Network Operations Managed Services (NOMS) provide the methods, tools and expertise to validate network inventory and topology as the basis to reduce capex/opex costs through the managed a) grooming and decommissioning of legacy assets, b) optimisation of interconnect costs and c) subscriber migration to advanced services.

1. Cartesian’s Network Operations Managed Services (NOMS)
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2. Network Operations Managed Services (NOMS)
Cartesian’s Network Operations Managed Services (NOMS) provide the methods, tools
and expertise to validate network inventory and topology as the basis to reduce
capex/opex costs through the managed a) grooming and decommissioning of legacy
assets, b) optimisation of interconnect costs and c) subscriber migration to advanced
services.
Cartesian’s NOMS allow Communications Service Providers to focus their limited
resources on ensuring high performance and customer satisfaction of their advanced
services, thereby leaving the profit maximisation of legacy networks and assets in our
capable hands.
Cartesian’s NOMS are driven by proprietary methodologies utilising Cartesian’s Ascertain®
Software platform to provide data integrity and reporting, and are delivered by a
seasoned team, with more than 20+ years of global network, B/OSS systems and PMO
expertise.
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3. Cartesian’s Network Operations Managed Services (NOMS)
Cartesian’s NOMS Portfolio consists of six distinct services. Each of these can be delivered
separately or in any combination. These services are provided on a managed services
basis that include a PMO office.
Portfolio of Network Operations Managed Services
Network Inventory Validation Grooming*
Baseline network inventory, cleanse inventory data in Optimise traffic on under-utilised transport facilities
disparate OSS systems and identify improper by utilising spare capacity, lowering capacity
transport charges from other carriers requirements or disconnecting spare capacity
Decommissioning* Customer Migration*
Logically and efficiently disconnect spare circuits
Methodically move customers to new network
and/or those taken out of service without disrupting
technology without service disruption
customer service production and management
Interconnect Optimisation Asset Recovery
Optimise voice and data traffic between carriers Provides planning and management for the recovery
based on volumes, geography and network and/or disposal of unused equipment, and removal
architecture from corporate books
* Requires the Network
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4. Cartesian’s NOMS Portfolio – A more detailed view
Cartesian combines highly sophisticated tools, industry leading processes and highly
skilled staff to manage our clients most complicated issues.
* Requires the Network
Portfolio of Network Operations Managed Services Inventory Validation Service
Network Inventory Validation Grooming*
• Collect network data files, e.g. Invoices, Inventory • Use Master DoR to identify spare and/or stranded capacity
• Mediate and cleanse data in the source files • Develop design to optimise capacity utilisation
• Apply Cartesian’s proprietary methodologies • Develop plan to transition circuits to new topology
• Fix all anomalies in circuit data records • Manage work order issuance/receipt process
• Develop “master” database of record (DoR) containing cleansed data • Develop plan to disconnect unused capacity
• Develop overall network topology using master DoR • Confirm data in B/OSS systems to reflect migration to new topology
• Correct data in B/OSS systems to reflect Master DoR
Decommissioning* Customer Migration*
• Develop/confirm decommissioning plan • Develop/confirm customer migration plan
• Develop customer notification plan if applicable • Develop/manage customer notification process
• Manage work order issuance/receipt process • Develop/manage new agreement process
• Execute/manage decommissioning • Develop/manage customer migration process
• Confirm data in B/OSS systems to reflect disconnect
Interconnect Optimization Asset Recovery
• Segment traffic volumes by intercarrier combination, geography and type
• Develop and manage a plan to reclaim assets that are no longer in use by
(local, long-distance etc.)
virtue of decommission, disconnect, and/or stranding
• Compile client internal data on transport cost & network topology
• Physical dispatch to site to reclaim assets
• Collect market-specific cost data
• Management of reclaimed assets from financial accounting thru to
• Uses in-house algorithm to identify opportunities for cost savings,
disposition
dependent on client requirements for Quality and Grade of Service
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5. NOMS Value Proposition
By utilising Cartesian’s Network Operations Managed Services, clients realise the following
benefits:
• Reduction in opex costs of legacy networks
• Maximised profitability via the timely, coordinated removal of decommissioned assets
- both physically and from your financial statements
• Expert, focused program management that integrates all work-flow elements, from
strategy, inventory verification, customer migration to decommissioning for a much
more efficient and effective project completion
• Greater focus of resources on growing revenue and optimising the customer
experience of your new services
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6. Why Cartesian?
We know networks, and combined with our world class resource pool, processes, tools
and systems, we are an industry leading team of global professionals with proven results.
• Our Network Operations Managed Services have been tested and proven through
assisting multiple clients in addressing nearly 200,000 network circuits
• Network is one of Cartesian’s core competencies and our organisation evolved
with the technology
• Our seasoned team of veterans offer 20+ years of hands on experience in network
and B/OSS optimisation, and in PMO excellence
• Ascertain®, our internationally-recognised Business Assurance Software platform,
is at the core of our NOMS services
• Our database experts make the data mediation, cleansing and validation effort
much more manageable and cost-effective
Our industry-leading methodologies, award-winning software and deep database
and network expertise provide you with everything required to deliver network
projects on time, within budget and with the highest quality of results
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7. Thank you!
Contact Us:
Team.cartesian@cartesian.com
Tel: UK +44 (0) 20 7643 5555
www.cartesian.com
Descartes House
8 Gate Street
London WC2A 3HP
UK
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