SURPASS

NGN Migration Solutions

Preparing for the Future

www.siemens.com/surpass
 SURPASS NGN Migration Solutio
SURPASS supports LifeWorks, the Siemens
vision and strategy for the future of tele-
communications. SURPASS opens the door
to the world of Next Generation Networks
with its attractive applications and smooth
migration towards all-IP and optical net-
works. It provides the building blocks for
your network of the future:
■ Next Generation Switching
Carrier-grade and customized Voice
over IP solutions are complemented
by a wide range of attractive con-
verged voice/data applications.
■ Next Generation Optics
Flexible solutions for migrating your
transport network towards NGN
while keeping track of OPEX.
■ Next Generation Access
A complete range of flexible access
solutions offering any voice, data and
video service required for today and
tomorrow.
■ Next Generation Network Management
Comprehensive management solu-
tions based on standards and open
interfaces, guaranteeing evolution
capability and the fastest possible
launch of new services.
Contents
Page 2 SURPASS NGN Migration Solutions
Page 4 SURPASS NGN Migration Portfolio
Page 6 SURPASS hiE Migration Switch
Page 7 Creating Streamlined TDM Networks
Page 8 Meeting all TDM Application Demands
Page 9 The Road to the Next Generation Network
Page 10 SURPASS IP Trunking
Page 12 SURPASS IP Local Access
Page 14 SURPASS IP Applications
Page 16 NetManager
Page 18 Highlights at a Glance
Page 19 The SURPASS Product Family
Page 21 Abbreviations
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Migrate to Innovation
In today’s telecommunication markets, ba-
sic telephony services are still a major source
of revenue for carriers, but in many geog-
raphies they have become a commodity
offered by numerous service providers with
little differentiation. Under the pressure of
eroding margins, network operators are fo-
cusing on new sources of revenues while
making best use of their existing assets.
The new end-customer demand is in voice-
data converged services. Businesses as well
as residential users are increasingly asking
for next generation services and applica-
tions. Residential users are continuing to
adopt broadband at a rapid rate and are in-
creasingly looking for value-enhancing ap-
plications for their broadband environment
such as interactive games, movies, TV re-
play, video-telephony and music downloads.
Business users are facing difficult communi-
cation dilemmas that need to be solved. Peo-
ple must no longer work in isolated teams,
but in global communities with a common
goal – and they will become increasingly
mobile. As can be seen in Figure 1, the next
few years will see a shift in business com-
munication behavior: the synchronizing,
integrating and managing of communica-
tions regardless of media, device, applica-
tion or location.
Increasingly, ISP’s are encroaching into the
domain of voice carriers by offering VoIP
services with enhanced features. Carriers
need to have a solution to defend and re-
tain their markets and revenues from this
new threat.
This poses a major problem for those carri-
ers who have a TDM base that is still prof-
itable but who are not yet under pressure
to implement IP-based services. They are
well aware that this situation will change,
and may change faster than expected. Car-
riers worldwide regard the Next Generation
Network as the right approach to changing
customer demands, but have functioning
TDM networks in place. Most carriers there-
fore prefer a step-by-step migration approach
for their transition process, successively
adding IP functionality to their existing net-
work.
The ideal solution would provide the best of
both worlds by allowing continued invest-
ment in TDM while preparing the ground,
both financially and technically, for IP-based
services that can be taken advantage of at
the appropriate time. But does such a solu-
tion exist? And if so, does it really give free-
dom of choice in deciding if, when and how
the threshold to an IP-based solution is
crossed?
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The Ultimate Solution for an Optimized
TDM-to-IP Migration
There is indeed a way forward that allows
an IP-based solution to be faced with con-
fidence without having to abandon all that
has gone before – the SURPASS NGN Migra-
tion Switch. This is the perfect cornerstone
for next generation switching migration
since it includes packages for both legacy
TDM and IP-based Next Generation Networks
and therefore unites both worlds. With its
unique capability to operate both in TDM
and IP-based Next Generation Network do-
mains while offering the same full feature
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Fixed-line voice Mobile voice
Figure 1: The shift to IP-based services
set to all types of TDM or IP subscribers, this
solution, based on the SURPASS hiE 9200,
covers all potential customer scenarios –
from pure TDM to full IP.
SURPASS hiE 9200 supports the LifeWorks
concept and offers next generation appli-
cations that enable you to play a major role
in this new world of communication. Pro-
viding new IP-based services will help you
satisfy upcoming and evolving customer
demands, tap into new revenue sources
and lead the emerging market. Based on a
modular architecture, SURPASS hiE 9200
CAGR from 1999 to 2005 80%
Strongest growth in
Voice over IP and data
services
CAGR: Compound Average Growth Rate
20%
13%
4%
Data services Voice over IP
provides a high degree of flexibility in switch
configuration according to the operator’s
requirements. SURPASS hiE 9200 supports
high transport and signaling capacities on
the transit layer and paves the way for mi-
gration to a Next Generation Network.
SURPASS hiE 9200 provides functionality
for highly efficient network operation. This
includes sophisticated mechanisms for num-
bering, routing, traffic management, charg-
ing etc. SURPASS hiE 9200 supports per-
fect tuning of the network resources and
thus reduces network investment and op-
erational costs.
LifeWorks –
Smart Communications Made Easy
LifeWorks is the Siemens ICN concept for the
elimination of fragmented user communica-
tion experiences and the removal of barriers
between all networks, whether private,
public, mobile or fixed. Services, applica-
tions and functionality will be available
throughout the different networks – with-
out limiting performance or security.
Homogeneous operability simplifies using
services. To realize this, Siemens ICN uses
the SURPASS carrier solution and the HiPath
enterprise solution, bringing these solutions
together. LifeWorks gives network operators
the possibility to offer new, innovative ser-
vices, allowing differentiation from competi-
tors and the exploitation of additional new
sources of income. Due to the enhanced
convenience and value which the operator
can offer, productivity is markedly increased
when communications throughout business
and private environments are integrated.
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 SURPASS NGN Migration Portfoli
Invest Today –
and Keep Your Options Open
SURPASS NGN Migration Solution, with its
unique capability to operate both in TDM
and IP-based Next Generation Network do-
mains, is the perfect choice for each of your
strategies – it allows you to stay with TDM
but also supports you if you decide to “go
Next Generation Network”. It seamlessly
brings together classical TDM switching and
state-of-the-art next generation switching,
offering VoIP carrier class services and ap-
plications such as:
■ Full Next Generation Network support,
giving your customers new services and
features
■ Top performance and reliability, for max-
imum availability
■ Support for a large number of signaling
variants, connecting you to any carrier in
any country
■ Interfaces for applications, allowing
you to open up new revenue streams
■ Full class 4 and class 5 feature set,
increasing customer satisfaction
The SURPASS NGN Migration Solution,
which is based on the SURPASS hiE 9200,
comprises both
■ the SURPASS hiE TDM set of packages and
■ the SURPASS hiE IP set of packages

