OSS vendor, TTI Telecom has been chosen by Israel's Pelephone to provide the Fault Management solution for the operator's UMTS network. The solution expands upon PelephoneÃ's current OSS solution, also provided by TTI Telecom in 1996, which manages CDMA 1xRTT and EVDO based on Nortel and Motorola products.
The project commenced in early 2008, and two of the phases have already been delivered. It is expected to be completed by end of 2008. The project will allow Pelephone to utilize TTI TelecomÃ's key modules from the Fault Management product line including Netrac FaM Cruiser, Correlation Engine and FaultPro to manage both UMTS and CDMA networks. In addition, the solution will incorporate PelephoneÃ's network configuration information to allow schematic views and topology-based correlation.
Pelephone is the only mobile operator in Israel offering customers an CDMA EVDO network, and it is about to launch a second network in early 2009 based on an Ericsson supplied HSDPA and HSUPA technology. The network will become operational across Israel from day one.
Commenting on the news, Tal Sharon, TTI TelecomÃ's General Manager, Regional Business Unit Israel, said, "Many years of cooperation with Pelephone will now expand to cover its UMTS network in Israel. This contract continues our long term achievements in managing complex mobile networks, and we are confident in our ability to meet PelephoneÃ's high expectations."
"The decision to choose TTI Telecom came after a thorough evaluation of other leading OSS vendors within the industry. Our goal is to achieve the optimum combination of mobile technologies, with minimum customer disruption, under the same cross-domain management platform. We count on TTI Telecom to help us achieve that goal," said Meir Aladgem, Director of Network Engineering at Pelephone. "The project will enable Pelephone to leverage NetracÃ's newest capabilities introduced for the UMTS domain to efficiently manage our current service offering."
Posted to the site on 29th October 2008
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