Telefónica has chosen Comarch to deliver next-generation OSS for network planning and optimization in Europe via the carrier's global operating business unit, Telefónica Global Resources, based in Madrid. The OSS/BSS transformation partnership will enable Telefónica to move towards leaner operations, shortening time-to-market and allowing global, replicable products and services without hard customizations, thus reducing integration costs and efforts. The contract will include a number of Comarch Next Generation OSS components, well-suited for fully convergent networks, and covering the following areas: Planning (Radio Access Network), Activation, Catalog, Service Order Manager, Resource Order Manager, Service Inventory, Resource Inventory, Resource Discovery and Data Synchronization and Fulfillment for Resource and Service Layers. Comarch’s Next Generation Network Planning and Next Generation Service Fulfillment will be the core solutions implemented within the project.
"We greatly appreciate the flexibility of Comarch’s solutions that are tailored to fit our specific requirements. The company’s understanding of telecom business, combined with the commitment and domain knowledge of its specialists, convinced us that by partnering with them we can successfully face the challenges of the OSS transformation project we have planned, which is why we decided to select Comarch for long-term cooperation", says Juan Manuel Caro Bernat, Director of Operations & OSS at Telefónica S.A.
"At Comarch we know exactly how to partner with operators in the area of complex system transformations, and how to ensure smooth transition, that is in line with ongoing business operations. In addition to that, we strongly believe that our OSS solutions will enable Telefónica S.A. to realize two important business goals – optimizing costs and improving efficiency, says Piotr Piatosa, Vice President and Head of the Telecommunications Business Unit at Comarch. Source - Comarch (Nov 12, 2013)