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 ■ SURPASS hiE TDM set of packages ■ SURPASS hiE IP set of packages

The TDM Trunking capability of the SURPASS
hiE 9200 Migration Switch (boxes with blue
background in Figure 2) provides solutions
for streamlined, perfectly engineered TDM
networks in all network hierarchies and for
all regional aspects. It supports a range of
access equipment for TDM Local Access
to provide services for analog lines, ISDN-
BRI, ISDN-PRI, V5.1 and V 5.2 subscribers
and offers revenue generating TDM Appli-
cations to address all end-users connect-
Complementing these features, SURPASS
IP packages (boxes with orange background
in Figure 2) cover IP Trunking, IP Local Ac-
cess and IP Applications. They complement
or replace, at a time of your choosing, the
multi-layered TDM transit network with a
modern IP-based Next Generation Network
topology with flat hierarchies and self-rout-
ing capabilities. They provide connectivity
for IP-based subscribers with powerful
access gateways to TDM subscribers and

o ed to your network from residential POTS

up to large business customers.
permit you to increase revenues significant-
ly with innovative IP-based applications.

IP Applications
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Figure 2: SURPASS hiE Solutions for both TDM and IP

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 SURPASS hiE
Migration Switch
Optimized for TDM Networks
In many parts of the world, the demand for
voice channels continues to grow and the
business from voice services remains high-
ly profitable. In such a situation, however,
it can be difficult to choose the next step
forward. Should you stay with TDM, accept-
ing the short-term returns this brings or in-
vest in IP solutions for which in some coun-
tries a demand may not yet be fully devel-
oped?
This situation need no longer present you
with such dilemmas. The SURPASS hiE 9200
Migration Switch is the further development
of the well-known EWSD with improved
functions, reliability and performance. It
possesses the lowest downtime of all TDM
switches but this is only one reason why
more than 350 operators have chosen EWSD.
Their satisfaction has resulted in more than
300 million installed ports worldwide. On-
going improvements focus on the benefits
to our customers, including low power con-
sumption, footprint reduction, more pro-
cessing capacity, improved operability and
maintainability and a multitude of revenue
generating features and services. One ex-
ample is the more compact system core with
a footprint reduction of 25% compared to
the standard assembly of the core compo-
nents. With the latest generation of access
equipment (Digital Line Unit, DLU), we have
achieved a 50% footprint reduction per ana-
log subscriber line and approximately 30%
less power consumption compared to the
previous generation.
A TDM Switch for all Network Levels
The SURPASS hiE 9200 Migration Switch is
the solution for local networks, transit net-
works, international gateway networks and
combinations of all of the above. Wherev-
er your SURPASS hiE 9200 Migration Switch
is used in the network, it can also serve as
a Service Switching Point (SSP) in the Intel-
ligent Network (IN).
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Local network nodes are used for switch-
ing incoming and outgoing subscriber traf-
fic. Up to 600,000 subscriber lines can con-
nect to a local SURPASS hiE 9200 via the
complete range of subscriber interfaces in-
cluding analog lines, ISDN-BA, ISDN-PA, V5.1
and V5.2.
Subscribers must be connected in the most
efficient way possible. Depending on sub-
scriber density and distribution, TDM sub-
scriber interfaces can be aggregated direct-
ly to the SURPASS hiE 9200 Migration
Switch, or to the Remote Switching Units
(RSU). The RSU provides a capacity of up to
50,000 subscribers with RSU internal traf-
fic switched locally to avoid traffic load on
the transport links to the host SURPASS hiE
Transit Network
EWSD
EWSD
Local Network
EWSD
DLU
RDLU
RSU
RSU
Figure 3: SURPASS hiE 9200 Migration Switch operates at any network level
9200. Smaller remote Digital Line Units
(DLUs) can be attached as indoor or out-
door installations (RSDLUs) to the host
SURPASS hiE 9200 and to the larger RSUs,
thus shortening the local loop length.
In transit or long-distance network
nodes, interregional and mobile traffic is
switched to and from other network nodes.
Up to 240,000 trunks may be connected
to a SURPASS hiE 9200 transit network node.
The SURPASS hiE 9200 includes all functions
required for an international node, such
as international signaling, echo compensa-
tion for intercontinental and satellite con-
nections, inter-administrative charging and
SS7 screening and accounting.
International
Network
EWSD
Other Carrier
Network
EWSD
DLU
RDLU
RSU
RSU
Creating Streamlined
TDM Networks

