Makes the most of IP-fication
Riding on managed Services and IPfication of telecom networks Nokia Networks continued to witness momentum in business ess from various existing and new domains. The company overall bagged nine key deals with top operators in 2013 (Jan-Dec 2013), thus defending its market share and widening its portfolio. It signed a WiFi deal with 2 top operators; rolled out pan India IP RAN for a leading operator, implying 100% IP enabled radio access; entered into a security solution deal with a top operator; and Extended Customer Experience Management deal with Airtel for its Manesar unit.
With mobile data growing at 92% Y-o-Y in India (as per NOKIA’s MBiT Index May 2013, the company has partnered and is partnering with operators (public and private) for making data the next growth driver and provide support services to cater to this growth.
The primary driver of success and differentiation for telecos is a focused customer experience management (CEM) program as the industry has grown competitive over the years. Some of the telecos have already started IPfication in order to provide quality data experience to the consumers. As the network becomes more complex due to the multiplicity of technologies – 2G, 3G, 4G it will become crucial for telecos to think of managing these networks with high degree of sophistication in automation.