Access modernization for next generation networks
C.A. Ellement, R.J. Richardson · 2005
Owing to rapid technological advancements and deregulation in the telecommunications industry, Today's end-users have more service options to meet their business requirements. Telecommunication service providers are striving to meet their customers' increasing expectations in terms of service quality and price. To meet these challenges, telecommunications providers must continue to improve their operations environment by making best use of emerging technological advancements for both the network element and network management domains. This paper will describe how telecommunications service providers may optimize their operating environment based on end-customer service needs that provide the highest level of availability and lowest operating cost. In addition, results of several joint planning studies that have involved covering the considerable intelligence available in the emerging network technologies have shown that significant benefits, such as reductions in cycle time (90 percent), improved trouble report rates (60 percent), and expense reduction (50 percent), can be achieved.