What is a Streamlined Network? SURPASS hiE 9200 Migration Switch

Streamlining a network means consolidat-
ing and flattening out the hierarchy by re-
ducing the total number of network ele-
ments and replacing local switches with
remote switching units. This makes it more
efficient in operational and maintenance
cost, since lower complexity and fewer net-
work elements means less operational ef-
fort. Lifecycle cost is lower due to the re-
duction in floor space and the lower power
consumption. Applications are available
faster, making possible homogeneous dis-
tribution of fewer network elements and
thus faster area-wide implementation of
the same software level.
If the following applies …
■ Your voice network has grown by quick-
ly providing telephone access to sub-
scribers
■ A large number of small switches at the
local level provide subscriber access to
your network
■ Different network functions, such as
transit switching and local access are
distributed over several network levels
■ Your network will soon run out of ca-
pacity and will not be able to meet the
challenges arising from new services,
for Network Streamlining
In a streamlined network the number of
network elements is reduced in favor of
bigger switches with greater performance
and remote access equipment at the local
level, so switching system processing pow-
er should not become a limiting factor. The
SURPASS hiE 9200 Migration Switch coor-
dination processor provides a call process-
ing capacity of up to 16 million busy hour
call attempts (BHCA), allowing you to build
network nodes of nearly any imaginable
size in every network level.
At the transit level, hierarchies are cut and
restructured into a single level using large,
fully intermeshed SURPASS hiE 9200 tran-
sit nodes. In smaller networks, hierarchy
levels can be reduced even further using
combined local transit network nodes. At
the local level, large SURPASS hiE 9200 lo-
cal nodes replace several local switching
nodes or, depending on subscriber density
National or
EWSD
International
Gateway
GX
and distribution, the subscriber lines will
be connected to Remote Switching Units.
The RSU is hosted to a SURPASS hiE 9200
Migration Switch and does not need the
core components of a complete switching
system, saving floor space and power con-
sumption. RSU traffic is switched locally to
avoid traffic load on the transport links to
the host.
Streamlining with the SURPASS hiE 9200
Migration Switch prepares your network
for IP services, where subscriber demand
may initially be distributed. If so, use a
SURPASS hiE 9200 transit node to control
several IP access gateways distributed in
your network while still fulfilling its task
for the TDM environment.
SURPASS
hiE 9200
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increased service usage and the effects

of competition in deregulated markets Switch Switch

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Figure 4: Network streamlining with SURPASS hiE 9200 Migration Switch

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 Meeting all
TDM Application Demands
Generate new Revenues with
SURPASS hiE 9200
Powerful, flexible and efficient SURPASS hiE
9200 TDM user applications will please ex-
isting customers and bring in new ones by
providing attractive features that competi-
tors cannot deliver.
You can offer the following features with
the SURPASS hiE 9200:
■ New features for traditional POTS
■ Powerful ISDN features
■ IN services
■ Carrier-grade Call Center solutions
■ Highly flexible CENTREX solutions
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More than 200 subscriber features serve
analog and ISDN subscribers, ensuring the
right ingredients for customer-specific fea-
ture packages. These value-added features
let you attract new subscribers and increase
call completion rate and revenue.
With Integrated Service Logic (ISL),
SURPASS hiE 9200 offers an economic so-
lution for expansion of the service package
by including services into SURPASS hiE 9200
that are usually only offered by a classic IN.
SURPASS hiE 9200 ISL makes IN services
available quickly and economically without
the need for an elaborate IN infrastructure.
New lucrative revenue sources can be ex-
ploited by state-of-the-art Call Center so-
lutions provided by ADMOSS, the Advanced
Multifunctional Operator Service System.
ADMOSS also provides a common platform
for traffic and directory assistance.
You can address your business customers
with attractive applications such as power-
ful CENTREX (Central Office Exchange Ser-
vice) features with GeoCentrex, an integrat-
ed part of the SURPASS hiE 9200 Migration
Switch. Your customers obtain the flexibil-
ity they need for their rapidly changing busi-
ness as GeoCentrex easily integrates distrib-
uted business customer office sites into
CENTREX groups working as a virtual PBX.
Premium features, such as SMS in fixed
networks, open new market segments and
bring in subscription fees. SURPASS hiE 9200
offers a network-based solution for analog
and ISDN terminals, letting your subscribers
send and receive SMS without using a voice
communication path. The messages are sent
via the No.7 signaling network, thus using
a minimum of network resources while gen-
erating maximum revenues.
SURPASS hiE 9200 Provides Maximum
Flexibility
SURPASS hiE 9200 TDM network applica-
tions comprise state-of-the art network
functions that fulfill deregulated market
requirements or allow network resources
to be utilized to the maximum. Although
you may be facing enormous challenges
in such a deregulated environment, you
will benefit from a comprehensive set of
supporting functions:
■ Carrier selection with call-by-call and
pre-selection
■ Number portability support movement
of users between carriers and physical
locations without the need for number
change
■ Calling party number screening that
grants or rejects access to the network
for subscribers on a whitelist or black-
list
■ Charging mechanisms for inter-admin-
istrative billing or displaying of charges
■ Traffic routing that provides effective
routing functions such as carrier-depen-
dent routing, carrier quota, and Siemens’
patented Optimized Dynamic Routing.
Summing up, it can be seen that the
SURPASS NGN Migration Solutions allow
you to stay with TDM as long as practically
required. At the same time you are “Ready
for IP” at any time and at any stage of your
business. The next section of this document,
therefore, deals with the move to a Next
Generation Network and its inherent advan-
tages.
The Road to the
Next Generation Network
Smooth Migration Instead of Disruptive
Replacement
No matter how you have decided to intro-
duce Next Generation Network services to
your TDM network, SURPASS NGN Migration
Solution opens up a non-disruptive approach
to go from your working installed TDM base
towards a full-blown Next Generation Net-
work with minimal risk and controlled in-
vestment.
Due to the universal scalability of the
SURPASS Migration Solution, the migration
from TDM to IP can be accomplished in a
step-by-step manner and on demand. You
can decide precisely when and where to take
the next step into IP without having a high
upfront investment with the risk of low ini-
tial usage. If you have an installed EWSD
base you can even maximize your invest-
ment protection by re-using significant
parts of previous and current EWSD equip-
ment in the new SURPASS solution, such
as the Digital Line Units with all of their
line cards.
With SURPASS IP you can start offering all
the new revenue-generating IP-based ser-
vices already today, while migrating your
network step-by-step to Next Generation
Network and fully exploiting the addition-
al operational cost savings of Next Gener-
ation Networks.
Subscriber Migration to IP
The SURPASS IP Direct Access package con-
tained in the SURPASS Next Generation Net-
work Migration Solution provides connec-
tivity for IP-based subscribers using devices
such as IP phones and clients, CPGs, IADs,
IP PBXs etc. – with the same full feature
set known from the TDM world.
This package is therefore perfectly suited for
the smooth migration of subscribers from
TDM to Next Generation Network, such as
enterprise customers who intend to replace
their old PBX with a new IP PBX or IP Centrex.
To further exploit the cost benefits of an
Next Generation Network solution, it also
makes sense to expand the IP-based Next
Generation Network as close as possible to
the subscribers, reusing the bulk of the ex-
pensive investment in TDM access (copper
lines plus line cards). This is made possible
by the SURPASS IP Converged Access pack-
age, which is a combination of the SURPASS
hiE 9200 Migration Switch with powerful
access gateways.
Revenue Enhancement
SURPASS IP Applications enables you to in-
crease your revenues significantly with in-
novative IP-based applications such as IP
Centrex. Low upfront investment makes it
the most important ingredient for an eco-
nomically viable NGN introduction and your
future prosperity.
Network Migration to IP
SURPASS IP Trunking is the right choice to
consolidate and optimize your switching
network. With it, you can replace the mul-
ti-layered TDM transit network with a mod-
ern IP-based Next Generation Network topol-
ogy. So, with this package, you can make
optimal use of a Next Generation Network
with its cost-effective flat hierarchies and
self-routing capabilities.
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 SURPASS
IP Trunking

