The world of OSS is rapidly changing so there are always news-worthy stories floating about
Navisite Automates Data Centers Worldwide with Cisco ACI Platform, Enhancing Security and Agility. Cisco announced that Navisite, LLC., a part of Spectrum Enterprise and an international provider of managed cloud services, application management and hosting services, has deployed Cisco® Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) as a core technology platform of its software defined data center […]
Nuage Networks from Nokia selected by Vodafone. Nokia announced that it has been selected by Vodafone to be a global supplier of software-defined networking (SDN). Nuage Networks – the Nokia SDN venture – will be the supplier for SDN for the datacenter. As part of the selection, a VPN+ live pilot project with Vodafone is […]
Verizon’s Exponent – is it a bird or plane? No, it is a set of platforms. [Source: Ovum] Verizon announced at Mobile World Congress 2017 what it calls its new technology and business venture, Exponent, which is set up in a new, independent business unit within Verizon. Exponent’s target customers are global carriers that do […]
Solarwinds sends customers each others’ complete client lists. Software company Solarwinds, which sells IT management tools, has infuriated customers after a faulty alert exposed customers’ entire client lists to their competitors. An unspecified issue affecting the Texas-based business’ RemoteManagement tool, which it gained after acquiring Dundee-based LogicNow, led to a mass leaking of business data […]
Blue Stream Extends Revenue Management Engagement with Netcracker. Netcracker Technology announced that Blue Stream has extended its relationship with Netcracker in order to ensure its ability to deliver the best customer experience. Blue Stream will continue to use Netcracker’s Revenue Management solution and consulting services to optimize call center operations, provision new services and make […]
Start-up Accelerator BOLT invests in network solutions as it starts to cooperate with CROSS Network Intelligence. Start-up Accelerator BOLT, an O2 Company, announces a new investment in solutions for network infrastructure, by taking a strategic stake in software developer CROSS Network Intelligence (CNI). The investment will allow CNI to further develop its CROSS software […]
Nokia and VimpelCom sign major five-year managed services contract for management of fixed, mobile and transport networks. Nokia and the Russian communications and technology company “VimpelCom” (brand “Beeline”) have signed a five-year agreement under which Nokia will become the major supplier of managed services for VimpelCom’s fixed, mobile and transport network operations. Nokia, which has […]
EXFO Acquires Ontology Systems. EXFO Inc. announced it has acquired privately held Ontology Systems, technology leader in real-time network topology discovery and service-chain mapping, for a total consideration of US$7.6 million, net of cash. UK-based Ontology Systems uses graph-data and semantic searches to build real-time views of network services and related network elements. Network functions […]
Unleashed Selects Comarch as a preferred BSS Supplier in its IT Overhaul. Comarch will help Unleashed, part of the Belgian multimedia company MEDIALAAN, to lead its BSS transformation and become a fully Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO). Comarch’s solutions will manage customers, products and billing for the three brands managed by Unleashed: Mobile Vikings, JIM […]
Ericsson successfully deploys OSS fulfillment suite for Jio in India. Ericsson has deployed an end-to-end OSS fulfillment suite for Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (“Jio”), the world’s fastest-growing operator. This OSS deployment includes order management, inventory management and activation solutions. The deployment has helped Jio achieve faster onboarding and provide quality service to its 100 million […]
Globe Telecom Selects NEC and Netcracker to Accelerate Digital Transformation and Infrastructure Virtualization. NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology announced that Globe Telecom has selected them to support its digital transformation initiative and lay the foundation for next-generation infrastructure, including virtualization. Globe will use Netcracker’s sophisticated OSS suite and comprehensive Service Orchestration solution, a component of […]
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Ericsson sign smart city partnership. Having transformed Istanbul into a ‘city brand’, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) has signed a cooperation agreement for a smart city consultancy project with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC). Under the umbrella of the Istanbul Informatics and Smart City Technologies (ISBAK AS) company, the IMM and Ericsson will work […]
Verizon boosts NFV service assurance with end-to-end visibility – CENX to provide closed-loop intelligence across multiple platforms. Continuing to advance its network virtualization strategy, Verizon has implemented an orchestrated real-time analysis engine that aggregates IP and optical network data to successfully provide service assurance for NFV deployments. Verizon has chosen CENX to provide the tools […]
Linux Foundation announces Open-O and ECOMP Combine to Create ONAP. The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit advancing professional open source management for mass collaboration, announced the merger of open source ECOMP and Open Orchestrator Project (OPEN-O) to create the new Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project. ONAP will allow end users to automate, design, orchestrate, and […]
Ericsson tapped by Verizon Enterprise Solutions to provide enabling support for NFV services. Verizon Enterprise Solutions has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to provide enabling technologies for its virtualized global Managed Network Services offerings, including Software Defined Wide Area Networking (SD WAN) services. The enabling technologies will allow Verizon customers to take advantage of self-service ordering and […]
AT&T ICEs Vendors of Virtual Network Functions. AT&T revealed two new aspects of its virtualization strategy, both related to virtual network function (VNF) requirements. The first is a process the service provider is calling ICE. Vendors must use it to introduce and certify their virtual network functions for AT&T’s network. “The vendor side has improved,” […]
OPNFV Tests its Software on OCP Hardware. The OPNFV open source group has released the report for its second plugfest, conducted in December. The plugfest was notable for testing OPNFV software on Open Compute Project (OCP) hardware designs. Lenovo and Nokia provided the OCP hardware, including servers and switches, for the tests. “It was exciting […]
Redknee Wins Multi-Million Dollar Transformation Deal with WOM Chile. Redknee Solutions Inc. announced that it has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar deal with WOM Chile. This BSS transformation project comes at a time when WOM is experiencing rapid growth and needs an agile business support solution to meet the company’s ambitious growth plans and roadmap. […]
Nokia announces its intention to acquire Comptel to advance its software strategy; launches a recommended cash tender offer for all the shares and option rights in Comptel. Nokia Corporation (“Nokia”) announces its intention to acquire Comptel Corporation (“Comptel”) to advance its software strategy and provide service providers with a comprehensive solution to design, deliver, orchestrate […]
Comptel Has Received a Significant Order from a Global Tier-1 Group Customer in South America. Comptel Has Received a Significant Order from a Global Tier-1 Group Customer in South America. The deal is a continuation of a long technology collaboration between the companies. This order is an expansion of Comptel’s Data Refinery solution. The value […]
