Next Generation Network Solutions for Service Providers and Enterprises

VoIP Infrastructure Appliances
IPTV Infrastructure Appliances
VOD Infrastructure Appliances

What does “next generation network” mean? Simply put, it refers to leading-edge solutions that leverage IP (Internet protocol) and other transport network technologies to deliver a host of services such as:

• VoIP (Voice over IP) – Provides voice services over IP networks based on open, industry standards. Adoption of IP voice and data services permits service providers to deliver a new business paradigm: converged services, which include voice, video and data offerings across a single network.
• IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) – Delivers IP-based television content and related services through an open standards-based architecture. IPTV is enabled in a variety of architectures based upon available network capacity and can be integrated with multiple on demand entertainment services and video over any IP transport network
• VOD (Video on Demand) – Similar to IPTV, VOD provides video content on demand through any transport network, including broadband, DSL, fiber to the home (FTTH), and IP. VOD can be deployed in a centralized, hybrid or distributed architecture -- depending on available broadband network capacity, and can include differentiated services such as personal video recording and online games.

Differentiate Yourselves from the Competition

Service providers can deploy a next generation network (for instance, a network of VoIP servers), built upon best-in-class components, to help speed new services to market faster. This enables them to improve customer satisfaction by offering the latest services at competitive rates, and attract new subscribers with innovative product offerings. Furthermore, these service providers can elevate user experience and convenience with a solution that supports virtually any device, any network, any mode, any format, any application.

Likewise, enterprises benefit from deploying a next generation network (e.g. a VoIP infrastructure solution) to support their employees, enhance operations, and provide compelling services to customers. Organizations are empowered to change business processes in response to changing market requirements with minimal impact on underlying applications … or change applications without changing processes or other systems

Simply put, a next generation network solution provides a competitive edge. This is achieved through:

• Faster introduction of innovative services
• Reduced costs
• Better responsiveness to customer demands and market opportunities
• Improved customer recruitment and retention
• Overcoming complexities

How to Get There

Despite the rich promise of next generation networks, many service providers and enterprises find the transformation to be costly and time-consuming as they struggle with isolated, proprietary infrastructures that are ill-suited to a world demanding instantaneous communications and constant connectivity. The expense of developing, integrating, and managing new services on proprietary systems can drain the resources of both network service and equipment providers as they try to work around and within traditional voice, data, and IP silos.

But there is an answer. Through industry standards that streamline the deployment of next generation networks and the wealth of cost-efficient services they make possible, coupled with best-in-breed software applications and infrastructure components, ready-to-deploy offerings are available.

Datatrend can help you realize the promise of carrier-grade solutions through a fully-integrated, infrastructure appliance built upon open standards and commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) products. This “appliance” approach represents a comprehensive solution that brings together a dynamic, scalable infrastructure with VoIP, IPTV, or VOD software applications in a single package that’s cost effective and easy to deploy, taking tremendous cost and time out of the design, development, and implementation cycles.

The NGN Appliance – A Total Solution

A typical infrastructure appliance designed for a next generation network (NGN) solution includes the following:

• x86, Blade, or POWER based servers (both standard and NEBS compliant)
• Carrier-grade Linux, AIX, or Windows operating system
• Middleware configuration and integration
• Network connectivity and switch configuration and testing
• Quality-assured configuration, integration, and testing
• Application software setup and testing
• Staging and preparation for deployment

Datatrend can also provide additional services and capabilities, based upon the customer’s unique requirements. This includes network quality of service assessments, systems management, site installation, and extended support.

Bottom-Line Benefits

Through this comprehensive solution offering, service providers and enterprises get a powerful combination of complementary offerings and skills that are attuned to their needs and objectives – in short, a worry-free infrastructure solution deployment for customers operating or deploying next generation networks. Furthermore, Datatrend is a trusted infrastructure expert and advocate that is able to advise you on your current and future IT environment and suggest creative and cost-effective ways for gaining the most out of your solution investments. In addition, our Technology Solution Center is available to assist clients with demonstrations, testing, and benchmarks.

Datatrend is firmly committed to achieve maximum customer satisfaction in designing and implementing infrastructure solutions for mission-critical applications. Consider how Datatrend can help you grow your businesses and achieve the ROI you expect and demand.

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