Benefit from an IP Backbone
Various factors, mainly competitive, are
leading to declining tariffs for basic voice
services and to increased cost pressure.
Voice revenues still account, however, for
the largest part of the revenues and will
continue to do so for the foreseeable fu-
ture. It is thus essential to maintain this
important source of revenue, while at the
same time concentrating on reducing op-
erational costs to a competitive level.
On the other hand, falling tariffs also drive
up PSTN traffic volume, while interconnec-
tion to other networks, e.g. to mobile or
other licensed operators, demands higher
transit capacity. Traffic growth may also
be caused by extensive use of dial-in Inter-
net that cannot be offloaded at the local
network plane. Thus, network resources may
become overloaded despite little or no sub-
scriber line growth. To cope with the traf-
fic demand, extension of your transit net-
work must be considered. The challenge
now is to support all existing voice servic-
es while taking advantage of cost-optimized
IP backbone capacity.
Practical and Cost-Effective Transit Ex-
tension
The scenario proposed here enables you
to pursue a highly cost-efficient cap and
grow migration strategy. This consists typ-
ically of capping the investment in existing
TDM switches and deploying the SURPASS
hiE 9200 Migration Switch and Trunk Gate-
ways for the growth of trunk capacity us-
ing an IP transit infrastructure. SURPASS
IP Trunking provides conversion of circuit-
switched voice streams into packet data
streams (and vice versa) and call-setup
and media gateway control through the
IP-based network. It also supports the full
set of transit switch features known from
today’s PSTN. In the course of time, addi-
tional trunk gateways can be deployed, in
order to migrate all existing trunks into
the IP-based transit infrastructure, for ex-
ample when TDM switches become obso-
lete.

Transit

Transit Plane
IP Network
SURPASS
hiE 9200
Transit

SURPASS hiG
Trunk Gateways

Local Local Local Local Local Local Local Local

Local Plane

■ Complex network architecture ■ Consolidated network architecture

■ Costly operation and maintenance ■ Simplified network engineering
■ Exhausted capacity ■ Cost-efficient capacity extension

Figure 5: Extending the transit network with SURPASS hiE 9200

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Enhancing Your Transit Network
SURPASS IP Trunking focuses on reduction
of the total cost of ownership through net-
work simplification. Firstly, it improves net-
work efficiency since traffic overflow is rout-
ed over a flat IP infrastructure and no trunk
ports are needed for the transit extension.
In addition, the significantly reduced num-
ber of E1/T1 equivalent connections to be
managed leads to economic benefits in traf-
fic engineering, provisioning, monitoring,
maintenance, inventory and design. Inher-
ent IP backbone self-routing capabilities re-
lieve you of the expense of constantly plan-
ning and load balancing your Trunking net-
work. Secondly, processes can be optimized
with end-to-end fully integrated manage-
ment, reducing operational, administration
and maintenance costs. Finally, you can now
direct capital expenditures for network in-
frastructure for the first time towards a fu-
ture-proof IP-based Next Generation Net-
work architecture – in order to also tap
new revenue streams with IP applications.
Figure 6 compares the total costs associat-
ed with extending your transit network with
TDM equipment with those of deploying
SURPASS IP Trunking. For this purpose, a rep-
resentative mid-sized operator network is
modeled, based on realistic and rather con-
servative assumptions. For instance, the
costs of introduction of a new technology
(e.g. training), as well as a fixed amount
for base operational expenses inherent to
each technology are included in order to
provide a fair comparison.
Furthermore, if the trunking network is ex-
tended with TDM, it is assumed that the
network architecture, i.e. the number of
network hierarchies and their complexity,
stays the same. It is also anticipated that
implementation of SURPASS IP Trunking
consolidates this part of the network down
Million €
6
0
Breakeven in 2.5 years
-1
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
CAPEX
Figure 6: Typical business case results for SURPASS IP Trunking
to one level. In such a scenario, traffic
growth is mainly driven by an increase in
calls, the greater amount of interconnec-
tion traffic to be routed and the extensive
use of dial-in Internet. However the traffic
growth assumed is kept relatively low in
order to provide a realistic analysis.
The most evident benefit shown by the busi-
ness case is the fast return on investment
with a Net Present Value (NPV) breakeven
of 2.5 years. The crucial factors here are re-
duced capital expenditures and recurring
operational savings of 60%, mainly due to
the dramatic reduction of the complex TDM-
based architecture. These counterbalance
the SURPASS IP Trunking initial investment
and introduction costs. Higher traffic growth,
of course, further improves the business
case.
Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9
OPEX NPV
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 SURPASS
IP Local Access

