source: MC Press Online
A combined solution promises greater visibility and control, with less risk, across multi-vendor, multi-technology networks.
Nortel and IBM have announced a new service assurance solution combining IBM Tivoli Netcool Carrier VoIP Manager software with network consulting and integration services from Nortel. This solution is for communication service providers seeking greater network capacity and performance with lower costs.
Nortel's Service Assurance Solution unites IBM Tivoli Netcool Carrier VoIP Manager, Nortel's Tivoli Netcool-based Common Management Platform, and Nortel Global Services to provide greater visibility and control across multi-technology, multi-vendor, networks. This enables service providers to more quickly isolate and address performance issues, helping to lower support costs and improve service levels.
"IBM Tivoli Netcool Carrier VoIP Manager supports IBM's commitment to the communication service provider market in enabling best-in-class service assurance for existing and emerging next generation services," said Kieran Moynihan, vice president and chief technology officer of Telecoms, Tivoli Software, IBM. "The software leverages IBM's industry leading service management platform for real-time management of carrier VoIP services and infrastructures."
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