In future carrier networks, many OSS applications will communicat...
In future carrier networks, many OSS applications will communicate and cooperate through bus architecture, Telcordia executives said Thurs. at FCC Office of Engineering & Technology tutorial. “Today 5 [service] processes means 6 OSS vendors and 13 OSS applications,” Telcordia…
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Chief Strategist for Operation Solutions Mike Swartz said. Rather than close coupling of processes in monolithic OSS suite, applications will be connected to one another only as needed through computer mediator or what Telcordia calls Common Clearinghouse. Shared architecture touted by company also creates opportunities for “off-the-shelf” OSS, thriving market Telcordia leads. Swartz said OSS was $20 billion market. Today, 25% is spent in-house by carriers, down from 50% in past. Future OSS must be fast, efficient and support diverse services, Telcordia Vp-Solutions Design Steve Cohen said: “Unlike old stable regulated markets, new service lead times are driven by competitive offers in the marketplace.”