Tellabs claims to save tier-one carrier $18M

A tier-one North American carrier saved $18 million in three markets using transport network optimization services from Tellabs, the company announced.
While the wireless carrier would not allow Tellabs to use its name for competitive reasons, the carrier did allow Tellabs to publish some metrics from the project. The savings per market yielded a 10-to-one return on investment, according to Rob Pullen, Tellabs’ senior VP of Global Services.
Each project took an average of 12 weeks and included consulting and deployment services; in two of the markets, $7 million in savings was identified and in the third market, $4 million was realized, Pullen said.
Although the savings were immediate, the carrier also will continue to see those reduced costs going forward, according to Tellabs. Savings were achieved in areas ranging from charges under a technology contract that was no longer valid, to interconnect savings and more efficiently using the leased facilities already in place.