Offering Your Customers More
Today, for most carriers, voice services are
still the major source of revenue. But at the
same time, the complex voice network struc-
ture and outdated equipment lead to high
operational expenditures and growing in-
flexibility, thus preventing the introduction
of new revenue generating services. By in-
troducing SURPASS IP Local Access, you, the
innovative carrier, can exactly address these
challenges. This Next Generation Network
solution enables you to optimize your op-
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erating expenditures and to generate new
revenues by offering next generation ser-
vices and applications to all your customers:
both IP- and TDM-based subscribers.
Unlimited Access
With SURPASS IP Local Access you can con-
nect all types of access lines and equipment
to the new Next Generation Network world.
This IP-based Next Generation Network so-
lution provides any traditional voice sub-
scriber access such as POTS, ISDN or V5.x,
IP Applications
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Media Gateway
for Trunks
as well as IP-based access for equipment
such as IP phones, IP clients, Integrated
Access Devices (IAD) or Customer Premis-
es Gateways (CPG).
SURPASS IP Local Access consists of two
packages – Converged Access and Direct
Access. While minimizing operational costs,
SURPASS IP Converged Access provides
all of today’s TDM access interfaces with its
complete CLASS 5 feature set in a Next Gen-
eration Network environment. It protects
previous investments by offering maximum
re-use of the installed base, ranging from
EWSD switch equipment to EWSD Digital
Line Units and multi-vendor V5.x access
equipment. SURPASS IP Direct Access
enables you to address both existing and
new customer segments with high revenue-
generating IP-based voice services over “any
access” network, e.g. xDSL, Cable, Ethernet,
or Fiber etc. New revenues can be realized
with SURPASS IP Direct Access by offering
bundled voice-data services and multiple
subscriber interfaces over a single access
line.

Understanding the Business Case for

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Converged Access
IAD/CPG Subscribers
Many CLASS 5 networks have reached today
IP Network a stage where operational complexities and
costs are too high for today’s competitive
IP Converged Access environment. SURPASS IP Converged Access
SURPASS hiG
Media Gateway fully realizes the cost benefits of a Next Gen-
for Access eration Network.

