The communications industry is going through a period of technology and service change. Customers have new devices and new expectations. Service providers have the opportunity to evolve their network with increasing broadband speeds, 4G mobile services and flexible, capacious Ethernet and optical infrastructure.

There is no universal ‘right answer’ to the question of which network architecture or service types will offer an operator financial benefits or business advantages. Service providers do have the ability to answer the fundamental questions about their network evolution and service design for themselves. They have the raw data: Service growth figures; Technology capabilities; Equipment costs.

What most businesses are missing is the ability to analyse their data.

Since 2005 Aria Networks has been providing software solutions for network analysis, planning and optimization. Using off-the-shelf products, our customers are able to predict how their network will support service forecasts for the next month, year or five years. Where capacity actually is needed, they are able to discover which infrastructure meets their needs, when and where it will need to be deployed.

This expertise and the analytical capability of Aria Networks products are now available as a consultancy and professional services package.

Projects and Analysis

Aria Networks professional services are able to leverage the capabilities of iVNT, Capacity Planner and iForecast to deliver rapid, one-off analysis projects. Service providers get the benefit of Aria Networks products and expertise without long-term commitment to software licenses.

Typical projects include:

• Preliminary planning of backhaul and core networks for LTE roll-out
• Cost/quality comparisons of potential networks topologies, technology and vendors to meet long-term business objectives and service growth
• Network survivability analysis to determine the impact of faults on customer experience and identify efficient solutions

Consultancy

Aria Networks’ consultancy services assist telecommunication companies who are improving their capacity management and planning capabilities or those looking to transform their processes as new networks and services are introduced.

Aria Networks’ extensive experience in network strategy, operational planning and service design is available to help service providers better understand the business benefits of good capacity management practices and systems.

Consultancy is provided on subjects such as:

• Introduction to Planning Business Processes
• Leveraging your Businesses Data Sources for Forecasting and Planning
• Building a Business Case and RoI for Transforming Capacity Management

Consultancy services are typically delivered as a workshop aimed at Directors of Networks and Senior Planners and Product Managers. Where appropriate, workshops are followed by a report on the topics covered, analysis of the opportunity and recommended actions or next steps.

Education

Aria Network’s also offers a range of training courses for users of iVNT, Capacity Planner and iForecast products, as well as iCustomise script authoring.

Education courses follow a standard syllabus, with option to customise the focus depending on the specific customer use cases.