Network Equipment Manufacturers
The changing dynamics of the telecommunications industry pose new and
unprecedented challenges for network equipment manufacturers (NEMs),
including - intense competitive pricing pressures, increased R&D expenses
from complex technologies, strong need to balance investments to sustain
legacy products and more.
Aricent’s innovative solutions across the product lifecycle, from ideation to
commercialization, combined with our unique software framework offerings are
specifically designed to help NEMs address these challenges and build
feature-rich and differentiated products while boosting competitive advantage.
Aricent’s integrated solutions for infrastructure equipment manufacturers
include:
Continuous Engineering:
An advanced product lifecycle engagement model which addresses the challenges
associated with New Product Introduction (NPI) as well as sustaining mature
products.
Broad Daylight:An
innovative R&D program with customized engagement models tailored to suit the
budget and funding cycles of small and mid-size companies.
Aricent provides deep technical expertise and solutions across multiple
technologies and segments, including:
LTE: Aricent offers
feature-rich protocol stacks, software frameworks and technical expertise
designed to power LTE access and core networks. With deep domain expertise,
multiple design engagements, and a comprehensive partner ecosystem, Aricent is
the ideal partner for LTE infrastructure solutions.
WiMAX:
Aricent is a pioneer in WiMAX technology, with offerings, including - Base
Station framework and different flavors of its ASN gateway frameworks. Aricent’s
WiMAX solutions power some of the most commercially successful WiMAX ASN Gateway
products.
Ethernet Solutions:
Aricent leverages its flagship Intelligent Switching Solution (ISS™) software
framework and over 20 years of routing/switching experience to offer solutions
for a wide variety of Ethernet-based networks including:
Femtocell Solutions:
Having co-created one of the industry’s first Femtocell solutions, Aricent
continues to work strategically with our OEM customers to deliver cutting-edge
Femtocell products based on our Femtocell Access Point framework and expertise
on both access points and gateways.
3G Access
and Core Networks: Aricent has thousands of person hours of
experience in developing, testing and maintaining 2G/3G Access and Core
technologies for both startups and Tier 1 OEMs. Aricent also offers protocols
stacks and software frameworks in this space.
VAS Middleware Solutions:
To help vendors rapidly develop Mobile VAS products and differentiate themselves
from competition, Aricent provides a feature-rich and easy-to-use middleware
platform, nexGen, which can be used to develop a wide variety of SS7 and
SIGTRAN-based solutions.
VoIP and IMS Networks:
Aricent offers complete software frameworks for Edge Gateways, Back-to-Back User
Agents, Media Terminal and User Agents, as well as protocol stacks for SIP,
MGCP, DIAMETER, etc. Aricent’s SIP/IMS solutions have been licensed by over 300
OEMs and service providers.
Residential and SMB Solutions: Aricent is a leader in
providing solutions to the residential and SMB market, with award winning
software frameworks that help OEMs deliver cutting-edge products.