Mycom Signs Alcatel-Lucent for Delivery of Performance Management for UMTS Access Networks
Mycom International, a global provider of leading-edge OSS software solutions and services to the telecoms industry, has signed a global partnership agreement with Alcatel-Lucent for the delivery of their leading-edge performance management solution for Alcatel-Lucent’s UMTS Access networks.
Under the agreement Mycom will integrate its best-in-class NIMS-PrOptimaTM Service Assurance solution into Alcatel-Lucent’s UMTS Access technology. The embedded solution branded NIMS-PrOptimaTM for WMS will be delivered as part of Alcatel-Lucent’s UMTS Access infrastructure releases.
Siamak Sarbaz, founder and CEO of Mycom said: “This agreement is a further testament to Mycom’s growing reputation in the service assurance field. It not only ensures continuity for the NIMS-PrOptima 3G customers who have moved over to Alcatel-Lucent but also provides a proven UTRAN performance management capability for Alcatel-Lucent’s rapidly expanding portfolio of 3G customers.”
Performance management is a key OSS Service Assurance component of any UMTS network and helps operators to ensure that their radio networks operate with optimal efficiency at all times. Alcatel-Lucent will offer NIMS-PrOptimaTM along with its Wireless Management System to its UMTS Access customers globally.
NIMS-PrOptima™ is a state of the art multi-vendor and multi-technology carrier grade performance management solution, built upon Mycom’s advanced network information management platform NIMS™. It enables telecom operators to achieve mission critical operations such as end-to-end network performance management, real-time service performance management and complex network optimisation, while minimising operational and capital expenditures.
Mounir Ladki, general manager of Mycom’s OSS Products Business said: “We are proud to add Alcatel-Lucent to our portfolio of key strategic partners. The combination of Alcatel-Lucent’s cutting edge technology and Mycom’s best-in-class OSS Performance Management solution will ensure optimal delivery of UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA solutions to wireless operators worldwide”.
About Mycom International
Mycom International is a leading global provider of OSS software solutions and innovative engineering services to the telecoms industry. It has a presence in 10 countries through 16 offices and is the provider of OSS solutions and services to major telecom vendors and carriers.
About NIMS-PrOptima™
NIMS-PrOptima™ manages the end-to-end performance of the wireless network -encompassing radio access, the transmission network, voice and data networks and content and service platforms. It offers a single integrated environment for the management of converged hybrid networks implementing the latest technologies -including UMTS, HSDPA, IMS, triple play services, etc. It is based on open industry standards (eg 3GPP, ETSI, TMF, OMA), and can be deployed as a plug-in component in a wider OSS architecture.
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