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Accelerating Convergence to Next Generation Technology
Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks
As data traffic continues to grow, operators must evolve to an all-IP network to increase efficiency, take advantage of new business opportunities, and deploy new revenue-generating services, such as content-aware charging and multimedia messaging. To help service providers accelerate the pace of migration to a distributed IP core, Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks have formed a strategic alliance that addresses these dynamic requirements. By combining Nokia Siemens Networks’ strong position in the fixed and wireless infrastructure market with Cisco IP global expertise, the two companies are in a strong position to offer leading-edge solutions that enable operators to maximize their networks to the fullest extent.
“Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks share your vision and enable operators to maximize the value of their fixed or wireless networks.”
From Fixed to Mobile— Cisco and NSN Accelerate Migration to “All-IP”
Cisco, the leader in IP technology, and Nokia Siemens Networks, the leader in fixed and wireless networks, have come together to form an alliance that enables service providers to become the experience providers of the future. For service providers who want to converge their networks and take advantage of managed or hosted service offerings, Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks offer future-proof solution roadmaps, leading edge technology, and a shared vision for the entire network lifecycle.
With continuous innovation, precise insight and in-depth expertise, Nokia Siemens Networks helps customers unlock the potential of a connected world. Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the world’s largest network communications companies and holds a leading position in key markets across the world. One of the three largest telecom suppliers in the world, Nokia Siemens
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How about a fully tested, carrier grade, end-to-end solution that accelerates the convergence of networks, services, and applications to enhance the human connection?
How about a partnership that lets you deliver on these promises through network innovation, product evolution, and unmatched technical expertise?
Networks has a growing customer base in over 160 countries across five continents.
As a global leader in the development of IP-networking technologies, Cisco brings intelligent network infrastructure and advanced technol- ogies, such as IP/MPLS backbone, IP NGN Core Network, WiMAX, and other leading edge technologies to help customers drive true and lasting business transformation that achieves current and future business success.
Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks joint solutions for fixed and wireless operators offer a standards-based telecommunications network management platform that helps service providers manage the increasing complexity of their networks, speed time to market for new services, and align network capabilities and costs with business demands.
IP Core Network
IP Connectivity for 3GPP Rel-4 Networks
Transforming the OSS WiMAX
Alliance Solution Portfolio
Provides a flexible, scable, resilient infra-structure to handle rising traffic volume and requirements for carrier grade VoIP, QoS differentiation, security, and seamless handover.
Provides a next-gen- eration management platform based on current Cisco ANA and the Open EMS Suite by Nokia.
Helps deliver highly scalable, differentiated end-to-end IP services with simpler configur- ation, management, and provisioning.
Provides a common transport and integrated management platform for the convergence of packetized voice, video, and data services.
The Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks alliance was formed to enable the development and delivery of multimedia data services. Working with Nokia Siemens Networks and Cisco, operators have access to ben- efits that enable competitive differentiation and allow them to offer end users an unsurpassed communications experience. Together, Nokia Siemens Networks and Cisco enable:
Best of breed technologies �
Fully tested, carrier-grade, �end-to-end solutions
Bundled expertise from �leading data and Telco players
Joint service offerings to �increase network availability
Financial stability �of alliance partners
Global presence �
Faster ROI �
Operator Benefits
In today’s highly competitive market, carriers are seeking a combination of fixed and wireless infrastructure and IP technologies that are tested, supported, and built to suit their needs. That is exactly what the Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks alliance is all about. The strength and success of the Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks alliance comes from both companies sharing a common vision, as well as having complementary network architectures. Both Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks agree that service providers are converging networks and that the underlying technology for all packet, circuit switch, and IMS platforms is based on IP.
All Nokia Siemens Networks and Cisco solutions are built on an IP/MPLS backbone, based on Cisco’s market-leading, high-end routing portfolio. This IP/MPLS backbone provides service providers with the transport infrastructure to support the services offered to their customers. Despite today’s decline in voice services, networks must be able to handle increased amounts of data and multimedia traffic. Nokia Siemens Networks is clearly committed to integrating Cisco high-end routing products as part of its solution portfolio that enables service providers to meet their needs for carrier-class reliability, scalability, performance, features, and footprint.