DLU
SURPASS hiX
Access Gateway

POTSN, ISDN-BRI, ISDN-PRI

Figure 7: Network scenario for SURPASS IP Local Access

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The operational benefits are tremendous
– SURPASS IP Converged Access enables
the operator to reduce switching-relevant
operating expenses in three main areas:
■ Overall reduction of the number of
managed network elements by replac-
ing local switches with remotely con-
trolled access gateways, thus lowering
the costs of operational and adminis-
trative processes. This optimization es-
pecially allows you to implement new
value-added applications much faster
and more cost-efficiently.
■ In the self-routing network world of
IP technology, planning and operation
costs for trunks are dramatically reduced.
With SURPASS IP Converged Access, both
the local and transit network can be re-
placed, completely eliminating operat-
ing expenses related to TDM Trunking.
■ Power and space savings are obtained
with the SURPASS Media Gateways for
Access and SURPASS Access Gateways
due to latest technology that minimizes
footprint and reduces power consump-
tion.
Conclusive findings from business case stud-
ies, conducted jointly with operators plan-
ning to migrate their TDM networks to an
IP-based architecture revealed that the de-
ployment of SURPASS IP Converged Access
can reduce switching network operating
expenditure by up to 60%. But there is more:
SURPASS IP Converged Access achieves short
payback times, offering optimization of cap-
ital expenditure right from the start.
New Business Opportunities with
SURPASS IP Direct Access
Customers show a growing demand for
broadband Internet access. In order to
handle the emerging data traffic, carriers
build up or expand their IP networks. But
why should they use these networks for
data services only? As an enhancement, lo-
cal voice operators may offer multiple line
telephony to all existing and new broadband
access users. SURPASS IP Direct Access from
Siemens allows carrier-class and cost-effec-
tive provisioning of voice and next genera-
tion services to packet-based subscriber lines
or customer premises equipment. The
tremendous economic benefits are based
on a number of key business drivers.
SURPASS IP Direct Access:
■ Allows you to offer additional voice ser-
vices to all broadband users based on ex-
isting broadband data access, thus saving
access network costs and maximizing the
potential for fast market penetration.
Million €
40
30
20
10
0
-10
-20
Year 1
Revenue
Figure 8: Business case results for 4-line telephony for SOHO/SME with SURPASS IP Direct Access
■ Allows you to offer multiple voice lines
to each subscriber, a highly valuable op-
tion both to increase the average rev-
enue per voice customer and to differ-
entiate from competition in the voice
telephony market.
■ Opens the door to generate new rev-
enues through offering new services,
such as SURPASS IP CENTREX or third-
party applications from our we SURPASS
partner program.
Our business case study shows that invest-
ing into SURPASS IP Direct Access leads to
considerable reduction of the network To-
tal Cost of Ownership (TCO) compared to
a TDM solution while enabling new reve-
nue generating opportunities. Dependent
on the particular network scenario, the in-
vestment in SURPASS IP Direct Access may
provide positive returns in less than two
years (see Figure 8).
Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
OPEX CAPEX NPV
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 SURPASS
IP Applications
Entering a New Market
With LifeWorks, the communication of the
future starts today. Innovative applications
can be delivered over any network and to
any communication device in a user-friendly
and efficient way. LifeWorks leverages the
potential of Next Generation Networks for
network operators, companies and users. In
today’s telecommunications markets, busi-
nesses as well as residential users are in-
creasingly asking for next generation ser-
vices and applications. With growing com-
petition, you will be forced to supply vast
varieties of innovative and lifestyle-enrich-
ing applications to the end user in the short-
est possible timeframe. By doing so, how-
ever, you will be able to tap into new sources
of revenue and to counterbalance the de-
creasing revenue of your basic services.
Conferencing
Ring Back
Next Generation Applications
INAP
Switch-based Applications
Figure 9: SURPASS IP Applications architecture
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The World of
Next Generation Applications
The market for next generation applications
is not easy to predict. Each user has unique
preferences and therefore a myriad of ap-
plications are called for. This market is, how-
ever, significant, since research indicates
that customers are willing to pay for attrac-
tive services on top of their monthly com-
munication bill. Furthermore, the Internet
is fast becoming an integral aspect of many
business processes; business customers will
adopt new services if – amongst others –
they can:
■ Reduce their monthly communication
costs by outsourcing communication
services,
■ Reduce travel expenses and increase
employee productivity,
■ Give them access to required informa-
tion even if they are away from the of-
fice.
Video Unified Presence
Telephony Messaging ... and much
more
CORBA SIP
SURPASS
hiE 9200
(e.g. IP CENTREX)
The we SURPASS Partner Program –
Extending Your Portfolio
Siemens offers a huge portfolio of ready-
to-use IP applications. Furthermore, this
portfolio can be easily complemented with
third party applications. The flexibility of the
SURPASS IP Application servers with their
various standardized interfaces and proto-
cols enables you to develop and integrate
such third-party applications quickly and
cost-efficiently.
The we SURPASS partner program intelli-
gently combines Siemens’ competence in
voice-data convergence with the innovative
potential of world-class players in the ap-
plication business. The large variety of our
we SURPASS partners with their respective
applications puts us in the unique position
of being able to act as your single point of
contact for practically all end-user applica-
tion ideas. The we SURPASS partners address
your specific needs and tasks by using their
skills to develop applications using standard-
ized key infrastructure elements, quickly
and efficiently delivering customized appli-
cations to give you perfect on-time rollout.
The SURPASS IP Applications Approach
SURPASS IP Applications allows network-
wide deployment of a full range of IP ap-
plications to every subscriber independ-
ently of the local access technology – all
you need is a simple IP connection.
Besides the SURPASS hiE 9200 switch-based
applications – e.g. IP Centrex or IP-based
Call Center – you are also able to offer ap-
plications using our standardized inter-
faces and protocols such as INAP, CORBA
or SIP. SURPASS hiE 9200 makes these ap-
plications available economically, requir-
ing only a minimum of additional infrastruc-
ture.
New Revenue Streams with SURPASS IP
Applications
SURPASS IP Applications allow you, the op-
erator, to tap into new sources of revenue
by combining the previously separate worlds
of data and voice processing and commu-
nications into one unified multimedia ser-
vices offering.
Whether your target sector is the business
user or the private customer, SURPASS IP
Applications will be key to generating ad-
ditional revenue from your existing base;
your subscribers will make more use of
your communication services and they
will be willing to pay extra for the added
convenience and services they obtain. By
offering services and applications ahead
of the competition, you will secure your
business future.
As one example we have calculated a typi-
cal business case for a bundling of IP
CENTREX with Conferencing, Unified Mes-
Million €
200
150
100
50
-50
-100
Year 1 Year 2
Revenue
CAPEX
Figure 10: SURPASS IP Applications increase profitability
saging and Outlook integration. In so do-
ing, we have taken into account the addi-
tional CAPEX for enhancing the SURPASS
NGN Migration Switch, additional media
gateways, application server and software
licenses needed to provide the above-
mentioned applications, as well as OPEX,
including technology introduction and
subscriber provisioning costs.
As can be seen from Figure 10, with IP
CENTREX plus the above-mentioned addi-
tional applications, the breakeven will be
reached shortly after year 2.
Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Revenue IP CENTREX OPEX
NPV
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 NetManager
The Next Generation Network Manage-
ment System
One of the keys for a successful migration
to the Next Generation Network is an opti-
mized management system. It must be
easily integrated in the existing environ-
ment and support revenue generation as
well as reduction of operational costs.
NetManager fulfills these market demands
as an integral part of the SURPASS hiE so-
lutions that are ready for business:
■ Revenue generation depends on a fast
introduction of Next Generation Network
services. This is possible due to the full
integration of SURPASS hiE packages
with NetManager.
■ User-friendly operation support and au-
tomation of Operation, Administration
and Maintenance tasks help reduce the
operational costs and further speed up
the service provisioning process.
■ Configurations tailored to the required
functionality and capacity allow an op-
timized investment according to the
current needs and future growth.
■ Integration into cross domain and cus-
tomer care management systems is done
by means of open interfaces based on
standard protocols and simple informa-
tion models.
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When migrating from EWSD to Next Gen-
eration Network, the existing NetManager
can be easily extended by upgrading the
software with additional components cor-
responding to the new network elements.
For each IP package NetManager provides
specific management features:
■ SURPASS hiE IP Trunking: verification of
the Quality of Service by monitoring,
analysis and report of the network per-
formance.
■ SURPASS hiE IP Local Access: service pro-
visioning for all voice features from POTS/
ISDN to IP clients, from supplementary
subscriber services to IP Centrex.
■ SURPASS hiE IP Applications: service
package profiles and mass creation of
end-user database.
The NetManager architecture provides all
the flexibility you expect from a Next Gen-
eration Network Management System.
■ Modular client-server architecture with
industry standard hardware and soft-
ware scaling from a single terminal to
a centralized network-wide Operation
and Maintenance Center.
■ Carrier-grade availability based on state- Cross Domain Management & Customer Care
of-the-art hardware with proven reliabil-
Open Interfaces
ity and several options for redundancy.
■ Remote access from anywhere with Cit-
rix MetaFrame technology.
Service Management Network Management
The NetManager Base System supports Applications Applications
100% operability of the SURPASS hiE pack-
ages.

■ The Windows-like graphical user inter- Base System

face offers interactive user guidance to
support the operators and administra-
tors in their daily tasks.
■ The Fault Management process to de-
tect and repair faults in the network el-
ements is supported by a hierarchical
topology and network map, alarm lists
with a flexible filter mechanism and in-
teractive maintenance manuals. Alarm
forwarding to other management sys-
tems is provided via SNMP interface.
■ The Security Management is based on
single sign-on for authentication and
identification, control of access rights
to different levels and tracing of the ini-
tiating operator.
NetManager value-adding applications for
service and network management simplify
and automate complex and frequent tasks
further reducing the operational costs in
the following areas:
NetManager
SURPASS
IP Trunking IP Local Access IP Applications
Figure 11: NetManager architecture
■ Subscriber line and trunk maintenance
■ Service provisioning for voice and IP ser-
vices including Centrex
■ Configuration management for call
routing, SS7 routing and traffic controls
■ Performance management.
In summary, NetManager allows you to
make the most out of the SURPASS hiE
migration with the flexibility to optimize
your operational process.

