WiMax Operator's Manual
WiMax Operator's Manual
WiMax Operator's Manual
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CHAPTER 8 ■ NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND OSS 185<br />
that something approaching a single turnkey system may be imposed upon the wireless network.<br />
Because no two diversified OSS vendors offer complete solutions but rather solutions<br />
that are incomplete in various particulars, and because the needs of individual network operators<br />
diverge depending on the size and scope of the network and the types of services offered,<br />
I hesitate to make specific recommendations. Some of the OSS companies that offer software<br />
suites capable of handling more than one aspect of OSS are NetCracker, Ai Metrix, Granite Systems,<br />
Cramer Systems, Eftia, Convergys, Cisco Systems, MetaSolv Software, Telcordia<br />
Technologies, and Syndesis. Unfortunately, none of these companies makes specialized products<br />
aimed at wireless broadband service providers. NextNet, a manufacturer of broadband<br />
wireless radios and base station equipment, makes such a system, but it is intended for use<br />
with NextNet’s own equipment.<br />
Wireless broadband, it must be said, lags behind other access technologies in deployment,<br />
so software developers see little possibility of achieving large sales volumes. And large amounts<br />
of investment are not flowing into broadband wireless networks, so this makes them even less<br />
attractive to the OSS software community.<br />
Summation: The Well-Managed Network<br />
Managing the network for profitability remains the biggest challenge facing broadband<br />
wireless operators. Installing and operating the physical plant is fairly straightforward; the<br />
integration of the various kinds of business software necessary to make it all function smoothly<br />
with little routine human intervention is not. Network operators are advised to select OSS and<br />
security platforms early in the planning process, rather than waiting until the network build is<br />
completed. Attempting to operate a network manually without automating the various business<br />
functions initially is almost certainly to begin operating at a deficit, with the prospect of<br />
deepening that deficit with every day that automation is forestalled.
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