Press Release
OSS Observer Ranks VPIsystems as a Leader in Network Planning for Wireline and Wireless Service Providers
Analyst Profile Touts VPIsystems' "Solid Base" of Integrated Software Modules, Highlights Market Demand for Network Resource Planning
Holmdel, New Jersey (October 1, 2007) - In a newly released profile on network resource planning provider VPIsystems, telecommunications analyst firm OSS Observer ranks the company as the overall leader in wireline network planning, describing the OnePlanTM solution as a "solid base of software modules that [VPIsystems has] integrated to better address convergent networks," and "a unique integrated approach that links many separate tools together into an overall system, to enable easier collaboration and more automation of convergent planning." The profile also predicts that within 5 years, the majority of Tier 1 and 2 communications service providers (CSPs) will need to implement network planning systems like OnePlan to handle the complexity of planning next-gen networks, while reducing both capital and operational expenditures.
This profile on VPIsystems and the market it serves highlights the growing need for network resource planning that, as OSS Observer points out, results from a large number of CSPs moving to IP-converged networks. The analysts say CSPs need to make major network investments to respond to new high-bandwidth service demands, and need "to use more sophisticated planning tools."
"Network design and planning systems are quickly becoming more important as CSPs invest in network capacity to support new video-based services," said Larry Goldman, co-founder and senior analyst at OSS Observer. "Our analysis shows CSPs increasing capital spending much faster than revenues in the past two years. To get the best payoff from those investments, many leading CSPs are starting to use commercial network planning and design software. VPIsystems has achieved the most market success in network planning and design for wireline networks."
OSS Observer predicts growth for both the network planning market and VPIsystems, and states "VPIsystems is getting substantial revenue, learning the differentiating capabilities and practices, and getting key recognition in the market."
"This OSS Observer report is yet another proof-point to the growing market for network resource planning, and the leadership position VPIsystems holds," said Hank Firey, president and CEO of VPIsystems. "Forward-thinking carriers that are already building next-gen networks, like BT and Telstra, know that as their network architectures continue to become more complex and sophisticated, so must their methods of planning those networks and the services they support."
The full OSS Observer profile may be downloaded at the VPIsystems Website: www.vpisystems.com/mediafiles/VPIsystems_profile_update-July_2007.pdf
About OnePlan
OnePlan offers communications service providers a single, cross-domain (geography, technology, discipline and network domain) integrated capacity and network planning capability, OnePlan has become the system of choice for any carrier planning transition to a next-generation, IP-enabled network. Through its modular design, OnePlan provides a scalable solution that can start as a single technology module, and grow to a high-availability system spanning multiple network layers where OnePlan automates all network planning, engineering and decommissioning activities.
About VPIsystems, Inc.
VPIsystems is the only provider of integrated capacity and network planning software and services for the global telecommunications industry. The company's OnePlanTM software system gives telecommunications and multi-service providers the ability to cohesively plan the financial, technical and marketing aspects of their network evolution, for all current and future network types. Headquartered in Holmdel, NJ, and with offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia, VPIsystems' software is used by over 150 communications service providers and network equipment manufacturers to assess current and future capacity needs, and optimally plan their QoS-constrained service networks and underlying transport infrastructure. For further information, visit us at www.vpisystems.com.