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 Highlights at a Glance
New Revenue Opportunities
The flexible architecture of SURPASS hiE with its open platforms enables you to offer new
revenue-generating services fast and cost-efficiently. SURPASS hiE gives you the leading edge
over your competition.

Smooth Migration
In contrast to a disruptive replacement, SURPASS hiE offers you a smooth and cost-efficient
migration from TDM towards a Next Generation Network. SURPASS hiE enables you to do this
migration in a step-by-step manner by fully utilizing your previous and current investments,
especially if you deploy EWSD today.

Optimize Your Network

With its unmatched flexibility, SURPASS hiE gives you the opportunity to consolidate and opti-
mize your TDM network by introducing feature-rich Next Generation Network technology
whenever and wherever needed. SURPASS hiE optimally combines the tapping of new revenue
streams with the minimization of your operational expenditures.

Secure Investment
SURPASS hiE provides you with a future-proof switching platform, enabling you to offer all
of today’s and tomorrow’s revenue generating services and applications to your complete
customer base. SURPASS hiE solutions guarantee excellent voice quality and very high
reliability – securing today’s revenues by keeping your customers satisfied with your services.

Ready for Deployment

SURPASS solutions are readily available for deployment in today’s networks. More than
60 operators worldwide already rely on SURPASS equipment for operation in a commercial
environment.

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 The SURPASS Product Family
A Reference Guide to the Complete Portfolio
SURPASS hiE
SURPASS hiE 9200 is the core
component of the SURPASS NGN
Migration Solution. It unites two
different worlds: legacy TDM and
IP-based Next Generation Net-
works. Endowed with the unique capability
of operating in both TDM and IP-based Next
Generation Network domains, it offers the
same full feature set to all types of TDM and
IP subscribers. Consequently, SURPASS hiE
9200 covers every customer case from pure
TDM to full IP and offers a smooth migration
path from TDM to Next Generation Switch-
ing. SURPASS hiE also includes the Open
Service Platform which is the platform for
NextGen Applications. It delivers open ap-
plication programming interfaces (APIs)
via several application building blocks. This
lets operators implement new and innov-
ative end-user applications quickly and flex-
ibly, thus generating new revenue for the
carrier.
SURPASS hiQ 8000
The SURPASS hiQ 8000 is the
brain of all SURPASS NGN Over-
lay Solutions. It provides feature-
rich VoIP applications for Next
Generation Networks and imple-
ments control of access equipment, media
gateways and resource servers. Furthermore
it includes a multi-protocol signalling gate-
way functionality.
The SURPASS hiQ family con-
tains several specialized server
platforms for handling a variety
SIP of tasks. The SURPASS hiQ
Gatekeeper performs the registration and
routing functionality for H.323 clients and
H.323 networks. The SURPASS hiQ Proxy
and Redirect Server connects SIP sub-
scribers and SIP domains to the SURPASS
Next Generation Network. The SURPASS
hiQ Directory Server supports the gate-
keeper and SIP proxy by means of a cen-
tralized LDAP user database, which specific-
ally stores profiles of registered H.323 and
SIP subscribers.
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SURPASS hiS
The SURPASS hiS is a powerful
and versatile stand-alone multi-
protocol Signaling Transfer
Point and Signaling Gateway. It can han-
dle SS7 over TDM, SS7 over ATM and SS7
over IP. It bridges fixed and mobile TDM net-
works, IN platforms and Next Generation
Networks. SURPASS hiS is based on an ad-
vanced multiprocessor system with the high-
est possible performance and reliability.
SURPASS hiR
The SURPASS hiR is a family of
fully IP-based resource servers
providing announcements and
user interactive dialogues for the IP network.
It supports intelligent network-based ser-
vices and is controlled by the SURPASS NGN
Migration Switch.
SURPASS hiG
The SURPASS hiG Media Gate-
ways for access and trunks are
highly reliable elements that me-
diate between circuit-switched voice net-
works and the IP network. SURPASS hiG re-
lays voice, fax, modem and ISDN data traffic
over the IP network using QoS-enabled IP
technology. These media gateways employ
cost-effective trunk and access interfaces
to interconnect with circuit-switched voice
networks: trunks/SS7, V5.2, PRI and CAS.
They are controlled by the SURPASS NGN
Migration Switch.
SURPASS hiD
The SURPASS hiD family offers an
ideal solution for access and edge
data switching applications, deliv-
ering ATM, TDM, Frame Relay, IP and Ether-
net services over converged ATM, MPLS, or
Ethernet networks to meet customers’ expect-
ations for highest QoS levels. SURPASS hiD
is optimized for Ethernet and ATM DSLAM
aggregation and also facilitates the realiza-
tion of Triple Play solutions, thanks to its
superior traffic management and QoS per-
formance. SURPASS hiD 3100/3400 is a re-
silient, fully redundant platform, delivering
unrivalled port density and scalability start-
ing with eight E1 ports up to 192 STM-1 or
GigE ports on a single footprint.
SURPASS hiX
The SURPASS hiX is a highly scalable
and flexible access system which can
be deployed in voice only, data only
or multi-service scenarios. It can be
configured with all existing interfaces such
as xDSL, POTS, ISDN-BRI, ISDN-PRI, V5.2, E1/
T1/leased lines. SURPASS hiX provides access
to either the legacy TDM/ATM networks or
the Next Generation IP core Network. Under
the control of any softswitch, SURPASS hiX
guarantees a smooth migration path to the
Next Generation Network with maximum
flexibility.
SURPASS hiT
Our complete Multi-Service Pro-
visioning Platform, which
comprises SURPASS hiT 7070,
SURPASS hiT 7050 and various CPE appli-
cations, allows the building of new and
extension of existing metro and regional
transport networks. It also is key in the
provisioning of full-featured multi-service
access for corporate customers. The prod-
uct family delivers a variety of services –
Ethernet services at various levels of quali-
ty and VPN and VLAN connectivity, as well
as TDM, storage area network (SAN), and
transparent services.
SURPASS hiT 7500, the multi-
haul-dense wavelength division
multiplexing (DWDM) system,
including a full range of transponders with
and without tunable lasers and multiplexing
transponders, represents the leading DWDM
platform on the market. Several automation
features and a 100% reconfigurable add
drop capability pave the way for the DWDM
networks of the future.
SURPASS is a Trademark of Siemens AG
NetManager™
NetManager is the management
EWSD
system for SURPASS Next Gen-
eration Switching solutions and
products. It supports operation,
administration and maintenance (OA&M)
tasks and includes functions for fault, con-
figuration, accounting, performance and
security management. Value adding applic-
ations simplify daily tasks and complex ones.
NetManager also performs integration into
the Web environment, integration into cross-
domain management systems and into the
business processes of the network operator.
TNMS™
The TNMS Telecommunication
Network Management System
provides network management
for SURPASS Next Generation
Optics. An integrated service provisioning
system, TNMS controls the network from
the elements to multiple domains. Remark-
ably easy to use, it fully integrates PDH, SDH,
DWDM (core and metro), Ethernet transport,
Ethernet switching, RPR and MPLS technol-
ogy. TNMS also provides standardized open
interfaces such as TMF CORBA for integrat-
ion into third-party business environments.
AccessIntegrator™
AccessIntegrator is the man-
agement system for SURPASS
Next Generation Access solut-
ions. It addresses Next Gener-
ation Network challenges with a flexible,
modular and open client/server architect-
ure following the TMN layering concept.
Modular applications for element manage-
ment, domain management and value-
added features allow tailored solutions for
any network topology and feature require-
ments. Open standard CORBA and SNMP
interfaces allow integration into any end-
to-end management OA&M environment.
AccessIntegrator guarantees the maximiz-
ation of earnings by reducing OPEX.
Advanced Provisioning Manager™
Additionally to the element &
domain manager AccessInteg-
rator, the APM Advanced Pro-
visioning Manager is a full-blown
end-to-end provisioning and network man-
agement solution supporting the challenges
DSL broadband access providers are facing,
such as to provision and recover services
quickly and guarantee a high level of service
quality. APM addresses all of the provider’s
needs – from automated end-to-end flow
through provisioning and connection man-
agement in seconds, through fault man-
agement, network inventory and capacity
management up to mass rollout of large
numbers of DSL ports within the shortest
time possible. APM’s open interfaces per-
mit easy integration into OSS and BSS sys-
tems and enable fast and efficient integrat-
ion of existing or other-vendor equipment.
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Abbreviations
BHCA Busy Hour Call Attempts PBX Private Branch Exchange
POTS Plain Old Telephone Service
CAPEX Capital Expenditures PRI Primary Rate Interface
CENTREX Central Office Exchange PSTN Public Switched Telephone
Service Network
CORBA Common Object Request
Broker Architecture QoS Quality of Service
CPE Customer Premises Equip-
ment RDLU Remote Digital Line Unit
CPG Customer Premises Gateway RSDLU Remote Shelter Digital Line
Unit
DLU Digital Line Unit RSU Remote Switching Unit
DSL Digital Subscriber Line
SIP Session Initiation Protocol
EWSD Digital Electronic Switching SME Small and Medium Enterprise
Systems SMS Short Message Service
SNMP Simple Network Management
IAD Integrated Access Device Protocol
IN Intelligent Network SOHO Small Office/Home Office
INAP IN Application Part SS7 Signaling System #7
IP Internet Protocol SSP Service Switching Point
ISDN Integrated Services Digital
Network TDM Time Division Multiplexing
ISDN-BA ISDN Basic Rate Access
ISDN-PA ISDN Primary Rate Access VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
ISL Integrated Service Logic
we SURPASS Siemens Partner Program for
Modem Modulator-Demodulator SURPASS Applications

