ECI Telecom, a supplier of networking infrastructure for carrier and service provider networks, announced that Smart Communications, a wireless services provider in the Philippines, has awarded the company with a two-year managed services contract for its transmission network, for high availability and improved network performance.

 

The company’s equipment serves as the platform for key applications including business services, voice, video and wireless backhaul.

 

ECI Telecom’s (News - Alert) 1Net is a business framework for optimizing the way carriers transition their networks to Next-Generation Networks. ECI’s combination of innovative and multi-functional equipment, fully integrated solutions and agile approach to services, provide customers the highest level of flexibility as they evolve their networks.

 

1Net reduces Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), creates new revenue opportunities and provides optimal network transition management for network operators.

 

"Outsourcing network management operations to a vendor like ECI can benefit SMART with preventative maintenance, proactive troubleshooting, and more efficient network design. This should allow SMART to better leverage its network capacity, improving cost-efficiencies and enabling it to deliver enhanced service level agreements to its customers," stated John Marcus, senior analyst at Current Analysis (News - Alert).

 

According to Napoleon Nazareno, president and CEO of SMART, “Having worked with ECI for many years, it made sense to partner with a proven and innovative vendor who can allow us to focus on our core business, and continue to deliver superior, wireless services to customers across the Philippines.”

 

Rafi Maor (News - Alert), CEO and president of ECI Telecom explained that it was an important project for the company as it continues to solidify its position as a full-fledged Managed Services provider. He said that the company offers SMART and all of its customers a path to optimize their operational capabilities, enabling them to deliver on time and on budget, while maintaining the highest service level.

 

ECI will provide SMART with multi-vendor network management services for the operator’s transmission Network Operations Center (NOC (News - Alert)), including 24/7 network surveillance, fault management and maintenance, as per the agreement.