Next Generation OSS/BSS Market & Forecast

Publication Date	January 2007
Publisher	Mind Commerce
Product Type	Report
Pages	127
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	MIC00005

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Summary

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of drivers and issues related to technical and business aspects of OSS/BSS deployments and developments while forecasting their growth over the next five years.

Content

Chapter 1: Introduction
- Executive Summary
- What is NGN?
- History of NGN
- Comparison of NGN with Public Switched Telephone Network and with Public Switched Data Network
- Drivers of NGN
- Telecom Operator and Vendor Interests
- Improvement in Access Technologies
- Reduced Vendor Dependency
- Opening of Global Financial Markets
- Challenges for NGN
- Large Scale Capital Expenditure
- Operational Challenges
- Integration of Multiple Private Networks and Application into the Larger Public Networks
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- National Security and Competitive Policies
Chapter 2: Challenges for OSS and BSS in NGN
- Functional Modules of OSS
- Functional Modules of BSS
- Challenges for OSS and BSS
- OSS Challenges
- Stakeholder Apprehensions
- Framework to Integrate Customization Demands
- Smooth Transition from Existing OSS Frameworks
- Multi-vendor Co-ordination
- BSS Challenges
- NGOSS: The Convergent Approach
- Key NGOSS Terminology
- eTOM
- SID
- TNA
- NGOSS Compliance Tests
- The NGOSS Lifecycle
- Advantages of NGOSS
Chapter 3: Approaches and Technologies
- Fundamental Concepts
- Middleware
- Service Oriented Application Protocol (SOAP)
- Web Services (WS)
- Extensible Markup Language (XML)
- OSS/BSS Frameworks
- Telecommunication Management Network (TMN)
- FCAPS
- Messaging Formats
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP)
- Enterprise Data Organization Approaches
- Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
- Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
- Leading OSS/BSS Approaches
- OSS/J
- OSA/Parlay
- MDA
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
- Operator Case Study - British Telecom
Chapter 4: Vendor Analysis
- Vendor Landscape Observations
- Vendor Classification
- Comprehensive Solution Providing Pure OSS/BSS Vendors
- Comprehensive Solution Providing Composite Vendors
- Skill-set Extension Solution Providers
- Core Strength Concentrators - BSS
- Core Strength Concentrators - OSS
- Vendor Summary
- AdventNet Inc
- Agilent Technologies Inc
- AI Metrix (Acquired by SYS Technologies)
- Amdocs
- Argent Networks
- BCGI
- CBOSS
- Cerillion
- Comarch
- Comptel Corporation
- Comverse
- Concord Communications Inc (Acquired by CA)
- Evolving Systems Inc
- Formula Telecom Solutions
- Hewlett-Packard Company
- Intec Telecom Systems
- LHS
- Lightbridge Inc
- MetaSolv Software Inc (Acquired by Oracle)
- Metratech
- IBM
- MindCTI Ltd
- Monfox
- Openet Telecom
- Orga Systems
- Redknee
- Sobha Renaissance IT (SRIT)
- STROM Telecom
- Subex Azure Limited (SAL)
- Syndesis
- Telcordia Technologies Inc
- Trendium
- Vallent Corp
- Vitria
- VPIsystems Inc
Chapter 5: Quantitative Forecasts and Analysis
- Forecast Methodology
- Overall OSS and BSS Software Market
- Overall Revenue Split Up
- OSS Split-Up
- BSS Split-Up
- Geographical and Revenue Component-wise Distribution
- Overall Geographical Distribution
- Overall Revenue Component-wise Distribution
- Modular Break-Up
- Network Planning and Engineering (NPE)
- Fault Management (FM)
- Performance Management (PM)
- Provisioning and Service Activation (PSA)
- Inventory Management (IM)
- Billing and Customer Care (B&CC)
- Mediation (MD)
- Revenue Assurance (RA) 0OSS/BSS Vendor Rakings Based on Net Profit Margins
Conclusions
Recommendations
Table of Tables
- Table 1-1: Comparison between NGN, PSTN and PSDN
- Table 3-1: OSS/J Certified APIs
- Table 3-2: OSS/J API Referencing Vendors
- Table 4-2: Vendor Summary
- Table of Figures
- Figure 2-1: OSS and BSS Positions
- Figure 2-2: NGOSS Views
- Figure 3-1: Logical Layers of TMN
- Figure 3-2: NGOSS and OSS/J Synchronization
- Figure 3-3: TMF/Prosspero Processes
- Figure 3-4: OSA/Parlay Framework
- Figure 3-5: MDA Levels
- Figure 3-6: OSS/J API Proposed Coverage for BT
Table of Charts
- Chart 5-1: Consolidated OSS/BSS Revenues (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-2: Consolidated Revenue Functional Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-3: OSS Revenue Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-4: BSS Revenue Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-5: Consolidated Revenue Geographical Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-6: Consolidated Revenue Geographical Summary (%)
- Chart 5-7: Consolidated Revenue Component-wise Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-8: NPE Geographical Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-9: NPE Geographical Summary (%)
- Chart 5-10: NPE Component-wise Split-up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-11: FM Geographical Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-12: FM Geographical Summary (%)
- Chart 5-13: FM Component-wise Split-up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-14: PM Geographical Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-15: PM Geographical Summary (%)
- Chart 5-16: PM Component-wise Split-up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-17: PSA Geographical Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-18: PSA Geographical Summary (%)
- Chart 5-19: PSA Component-wise Split-up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-20: IM Geographical Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-21: IM Geographical Summary (%)
- Chart 5-22: IM Component-wise Split-up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-23: B&CC Geographical Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-24: B&CC Geographical Summary (%)
- Chart 5-25: B&CC Component-wise Split-up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-26: MD Geographical Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-27: MD Geographical Summary (%)
- Chart 5-28: MD Component-wise Split-up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-29: RA Geographical Split-Up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-30: RA Geographical Summary (%)
- Chart 5-31: RA Component-wise Split-up (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-32: Operator Billing Revenue Losses (In Million USD)
- Chart 5-33: OSS/BSS Vendor Ranking Based On Net Profit Margins (%)