NPV Net Present Value xDSL Any form of DSL

OA&M Operations, Administration

and Maintenance
OPEX Operational Expenditures

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Our strengths – your gain
SURPASS provides smooth and cost-effec-
tive migration towards an all-IP and optics
converged network for every type of service
and application. It encompasses a complete
range of carrier-grade IP network solutions
for building NGNs.
www.siemens.com/surpass
Siemens Information and Communication
Networks is a leading supplier of networks
and real-time applications for enterprises
and network operators. Over one million
customers in more than 160 countries trust
our solutions. Our global footprint and our
expertise in voice and IP communication
enable us to deliver turnkey network solu-
tions of any scale and complexity through-
out the world.
LifeWorks
With LifeWorks, the communication of the
future starts today. Innovative applications
can be delivered over any network and to
any communication device in a user-friendly
and efficient way. LifeWorks leverages the
potential of Next Generation Networks for
network operators, companies and users.
Next Generation Networks
Next Generation Networks deliver voice, da-
ta and video applications over one network.
Network operators can now increase prof-
itability by generating new revenue streams
at a lower cost. Enterprises are able to boost
productivity by integrating our communica-
tion solutions into their business processes.
End users enjoy the benefits of new voice/
data applications.
With its modular design, open platforms
and open interfaces, SURPASS allows you
to invest in future-proof technology that
can be used in any network, at any point
in time and whenever it fits your strategy.
Siemens Information and Communication
Networks supplies everything you need
for a smooth and profitable migration from
existing networks to Next Generation Net-
works:
■ Real Time Communications
■ Next Generation Switching
■ Next Generation Access
■ Next Generation Optics
Comprehensive Services
We offer our customers comprehensive
services for the whole value chain. Our
worldwide presence also allows us to ad-
dress customers’ needs at a local level.
Your Partner for Profitable Networks
Siemens Information and Communication
Networks has extensive knowledge in the
areas of carrier and enterprise networks.
We exploit this expertise to further realize
our vision of a seamless network extend-
ing from the global carrier down to the in-
dividual customer. As your partner, we of-
fer innovative solutions that deliver fast
return on investment, boost productivity,
and help you explore new business oppor-
tunities. Your continuing success is our
priority.
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