Selecting and Implementing Interconnect (IMSS)

Our client is a major telecommunications player providing a comprehensive range of voice and data services, not just to its own customer base but also transit services to other carriers.  The client wanted to improve further their competitive position as a hub and as a gateway to the developing world by obtaining stronger and more tightly integrated tools. These tools would allow a much more extensive data capture of operator prices, faster margin analysis, an automatic integration to the TDM and IP switches, and a closer monitoring of how traffic was actually being routed. Equally important was to procure an IMSS product specifically engineered to meet the complex requirements that arise in ITU settlements, including complex volume agreements, statement and settlement production, and cross-operator reconciliation.

Cartesian have assisted the client with:

• creation of an Request for Proposals, including an extensive list of functional and non-functional requirements
• bid evaluation including site visits to short-listed suppliers
• close examination of all functional specifications, including running workshops to clarify requirements in the light of the selected software supplier
• definition of the bureau service including detailed Service Level Agreements and disaster recovery planning
• design of the User Acceptance Test Plan, critique of the supplier’s proposed test cases, monitoring UAT and parallel running
• coordination of Steering Committee meetings, budget monitoring and handling the change management process.

For more information on Cartesian’s capabilities in  programme management, supplier management and testing, or our credentials as interconnect subject matter experts, please contact us.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 12:50 pm and is filed under Case Studies.