Case Study Product Validation and Release Testing Services
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CASE STUDY BTS Release Testing for a Leading Wireless Infrastructure Vendor Customer Prole The customer is a global enabler of communications services and provides a complete, well-balanced product portfolio span- ning both wireless and wireline network infrastructure. Its product portfolio includes broadband access, IP transport, ope ration and business software, radio access, converged core and the associated services. The company understands the challenges that traditional telecom businesses face in managing complex and overlapping net- work layering and architecture. Therefore, it focuses on dri ving the transition towards simplied network architecture enabled through innovative, environmentally sustainable solutions that facilitate rapid growth. Customer Challenges • Reduce expenses while improving operat ional efciency by transitioning multiple and large product lines to a strategic partner • Optimize resource utilization in t est infrastructur e management • Efciently manage enhancements and evolution of multiple product lines Solution Aricent addressed the customer’s requirements by: • Conducting a thorough analysis of the exi sting technology, products and services at the cust omer site • Transferring the development and testi ng of the product lines to Aricent facilities offshore • Quickly ramping-up the team with the right mix of domain and technical expertise Results • CAPEX and OPEX savi ngs of more than USD 20 Mi llion • Complete ownership of customer’s B TS product line in 6 months, leading to lower overheads for the customer • Successful rol l-out of more than 15 releases on operat ors’ live networks Why Aricent?The customer chose Aricent for its demonstrated ability to: • Establish and maint ain large development and test labs across the world, which included an exist ing setup of over 100 BTS, 20 BSCs, MSC and HLRs • Assume ownership and manag e, enhance and evolve over one million lines of legacy code • Manage multiple product lines and releases simu ltaneously • Seamlessly work with teams spr ead across different g eographies • Retain project-specic expertise for a long duration through a pl an formulated exclusively for t he customer Aricent helps its customer save 20 Million USD in BTSRelease T esting
