Comarch helps Telefónica Germany Automate Network optimization by Integrating an Innovative Cellwize's SON Solution with their Network Management Environment
In December 2015, Comarch launched the SON Integration Box in coopeation with Cellwize as an extension of the company’s inventory project at Telefónica Germany. The new integrated solution is helping Telefónica to automate the optimization of their multi-technology and multi-vendor radio network, by ensuring data consistency in the network and all the supporting tools.
Krakow, 4 May 2016 – In 2015, Telefónica Germany appointed Comarch as the business partner to help consolidate their legacy OSS in the service fulfillment domain. Cooperation in this area between the companies started in March 2015, with the aim of supporting Telefónica in managing the consolidation and unification of inventory management for all network domains, including radio access, transport, core and fixed access network. The ultimate goal was to consolidate network management processes in the network merger project, arising from Telefónica’s acquisition of the E-Plus Group in Germany. The first stage of the inventory consolidation project was commercially launched in December 2015.
As an extension of this cooperation, Telefónica launched a Self-Organizing Network (SON) project, in which Comarch and Cellwize worked cooperatively in integrating Cellwize's SON solution with Telefónica’s OSS environment. The main goal of the SON project is to increase the network quality and to automate network optimization for Telefonica’s multi-layer and multi-vendor radio network. SON Integration Box ensures data consistency within the network, as well as between the network and the supporting OSS tools. The Integration Box distributes the network optimization events executed by Cellwize SON (amounting to tens of thousands per day) to the surrounding OSS environment. In addition to feeding the SON system with inventory data, the integrated solution provides capabilities to control network changes and visualize discrepancies in network settings, while also supporting system users in triggering corrective actions. In this way Telefónica can benefit from automated network optimization processes without decreasing its level of control over the network.
Comarch SON Integration Box is based on Comarch Network Inventory acting as a central data hub, with the addition of Comarch Configuration Management, Comarch Auto-discovery and Reconciliation, and Comarch OSS Mediation to integrate with the environment.
The whole project was completed in less than six months, as a fully managed service solution hosted in the Comarch Data Center in Dresden, Germany.
Marcin Dąbrowski, Head of Telecommunications Business Unit and VP at Comarch, says: “We have been cooperating with Telefónica on the consolidation of their OSS environment for years. The merger with E-Plus is a challenging venture and we are proud that we can assist Telefónica in minimizing its costs by helping them improve network planning and optimization efficiency. This is just one of the multiple merger-related OSS consolidation projects that we cooperate on. All of them are of crucial importance, as they will enable Telefónica to manage their consolidated network easily, while saving money. And the success of our customers is our success.”
He adds: “Our cooperation with Cellwize further strenghtens our partnership with Telefónica. Aside from the project in Germany, we also work together on optimizing the area of configuration management, as well as network planning and design for Telefónica subsidiaries in Latin America.”
Marcus Thurand, VP Network Operations at Telefónica Germany, said: “Comarch has been a trusted and established partner of the Telefónica Group for years. We are glad we can also cooperate on our latest SON integration project. Not only is it very innovative and challenging, but we also expect it to bring real business benefits in the form or decreasing network management costs and improving the quality of service. Thanks to the combined Comarch and Cellwize experience and knowledge we managed to integrate the new SON solution successfully, quickly and efficiently. The SON Integration Box enables us to extend the level of automation for network optimization in a controlled, step by step manner. Now we are able to improve our operational efficiency and network quality all at the same time.”
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About Cellwize
Cellwize develops and delivers innovative SON solutions across vendors and wireless technologies. elastic-SON® transforms rigid, physical networks into adaptive and responsive “organisms” that continuously match capacity, coverage and quality with evolving usage patterns. elastic-SON complimented with SON-as-a-Service realizes its promise with multiple MNOs across Europe, APAC and LATAM. Elastic self-organized networks become responsive and efficient calling for a shift from network productivity gains to user value maximization. We call it Value-Driven SON®.
Founded by industry experts, Cellwize launched its commercial SON platform in 2012.
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About Telefónica Deutschland
Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG, listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the Prime Standard, and with operationally active subsidiaries including Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG and E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH, is part of the Spanish telecommunication group Telefónica S.A. headquartered in Madrid. It is the vision of the company as an important pioneer for both society and the economy to become the leading digital telecommunications business in Germany. Its aim is to offer anyone the opportunity to profit as much as possible from the chances brought about by digitalization. The company offers its German private and business customers post-paid and prepaid mobile telecom products, as well as innovative mobile data services based on the GPRS, UMTS and LTE technologies with its product brands O2 and BASE alongside several second and partner brands. In addition, the integrated communication provider also offers fixed network products, such as DSL telephony for private customers, as well as innovative IP telephony and networking solutions for business customers. Telefónica’s product range is rounded off with modern, high-speed internet products. With a significant presence in 21 countries and a customer base of 329 million accesses, Telefónica is one of the largest telecommunications companies around the world.