Nokia NetAct Virtualized OSS that goes beyond network management
From network management to network maximization Nokia NetAct gives you one consolidated view over any network, even the most complicated multi-domain, multi-technology system. NetAct is virtualized for minimal downtime and resilience and provides full visibility and control over your network, whether traditional or cloud-based. With NetAct, you can trust your customers are getting the best experience possible.
The list of challenges facing operators today is well known: • Exponential growth of data in mobile networks • Constant roll out of new services and technologies • The need to keep customers happy while keeping costs under control
What NetAct means for you Simplify: Get one consolidated view over the whole network Control: Use real time performance and fault management, automated configuration Optimize: Access all the tools you need to improve network performance and subscriber experience
That’s why you need an Operations Support System (OSS) that goes beyond just managing network resources to intelligently capturing and processing your most relevant network insights. Nokia is the industry-leading OSS provider with more than 320 active operator customers globally. We are a trusted vendor for operators who want to make the most of their network.
Want to keep costs down without compromising quality? NetAct lets you save up to 80% in OPEX by automating network-wide configuration operations compared to performing tasks manually and with multiple systems.
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Unconditional OSS that delivers Nokia NetAct has been developed to meet your needs as an operator – now and into the future. Constant network growth, a combination of different mobile broadband technologies and the need for simplicity require OSS to evolve. NetAct is highly scalable and can handle not only the evolving technology, but also network growth and changes in your service offering.
Virtualized OSS NetAct’s virtualized platform allows for efficient hardware utilization. Being virtual also means near-zero downtime during upgrades and improved availability.
What analysts are saying “Typically, iterative OSS releases by equipment vendors go largely unheralded. However, as operators begin looking closely at the practical steps vendors are taking to support virtualization, the ‘cloud-readiness’ of NOKIA’s NetAct 8 is noteworthy.”
Cloud ready NetAct offers full visibility into both traditional networks and cloud-based networks. It supports hybrid networks, providing a logical step-by-step transition to virtualized network functions.
One consolidated view – and a clear way forward NetAct offers a uniform set of tools for radio, core and transport network management all accessed through one view. Based on industry standards and open architecture, NetAct lets you manage multi-technology networks with one system. With process automation you get reduced administration, maintenance and system integration costs. NetAct also gives you a clear way forward for moving from existing to future network technologies.
Are you ready for the next wave of technology? NetAct has a proven track record at rolling out new technologies – it already handles the change from 3G to LTE and small cells, and is continuously updated to be ready for the next wave of technology.
Jason Marcheck, Current Analysis, 2013
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A toolbox for every network management need NetAct Monitor
NetAct Monitor brings centralized network monitoring for all network technologies from element management to operational management. NetAct Monitor supports user-specific workflows. Powerful filtering and correlation of alarms lead to fast root cause identification, keeping you up to speed with your network.
NetAct Administrator
NetAct Administrator lets you manage network element hardware and software from one central location. It also offers a backup and restore functionality across network domains.
Nokia Cloud Application Manager
The NetAct Performance Manager helps you to improve service quality and optimize network performance through real-time performance management and monitoring. NetAct Performance Manager solution is scalable to suit even the largest networks.
Nokia Cloud Application Manager automatically governs the deployment and management of cloud-based applications, including allocation of resources, configuration, performance and fault management. With the Cloud Application Manager, you get greater agility, efficiency and control – leading to faster time to market and return on investment.
NetAct Configurator
Nokia Network 360
NetAct Performance Manager
NetAct Configurator offers comprehensive functionality for configuration management with common processes and data storage in multi-technology radio and core networks. Automated network planning and network consistency checking actions can be carried out with easy-to-use tools. NetAct Configurator enables flexible and automatic workflows for fast network roll-out and expansion.
Network 360 provides a single, simplified and integrated view of all the operational data from your network elements. By cutting through the complexity, Network 360 helps operations personnel to quickly see the network status ‘big picture’ at a given point of time.
What our customers say: “The virtualized NetAct 8 network management is very robust. It helps us to improve capacity to tackle the increased amount of data and transactions. It also makes it possible to have near zero downtime when upgrading systems in the future. I could also say that NetAct is much faster to use. It provides a lot of modern functionality that makes our daily work simpler and faster. We are able to work more efficiently today.” Jaeyoon Shim, Korea Telecom, 2014
Need to make changes to a large network – quickly? With NetAct you can change the configuration of up to 10,000 base stations automatically, in just a few minutes.
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What makes NetAct different? Availability guaranteed
NetAct is virtualized so you get automatic operational continuity in case of hardware failure. Virtual OSS also means zero downtime for hardware maintenance and near zero downtime for upgrades.
One view over your network
NetAct gives you one consolidated view over critical network operation status, and integrates information from other NetAct tools. When a problem is flagged, you can deep dive into the details to quickly locate and fix any issues.
High quality service
Real-time performance management and monitoring means improved service quality and performance.
A new level of resilience
In case of catastrophic failure, like a Network Operations Center being knocked out, NetAct functions are automatically routed to another location to ensure continuity. You also get better hardware utilization and load balancing.
What analysts are saying “The functionality available through NOKIA’s NetAct 8 will help operators keep communications going, even in extreme situations. This is very important for operational continuity, and is a tangible benefit resulting from virtualization.” Clare McCarthy, Practice Leader, Telco operations & IT at Ovum
Reduced costs
Increasingly automated management solutions mean fewer personnel resources are devoted to maintenance and operations, as well as making it easier to plan new networks or to introduce new technologies. All this adds up to a big drop in OPEX. Making the most of existing network capacity also means lower CAPEX, as does the deployment of a common NetAct platform in place of separate, proprietary solutions.
Nokia is a trusted partner dedicated to OSS
We have more than 320 active OSS customers. OSS is our focus, and is backed up by over 20 years of our own research and development in network management. We closely follow customer needs and industry trends, and work actively with industry bodies including TM Forum, ETSI, 3GPP and the European Union as well as other mobile broadband vendors to improve OSS interoperability.
Need to easily manage a complex multi-vendor, multi technology network? NetAct OSS includes off-the-shelf integrations for over 45 different vendors’ equipment used across network technologies
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