Astellia announced today the acquisition of an Orange Labs technology. This innovative solution permits automatic QoS diagnosis and optimization.
New High Added Value Application
Developed over the past few years by Orange Labs, the automatic diagnostic and QoS optimization technology can provide answers to faults identified in networks. It is an expert system, used to automate the diagnosis of quality or performance defects detected in networks by Astellia systems or devices supplied by other players in this sector.
This centralized expertise has a number of benefits for a mobile operator:
*** A major increase in the productivity of operational teams facing ever-increasing workloads because of the growth in traffic;
*** A means of capitalizing on the know-how of network experts; and
*** Improved diagnosis and, therefore, better network quality.
At the beginning of 2009, after an industrialization phase, the new tool will be added to the catalogue of optimization.and performance management solutions for the mobile networks proposed by Astellia. In fact, the acquisition of this innovative technology has a two-fold commercial advantage for Astellia which hopes to:
*** Respond to the needs of its 2G and 3G clients by gradually adding to existing solutions; and
*** Capitalize on the advantages of automatic, centralized diagnosis to win new clients.
The acquisition of this technology, paid for partly in cash and partly in royalties based on the turnover generated by it, will not have any significant impact on Astellia’s cash flow which, on 31st December 2007, stood at more than 13 M€.
The agreement formalizes the long-standing relations between Astellia and Orange Labs and is an extension of Astellia’s strategy aimed at continuously extending its product range by using the experience of a leading operator.
Astellia will be participating in the following international exhibitions and conferences until the end of 2008:
*** North AfricaCom – 14 & 15 October 2008 – Cairo, Egypt, stand 27;
*** FutureCom – 27 to 30 October 2008 – Sao Paulo, Brazil;
*** AfricaCom – 18 & 19 November 2008 – Cape Town, RSA; and
*** GSM>3G Middle East – 15 & 16 December 2008 – Dubai, UAE.
For more information, please visit their website: http://www.astellia.com
About Astellia
Astellia specializes in the design, production and marketing of software and hardware solutions to manage Quality of Service (QoS) and the performance of mobile networks.
With more than 130 telcos and equipment manufacturers in its customer base, this firm is one of the world’s leading players in its specialist field. It has offices in Paris, New York, Singapore, and Beirut. The company’s solutions are sold in more than 70 countries.
In particular, Astellia products use GSM/GPRS/UMTS technologies from access to the heart of a network. They help to increase client income through simple, fast access to the most relevant indicators, with a view to improving Quality of Service and ensuring the loyalty of its customers.
The company also offers services like network audits and optimization, training, etc. In 2007, Astellia achieved turnover of 20.9 million euros, an increase of 26.5% compared to 2006. Isin code: FR0004176535 – Mnemo : ALAST
Website: http://www.astellia.com