IBM India launches integrated solution services

NEW DELHI: IBM India Ltd. has announced that it has set up an industry

specialized division that would cater to the IT requirements of the domestic

telecommunications market. IBM India will provide integrated solutions and

services to companies operating in this niche sector, which has undergone

unprecedented transformation in the recent years.

IBM brings its telecom expertise to India to support telecommunications

companies as they transform themselves into e-businesses and to address most of

its business issues like providing new services to their customers with faster

time to market, revenue and profits.

IBM Telecommunication Solutions embrace open industry standards that are the

key to the Next Generation Network. These open standards include wireless,

broadband, and Internet data centers. IBM's telco solutions would be targeted at

telecommunications service providers, telecommunications suppliers and end

customers. The key aspects of IBM' telco solutions include Intelligent networks

and services based on an "always-on service" tone; Competitive

services that help address both the needs of customers and the challenges of a

volatile marketplace; Integrated, scalable solutions that can be quick to

implement; A modern network of high-margin services that can help generate

faster, more dependable revenue streams. These solutions would help a company

create an e-business strategy as well as provide the hardware, software, and

services required to implement this strategy.

IBM solutions are well suited to the changes taking place in the

telecommunications marketplace and bridge the gap between voice & data. It

also provides end-to-end solutions (that builds an "IBM shop"), which

would be suitable to smaller telecommunications firms, whose legacy systems are

less extensive than those of the larger companies.

"We feel that we can add tremendous value to the telcos in India to

address the business and technology issues being faced by them as they roll out

nationwide multi-service networks. We can provide a roadmap for the

transformation of legacy systems as well as integration of disparate IT systems

resulting out of mergers and acquisitions" added IBM India Ltd. country

manager, communication sector, Ramesh Awtaney.