Aricent’s nexGen Software Suite
With the explosive growth of the Mobile Value Added Services (mVAS) market,
VAS solution providers are competing aggressively to quickly develop and deploy
highly differentiated and cost-effective carrier grade applications. VAS
vendors, in turn, are facing enormous pressures from carriers who continuously
demand new revenue generating solutions in order to improve Average Revenue Per
User (ARPU).
Aricent’s nexGen Software Suite helps accelerate the development cycle of new
VAS applications, while reducing CAPEX and OPEX.
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Customer Challenges
Some of the key challenges faced by solution providers include:
- Short Timelines for Application Development – VAS
providers require platforms which facilitate quick experimentation,
introduction and evaluation of multiple VAS applications
- Balance Costs and Differentiation Features– Providers face
tremendous pricing pressures, along with the strong demand for solutions
that are both differentiated and scalable
Aricent’s nexGen Software Suite
Aricent’s nexGen Software Suite features a comprehensive set of easy-to-use
User APIs and a simple management interface. This helps VAS providers speed
application development and reduce development complexity. The solution’s
seamless SS7 and SIGTRAN functionality makes it highly flexible, and an
innovative distribution mechanism facilitates scalability. Aricent’s nexGen
Software Suite is optimized on several industry leading SS7 hardware boards like
Adax and Interphase.
Key Features Provided by the nexGen Software Suite
- Seamless Interfaces for SIGTRAN and SS7 – Seamless
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) ensure that the same TCAP or MAP
application can interface over both TDM SS7 or IP-based SIGTRAN networks
- Support for Multiple Application Protocols – Protocols
such as MAP, CAP, INAP, ISUP are supported
- Scalability and Capacity – nexGen can scale dynamically to
support up to 64 nodes in a cluster, along with support for up to 1024
Destination point codes, 128 self point codes, 4096 route sets, 256 linksets
and 2048 links
- Multi-network Interoperability – Multiple network variants
can be supported on a single node and multiple logical networks
- Redundancy Support – nexGen’s element manager supports
transparent switchover in case of failure
- Simultaneous Support for High Speed Link (HSL) and Low Speed Link
(LSL)–
nexGen Software Suite supports high and low speed links
simultaneously
Why Choose Aricent?
Accelerate Time-To-Market – Aricent’s nexGen Software Suite
has been deployed in several products in networks across the globe for over 10
years now, and its ready-to-use and pre-optimized solution architecture helps to
quickly develop differentiated solutions that can be seamlessly integrated with
customer and third party applications.
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Over 150 customers worldwide
Aricent has pioneered world’s first SIGTRAN deployments
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Reduce Development Expense and Complexity – Aricent’s nexGen
Software Suite provides an easy-to-use API supported by comprehensive
documentation and sample applications to help customers develop solutions with
lower investments. Aricent also offers online trainings and consulting to help
customers deal with the end solution complexities.
Reduce Risk – nexGen’s proven interoperability across
equipment from multiple vendors and networks is complemented by a dedicated
support team that provides 24X7 support services to help customers with rapid
integration and deployment. Additionally, performance of the nexGen
Software Suite has been benchmarked on several platforms, further reducing the
risk to VAS solution providers.
Contemproary Engagement Models – Aricent offers flexible
volume based pricing bundled with strong post-sales support. Additionally,
Aricent’s strong services portfolio provides the can help providers with product
customizations and porting services which enable them to quickly deploy
resources and equipment based on specific requirements.