IP Core NetworkIP Connectivity for 3GPP Rel-4 Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks is the market leader in 3GPP Rel-4 systems with more than one hundred fifty operators building their circuit-switched core networks using the Nokia Siemens Networks MSC Server system. For wide area IP/MPLS connectivity, Cisco is the market leader with the largest installed base of MPLS core networks in place today. Cisco MPLS fuses the intelligence of routing with the performance of switching, enabling scalable virtual private networks, L2 transport, end-to-end QoS, and rapid fault correction of link and node failure.
The Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks 3GPP Rel-4 solution provides multiple benefits for the Service Provider:
Enables low latency queuing for service �differentiation
Simplifies deployment, scalability, �and integration
Ensures network growth without downtime �
Provides traffic monitoring tools to help �deployment planning and capacity upgrades
Enables element management and offline �planning for VPN and Traffic Engineering
The Nokia Siemens Networks and Cisco solution set has been jointly developed and tested, assuring operators that systems integration and support are all-in-one. Nokia Siemens Networks’ unrivaled systems integration capabilities include more than 2,000 network main tenance experts located in over 190 countries and featured in ten regional technical compe-tence centers.
Service Portfolio Covers the Lifecycle of the Network
WiMAX is an appealing solution for both wireline and mobile service providers, offering the opportunity for incumbent service providers to extend their reach and for Greenfield operators to enter this new market and offer differentiated, creative new services. The improved cost efficiency and the emergence of a broad scope of end-user devices encourage service providers to plan for WiMAX deployments that reach beyond the obvious urban areas to cover entire regions or countries. Rising traffic volume and requirements for carrier grade VoIP, QoS differ-entiation, security, and seamless handover are expected in the near future, requiring a flexible, scalable, and resilient infrastructure.
Together, Nokia Siemens Networks and Cisco are in a unique position for building IP connectivity for next generation mobile networks. The Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks WiMAX solution provides better indoor coverage through smart antenna technologies and simplified self-provisioning through a centralized AAA model to address mass markets. The all-IP architecture enables greater flexibility to create services and allow for inter-operator roaming and public access. Resource optimization is possible through dynamic allocation and air interface optimization.
Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks entered into an agreement to radically transform service providers’ ability to treat the network as a strategic solution. Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks have agreed to deliver an open, vendor-neutral, standards-based next-generation OSS platform. This platform embraces best practices and standards, provides consistent network modeling, offers interoperable applications, and is implemented on a virtual mediation layer. This open approach to a next generation OSS will allow service providers the tools to implement network equipment quickly and deliver new profitable services. By eliminating error-prone and expensive coding this open approach to a next generation OSS will deliver both a reduction in the cost and maintenance of the overall systems and provide a powerful solution fully aligned with service delivery requirements.The solution is based on the industry-proven Cisco Active Network Abstraction (ANA) and Open EMS Suite (OES) by Nokia Siemens Networks OSS solutions. This new solution leverages industry standards and recommendations from organizations including TMF, ITU-T, 3GPP, and others. The J2EE-based solution is built using best-in-class software technologies and provides SDK’s based on the Eclipse Platform, the most widely used IDE for Java development.
Transforming the OSS
WiMAX Cisco is the worldwide leader �in networking for the Internet
Cisco routing and IP expertise � provide unique advantages to 3G operators launching new data services
Nokia Siemens Networks � Wired and Wireless LeadershipNokia Siemens Networks �has successfully deployed the global GSM standard for more than 200 customers throughout 100 countries and holds the leading position in 3G W-CDMA
Cisco IP Leadership
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The Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks strategic alliance is based on a common vision of all IP-based, next-generation fixed and mobile networks. Combined with a roadmap that helps operators successfully achieve that vision successfully, Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks created an all IP-based solution portfolio that provides the full benefits of an integrated data, voice, and video IP-based network. Together, Cisco and Nokia Siemens Networks can help operators grow their business, speed time to market with new, exciting services, increase revenue, and capitalize on their network investment.
Sharing a Vision
For More Information Contact
Reinhard EichbornStrategic Alliance Manager+49 171 861 [email protected]
Michael KaemperGlobal Solutions Manager+49 811 559 5502 [email protected]
Ullrich WielandHead of Alliance Management+49 89 636 75140 [email protected]
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