Building the network block by block

It's the most complex subway network in the world, but Lego have made it childs' play, creating network maps out of Lego blocks. It's all part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the London Underground. 

We doubt many telecom operators could create their network maps out of Lego (nor probably want to!) but by attending our Network Management Show we hope to help you simplify the running of your network.

Find out more at www.totaltele.com/network

Your Network Management Concerns

This summer Total Telecom launches the Network Management Show, an event dedicated to the issues faced by those running today's telecom networks. 

By attending, telecom operators and enterprise users will learn:

• Why network management is now such a major issue
• How this impacts their business strategy
• The issues surrounding network delivery and optimisation 
• What impact emerging services and technologies have on network management. 

Total Telecom want to understand what issues and technologies are of the greatest concern to you! Please spare a few minutes of your time and complete our survey. As a thank you for your support, you will receive a summary of the report and 20% discount off a full conference ticket to attend. 

Click here to complete the survey

To find out more about Total Telecom Network Management Show visit www.totaltele.com/network 

Network Management Sponsors Announced #NMS13

The first raft of sponsors for the 2013 Network Management Show have been announced and are now on the website. They include market leaders in the Network Management space, endace, FlexiTon, Gigamon, Ixia, and Zoho, with more to be revealed shortly.

We have also just launched the second stage research into the show, and would invite you to complete our online survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NMS0213 This follows up on our research at the end of 2012 with a more in depth dive into the themes that matter to you in this thriving arena.

2013 is already fulfilling our predictyion that 2013 will be the Year of Network Management with recent major announcements including:

• Telenor launches Hungary's nationwide LTE network with ZTE
• DoCoMo contracts Nokia Siemens for Guam LTE network
• Nokia Siemens to supply network for Polish Railways
• Alcatel-Lucent gets $1 billion Reliance Communications contract

All these stories and more can be found covered on the Total Telecom website: www.totaltele.com

In addition registration for the FREE expo and seminars is now open. You can register online by Clicking Here

The Network Management Show takes place at ETC Venues, 200 Aldersgate, London on the 2nd and 3rd July 2013. Find out more on the website www.totaltele.com/network

 Complete the REGISTRATION FORM

 Download the PROSPECTUS

 Fill out the SURVEY FORM

ETSI explains why Network Management is a big issue

My eye was caught by ETSI's press release flagging the launch of the Industry Specification Group. It goes on to explain how virtualization can be beneficial to telecoms networks, but then has a wonderful paragraph which encapsulates much of the reason why Network Management matters to telecom operators.

To quote:
"Telecoms networks contain an increasing variety of proprietary hardware appliances. To launch a new network service often requires yet another appliance and finding the space and power to accommodate these boxes is becoming increasingly difficult, in addition to the complexity of integrating and deploying these appliances in a network. Moreover, hardware-based appliances rapidly reach end of life: hardware lifecycles are becoming shorter as innovation accelerates, reducing the return on investment of deploying new services and constraining innovation in an increasingly network-centric world."

We wish ETSI well with their latest endeavour, and thank them for the nice explanation on why network management matters to their members!

Total Telecom is launching the Network Management Show in London on the 2 and 3 July 2013. To find out more:

>> Download the sponsorship prospectus

>> Download our Network Management Research Summary

>> Visit the website www.totaltele.com/network

Is the answer to Network Management a VERY big screen? #NMS13

Early responses to our Network Management Survey suggests that amongst the main concerns is the need to use multiple tools for monitoring.

But perhaps Bharti Airtel have the answer. Their new Nokia Siemens Networks’ dashboard solution is monitored via a 3600-square-foot video wall - but there again they are looking at mobile services for over 250 million people!

Let us know what your network management issues are by completing our SURVEY and to discover more about the solutions and issues in this important sector, get involved in our Network Management Show

Soapbox - network management

We've been going out and asking people what they think are the most important issues in Network Management - here in no particular order are the top 6:

> Network management should focus on a single point: Availability of network service.
> New/Emerging protocols and their adoption levels 
> Big data analytics
> Software defined networks - impact on network management
> Data visualization, Smartphone and tablet apps 
> 4G/LTE and its impact on Network Management apps 

So what do you think? These are responses to us asking the question, not necessarily the view of Total Telecom. Do you think these are the big issues in network management, what else would you suggest. How do the issues vary for operators / service providers and enterprise network managers?

PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS

These type of areas will be under discussion at the new Total Telecom Network Management Show in 2013. If you'd like to explore the opportunities to share your opinions on these areas, let us know or visit the website www.totaltele.com/network

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