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Stockholm, Sweden, 2 March 2021 – Polystar, a global supplier of analytics, service assurance and automation solutions for the telecom industry, today announced that Hi3G Sweden – a long-time Polystar customer – has added 5G capabilities to the existing and proven Customer and Service Assurance solution.
Based on a common platform, the OSIX and KALIX systems span all deployed network assets, which include GSM, UMTS LTE, Wi-Fi, and 5G mobile networks; circuit and packet switched core; IMS and a diverse value-added service footprint. In addition, the real-time network data they collect provides a valuable resource to fuel big data analytics and 3
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STOCKHOLM, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Elisa Automate, a business unit of Polystar OSIX AB and the leading supplier of Machine Learning / AI-based network automation solutions for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), has been selected by Transtema Network Services, a leading managed service provider of communication networks in Sweden, to enable new automation capabilities. Under the agreement, Elisa Automate will deliver and integrate its Virtual NOC automation solution with Transtema s 24/7 network operations centre.
The automation of the Network Operation Centres (NOCs) has become critically important to CSPs, because it can accelerate fault resolution, enhance efficiency and deliver significant cost savings. Legacy, manually-intensive processes are no longer fit for purpose, as CSPs seek to operate and maintain networks that can support more agile service delivery.
Automation, its apologists insist, will free up telecom staff for less mind-numbing work. At KPN, its most noticeable effect has been to leave hundreds of employees with no work at all. The Dutch telecom incumbent had exactly 11,248 full-time workers at the end of 2019. A year later, after months of lockdown, some 1,146 had gone. More than 300 were victims of what KPN euphemistically calls a simplification and digitalization program.
Investors are chuffed. KPN s share price rose 4% in Amsterdam this morning after cutbacks helped to safeguard profits and dividends. Although full-year sales dropped 3.9%, to about 5.3 billion ($6.4 billion), underlying earnings remained stable at some 2.3 billion ($2.8 billion) and free cash flow (FCF) was up 5.4%, to 765 million ($926 million). KPN raised its 2021 outlook, guiding for higher earnings and stable FCF. This year, it expects to pay a dividend per share of 13.6, up from 13 in 2020.