Telecom equipment vendor Nokia Networks on Wednesday announced the launch of its Operations Support System (OSS) as a Service.
Global telecom operators can shift capital expenditure (Capex) to operational expenditure for more predictable as well as lower cost.
The company promises that telecom operators can reduce operator costs by 19 percent compared with conventional business models, due to reduced installation, integration and operational cost, said Nokia Networks in a statement.
Nokia will offer two of its OSS as a Service. Nokia Performance Manager, which will be offered as a Service, assists telecom operators to manage the performance and capacity of 2G, 3G and LTE networks.
“As operators look to take advantage of efficiencies that cloud-based networking can offer, hosting models can not only help reduce the disruption of upgrade cycles, but also schedule expenditures to better match the ramp-up in network requirements,” said Jason Marcheck, head of Service Provider infrastructure and services at Current Analysis.
“However, hosted models are only as good as the remote delivery capabilities of the provider. Here is where Nokia Networks’ experience in delivering managed services from its Global Delivery Centers can help operators mine the full value out of its OSS as a Service model,” Marcheck said.
Nokia Service Quality Manager, which gives accurate real-time view of service quality across mobile broadband and IT networks, is also part of OSS as a Service offering.
Amit Dhingra, head of Managed Services at Nokia Networks, said: “With Nokia OSS as a Service, operators get advanced tools and vital telecom know-how to optimize their use, for example KQIs built on our experience of real-life use cases. This launch is in line with Nokia Networks’ strategy to equip operators with a wide range of flexible ‘as a Service’ solutions.”
