By offering an integrated combination of active (on-demand) testing and
passive (live) call monitoring, EXFO Service Assurance (formerly Brix
Networks) provides continuous service and network visibility to
effectively support every stage of the VoIP service lifecycle - from
network pre-qualification, to initial service turn-up, to
troubleshooting, and ongoing operational monitoring.
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As IP services proliferate, keeping them up and running to the same
uptime and quality metrics as traditional telephony services is
becoming
a challenge for all service providers.
Assuring the service quality of just one IP service is tough enough.
But
add an array of services -- VoIP, IP-based data, IP video/TV and more
--
running over a converged IP network, and ensuring that all of those
services are delivered properly becomes even tougher.
While subscribers might live with some jitter on a VoIP call --
especially if the price is right -- mess with their TV picture quality
or drop their Internet connection too often and you’ll not only have
unhappy customers you’ll have former customers as they head
off
to the competition.
“The thing that is driving the service assurance market right now is
next-generation services being converged on all-IP networks,” said
Olga Yashkova, measurement and instrumentation analyst at Frost &
Sullivan. “Assuring the quality of the end-user experience is
crucial,
otherwise [service providers] will lose their subscribers. Customers
are
tolerant if their VoIP or cell phone call isn’t perfect; but if they
can’t see the Super Bowl, they’re going to get very mad very
fast.”
Because of the urgency in keeping IP services and triple-play bundles
up, running and competitive, look for vendors delivering IP service
assurance products and solutions to be well represented at the upcoming
NXTcomm08 show. Among the vendors with IP Service Assurance products
and
solutions at the show are EXFO, Ixia, Tekelec, Tektronix, Symmetricom
and Spirent.
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When it comes to a performance-sensitive service like IPTV, EXFO
Service
Assurance (formerly Brix Networks) offers service providers complete
visibility into the performance and quality of the service delivery
infrastructure, video content, and overall subscriber experience. As a
result, providers can successfully introduce video services faster and
manage them more cost-effectively, by continually assuring the highest
service quality.
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Vendor Openet this week debuted two new OSS/BSS products to help
service providers move to more dynamic pricing models, opening the
doors
to new service offerings that take advantage of network capabilities
like quality of service and real-time service delivery.
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The latest results from a multi-year Ovum study, commissioned by
Cisco Systems, confirm the telecom market’s move to managed services,
a strategy that Cisco has embraced for its service provider customers.
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story
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Mu Security announced a major change in its corporate strategy, as
well as a new name -- Mu Dynamics -- to reflect the broader role the
company wants to play in helping service providers prevent network
downtime.
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Carriers including Verizon, BT, Vodafone and new member China
Mobile
will be among the host test sites for the MultiService Forum's global
interoperability demonstration of next-generation networks.
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Operations support services “transformation” projects are
beginning to move off the drawing board and into production, with
executives behind those efforts warning colleagues they'll take longer
than expected, fail without employee and exec level buy-in, and put
greater pressure on IT to contribute to top-line growth.
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By deploying solutions from EXFO Service Assurance (formerly Brix
Networks) throughout next-generation IP/MPLS core networks, providers
can continuously collect, correlate, analyze, and visualize critical
quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) data from the
network core to the customer endpoint for capacity planning and service
turn-up verification, and to identify, diagnose, and quickly resolve
network and service issues.
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When NXTcomm08 opens in Las Vegas on June 16, the desert sun won't
be the only thing that's hot. In its second year, NXTcomm08 has
assembled a selection of keynote speakers that lives up to the show's
ambition of being more than just a telecom industry event. Based on
Telephony staff reports, here's a look at the best of what
attendees can expect to see.
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The telecom industry has gone through a period of incredible
innovation in the last 10 years, resulting in mass proliferation of
wireless, broadband and the rise of the Internet. Will that innovation
continue? And will the next 10 years be productive as the last? Bell
Labs vice president and head of research Gee Rittenhouse discusses the
telecom network of 2018 with Telephony senior editor Kevin
Fitchard.
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June 16 at NXTcomm
At this one-day educational conference at NXTcomm in Las Vegas, Tier 2, Tier 3
and rural service providers will get the insights and perspective they
need to keep their business thriving! Every attendee attendee will get
complimentary comprehensive research on the independent market, free
entry to NXTcomm08 keynotes and exhibits, plus ample networking
opportunities with your peers. It's the only event of its kind! View
the
speaker
list, the full
agenda or REGISTER
NOW!
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Service availability is of paramount importance to any provider of
real-time services, like Voice-over-IP (VoIP). One major U.S.-based
service provider understands firsthand that the ability to test product
robustness, availability and security (RAS) has a direct, measurable
impact on the bottom line. Find out
more.
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This paper looks at the challenges faced by network-based operators
in today's rapidly evolving communication market place. It outlines the
key considerations for operators to effectively compete in this market,
and it introduces the Alcatel-Lucent Transformation Advantage Framework
for business, services and network transformation to guide operators
through vital, large-scale changes. Sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent. Find out
more.
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In a VoIP environment, voice quality is still a paramount concern.
New technologies make management of it even simpler for service
providers. This paper reviews some of the issues that impact voice
quality in packet-based carrier networks, and considers potential
solutions. Find
out
more.
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From Alcatel-Lucent
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