11/12/2008
Tech Mahindra Partners with VPIsystems for Effective IPTV Service Delivery
Tech Mahindra Bundles OnePlan Within IPTV Service Management Solution to Help Carriers Achieve Quality of Service and Faster Time To Market
Holmdel, New Jersey (November 12, 2008) - Most carriers have made the decision to implement an IP network in response to customer demand for services like IPTV and VoIP, but the roll-out involves more than simply migrating legacy lines and applications to the next generation architecture; it can be a long and costly project with the potential for many bumps in quality of service (QoS) along the way.
The layered design of next-generation networks makes for a simpler infrastructure on which to run new services, but the transition can be both difficult and time-consuming. Uncertainty around IP service adoption rates and the imperatives of QoS and network scalability add layers of complexity to efficient planning and design. Equally important are reducing deployment cycles, maximizing existing network investments and minimizing costs, to speed time to market and reduce CAPEX. There are a myriad of hurdles and challenges to a smooth IPTV rollout.
To help carriers circumvent these challenges and prepare their networks to support high quality IPTV, global systems integrator Tech Mahindra has partnered with VPIsystems. Tech Mahindra is using VPIsystems' fully-integrated, comprehensive flow-through network planning solution, OnePlan, as the base for its IPTV network planning and design solution, to help carriers leverage their existing network deployments, while minimizing additional investments to support IPTV.
The solution takes into account current and projected bandwidth requirements, equipment locations, traffic distribution plans and customer profiles to produce an end-to-end network design that is scalable and optimized for IPTV service delivery. The Tech Mahindra solution also helps carriers compare vendor costs to better evaluate their options before purchasing equipment.
"Tech Mahindra and VPIsystems were a natural fit to deliver this solution, given our combined history in successful OSS deployments to improve QoS and experience working with Tier 1 service providers," said Michael Devlin, vice president of business development, VPIsystems. "Tech Mahindra's dedicated IPTV labs and partnerships with key IPTV vendors, combined with the proven capabilities of VPIsystems' OnePlan solution, are helping carriers efficiently deliver reliable IPTV services to their subscribers, while reducing both CAPEX and OPEX."
Tech Mahindra's full offering for IPTV comprehensively addresses the service level management challenges of IPTV services, including network planning. Other pieces of this offering include network monitoring and auditing and testing, to ensure reliable delivery of IPTV services at the highest quality of service in the shortest amount of time.
