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Ascom and Huawei agree to cooperate under the OSS Interoperability Initiative (OSSii)
[June 22, 2015]

Ascom and Huawei agree to cooperate under the OSS Interoperability Initiative (OSSii)


ASCOM Network Testing, the leading independent network quality testing provider, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Huawei (News - Alert) to license Huawei's network infrastructure interfaces for integration with its TEMS™ Discovery network optimization products. The agreement ensures that TEMS Discovery is able to provide full support for Huawei functionality including updates and enhancements as they are made available by Huawei.

The agreement between Huawei and Ascom (News - Alert) is in alignment with the principles outlined in the OSS Interoperability Initiative (OSSii). The OSSii was founded by Huawei, Nokia Networks and Ericsson (News - Alert), as the initiating parties, with the aim of simplifying interoperability between OSS systems in a multi-vendor network environment. The initiative provides simplified, multi-lateral access to interfaces that have previously been restricted to proprietary use. With the agreement, Ascom becomes the first Independent Software Vendor (ISV) to license Huawei's OSSii interfaces.

TEMS Discovery is Ascom's industry leading mobile network optimization and troubleshooting platform. It is currently in use with over 150 customers globally. Engineers depend on TEMS Discovery to view network performance data from a variety of sources including network interfaces, mobile devices and specialized measurement tools, allowing them to make critica adjustments that enable networks to perform better.



Mr. Jiang Wangcheng, President of Huawei's OSS & Service Wireless Networks Business Unit said: "We are happy that a leading independent software vendor such as Ascom has joined Huawei in the OSSii. Huawei is committed to providing its customers with the ability to fully capitalize on the best OSS solutions available. We look forward to continued cooperation with Ascom as part of the OSSii."

"Our customers have clearly communicated that support for Huawei network interfaces in our products is a 'must-have' requirement. We are delighted to have reached an agreement with Huawei that allows Ascom to provide our customers with the level of support that is expected from TEMS™ products and from an industry leader such as Huawei", noted Erik Tarnvik, Ascom Network Testing CTO.


More details on OSSii can be found in the MoU dated May 13, 2013 on www.ossii.net.

Ascom Network Testing solutions will be showcased at LTE World 2015, stand 47.

ABOUT ASCOM NETWORK TESTING

Ascom Network Testing offers the TEMS™ Portfolio, the world's most widely used network testing, monitoring and optimization platform. Ascom Network Testing is a division of Ascom, an international solutions provider with comprehensive know-how in healthcare workflows and telecommunications. Ascom consists of the Ascom Wireless Solutions division (an international market leader for high-value, customer-specific on-site communication solutions and workflow optimization) and the Ascom Network Testing division (a global market leader in testing, monitoring, post processing, and performance optimization for mobile networks). The Ascom Group is headquartered in Switzerland, has subsidiaries in 19 countries and employs around 1,700 people worldwide. Ascom registered shares (ASCN) are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich.


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