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Portugal Telecom, NEC and NetCracker Test CPE Virtualization for Residential Markets
NEC
Corporation (TSE:NEC (News - Alert) 6701) and NetCracker
Technology announced today that they have successfully completed a
proof of concept (PoC) for their virtualized customer-premises equipment
(vCPE) solution at Portugal Telecom (News - Alert). The PoC took place in March 2015
and validated new revenue opportunities for vCPE in residential markets.
Portugal Telecom is the largest telecommunications service provider in
Portugal, providing fixed, mobile, multimedia, data and enterprise
services across the country.
The PoC demonstrated and validated the NEC/NetCracker (News - Alert) vCPE solution's
ability to migrate IPv4 and IPv6 routing, address assignment and
translation and other IP networking functions from end-user home
gateways to Portugal Telecom's data center. By implementing the vCPE
solution, Portugal Telecom will be able to accelerate and simplify the
integration and distribution of new consumer services as well as reduce
the cost of provisioning and maintaining those offerings.
This PoC showcased several highly unique on-demand service capabilities
that the vCPE solution can potentially provide, including the ability to
let consumers customize and activate advanced service features such as
parental controls and device-specific usage controls through an
easy-to-use self-service portal. The NEC/NetCracker vCPE solution also
enables next-generation Internet connectivity without requiring
consumers or Portugal Telecom technicians to implement highly complex
and sophisticated devices on site.
By implementing the vCPE solution, Portugal Telecom can extend advanced
service features over any broadband access medium, ensuring consistency
and personalization of the customer experienc regardless of the user's
location. Portugal Telecom will also be able to accelerate
time-to-market and reduce provisioning and maintenance costs by
converting the HGW into a simple Layer 2 bridge and minimizing complex
hardware installations and troubleshooting processes.
"We are extremely pleased with the positive results of this PoC. In
addition to current services, this solution enables new services to be
launched and configured for customers much faster and more efficiently,
leading to significant cost reductions," said Jaime Serrano, President
at NEC Portugal Telecommunicacoes e Sistemas. "Moreover, the need for
technicians to visit customers' homes is clearly reduced, also resulting
in lower costs."
"As virtualized solutions gain momentum among leading operators, it is
important to bring vCPE and other technologies out of the lab and into
operationalized deployments," said Frank DeTraglia, Chief Customer
Officer at NetCracker. "NEC and NetCracker have a long and successful
track record in helping communications service providers reduce the risk
of operationalizing the innovations in network and IT."
For more information on NEC/NetCracker's solutions and services, please
contact Mike Nourie of Racepoint Global (News - Alert) at [email protected].
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network
technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By
providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the
company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies
meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings
more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower
people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at www.nec.com.
Based on its Mid-term Management Plan 2015, the NEC Group globally
provides "Solutions for Society" that promote the safety, security,
efficiency and equality of society. Under the company's corporate
message of "Orchestrating a brighter world," NEC aims to help solve a
wide range of challenging issues and to create new social value for the
changing world of tomorrow. For more information, please visit http://www.nec.com/en/global/about/solutionsforsociety/message.html.
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their respective owners. ©2015 NEC Corporation.
About NetCracker Technology
NetCracker Technology, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, is the proven
partner for communications service providers and cable operators
offering comprehensive, end-to-end solutions and delivery capabilities
to optimize their enterprise. With its global reach, leading-edge
technology, and unbroken track record of successful implementations,
NetCracker helps eliminate operational and business silos and delivers
real-time experience in an on-demand world. For more information, please
visit www.NetCracker.com.
NetCracker is a registered trademark of NetCracker Technology Corp. All
other company or product names mentioned in this press release may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with
which they are associated.
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