A number of telecom companies boosted their software service footprint this past week, including Redknee Solutions Inc., which announced that it joined ETIS on March 13. ETIS, a membership-based telecom organization, will help Redknee support its increasing software offerings by making more solutions available for communication service provider clients. The addition of Redknee into the ETIS circle illustrates the increasingly blurred lines separating the enterprise and carrier BSS and OSS systems.
Fred Werner, ETIS communications and programme director, noted that Redknee is an optimal example of a BSS software provider identifying the advantages of collaborating with the organization to boost business performance.
"By participating in the ETIS community, Redknee is able to share invaluable knowledge that will further develop our software solutions to meet the requirements of our service provider customers," said Redknee CEO Lucas Skoczkowski.
Sandvine provides solutions for Etisalat
Earlier this week, Sandvine announced an ongoing commitment to Etisalat via a multi-million dollar order to support its efforts to provide customers with the best in class Internet experience. This effectively grows the deployment of Sandvine solutions within Etisalat's technology infrastructure, with the leveraging of solutions like Network Analytics, Fairshare Traffic Management, Network Protection and Usage Management.
"Using Sandvine's solutions…gives us unprecedented insight into our networks, allows us to take action on subscribers' quality of experience, and develop unique service plans to meet their needs," said Esmaeel Al Hammadi, Etisalat vice president of network development.
GL launches new LTE protocol test suite
On March 11, GL Communications Inc. announced the availability of improved LTE Protocol Analysis and Emulation tools for capturing, decoding and testing measurements in a range of LTE and IMS network interfaces. The new tools can be utilized to stimulate and perform trials in 2G, 3G and 4G wireless networks. The system includes MAPS (multi-protocol and multi-interface stimulation software) LTE X2AP, Message Automation and Protocol Stimulation, MAPS LTE Emulator and MAPS Diameter.
Service2Media announces CERTA Push
Service2Media also added a new product to its offerings this week, the CERTA Push professional push messaging service available via CERTA.io. The system is an enterprise service that enables users to send push messages to mobile devices and was specially designed to meet the needs of financial institutions, media organizations and government agencies. The technology leverages a robust, multi-platform service enabling access to Google, Apple, Microsoft and BlackBerry networks. Additionally, CERTA Push can be deployed in cloud or on-premise environments for boosted flexibility. Potential customers can also utilize a free trial to test out the system within their organization from the CERTA website.
