Telecom Software Delivers Service Assurance Products Targeted at Wireless Number Portability.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2003 Wireless carriers and wireless clearinghouses are finding it essential to stress test their systems prior to going live with Wireless Number Portability See NP. (WNP WNP Wireless Number Portability (FCC) WNP White Nationalist Party WNP Washington Nuclear Power WNP Will Not Proceed ) on November 24. Telecom Software's service assurance products are critical tools that they are using to simulate the demanding porting volumes that are being projected. These products also give service providers the ability to continuously monitor the availability and throughput of their production systems to ensure that they meet the limited 2.5-hour timeframe specified by the industry for porting customers. "Our products offer a complete suite of tools that give wireless carriers the confidence that their systems are ready for Wireless Number Portability later this month," states Peter McGuire, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Telecom Software. "Once porting starts, these tools are used ongoing to pinpoint and quickly troubleshoot any problems that arise so that their customers will have a positive experience while porting their number." VeriPort(TM) simulates the NPAC NPAC Number Portability Administration Center NPAC Northeast Parallel Architectures Center NPAC Nonproliferation and Arms Control NPAC Northshore Performing Arts Center (Bothell, WA) NPAC Network of Politically Active Christians system that all wireless carriers must interoperate with to port numbers. Service providers, clearinghouses and vendors are using this tool to test their local SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. and LSMS LSMS Living Standards Measurement Survey LSMS Louisiana State Medical Society LSMS Local Service Management System LSMS Locally-Self-consistent Multiple-Scattering LSMS Line-Strip Multibeam System LSMS Lnp Service Management System systems prior to certification with the NPAC and to conduct ongoing testing of enhancements to their systems. It is particularly useful for testing the high porting volumes that wireless carriers are expecting. Since it is a simulator, it is also used in conjunction with their local WNP systems for training their customer service reps. VeriComm(TM) is used for ongoing testing of the Inter-carrier Communication Process (ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. ) systems used by wireless carriers and wireless clearinghouses for exchanging their porting orders. The wireless industry anticipates that a number of changes will occur to the interface specification as WNP matures. This tool ensures that the service provider's ICP system is compliant with those changes and that it can meet the performance requirements. Verify(TM) is a suite of products used to analyze the performance and stability of networked applications. These products continuously monitor the production connections to the NPAC, and the ICP connections to trading partners or clearinghouses. Real-time alarms are activated if porting orders are not getting processed. Detailed information is provided through a complete set of reports and graphs to troubleshoot bottlenecks or system outages. About Telecom Software Telecom Software Enterprises, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , based in Greenwood Village, Colorado Greenwood Village is a city in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 12,817.[3] Geography Greenwood Village is located at (39.615888, -104. , has been providing service assurance tools and services to the telecommunications industry since 1996. Number Portability is a central business focus for the company. All of the major wireline service providers and many wireless carriers use Telecom Software's tools to ensure that they maintain the highest levels of service to their customers. Telecom Software, 5600 S. Quebec St., Suite 220A, Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111, 303-770-3003, www.telecomse.com. |
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