio), ADSL 2+, VDSL, and transport networks. As a part of this transformation, a new NGSSM architecture that emphasizes standardization, COTS, and network platform independence has been developed with a view to simplifying and automating the operations and management of the NGN.
NetCracker will provide the common data management and the complete fulfillment, operations support, and readiness for the NGN.
“We are relying on NetCracker’s solution and services capabilities to ensure the smooth migration from legacy systems to an automated and efficient environment that will enable us to realize the goal of delivering a new level of innovation, interaction, and customer service,” said Juergen Hardt, senior vice president, Next Generation OSS, at DT.
Deutsche Telekom will utilize NetCracker’s service inventory, service provisioning and activation, resource inventory and discovery and reconciliation modules to automate the fulfillment of fixed network-based Broadband Internet connections, as well as next-generation IMS-based multimedia services and to manage their IMS-based infrastructure.
“Deutsche Telekom’s NGN transformation is a reflection of their innovative thinking, coupled with their vision to continue their history of industry leadership by delivering outstanding customer value,” said Andrew Feinberg, president and CEO of NetCracker, in a statement. “We are proud to be a part of the effort that will bring new services and capabilities to DT’s customers.”
