The new communications era we have to face
The new communications era we have to face
Indonesia is one of the biggest country to enter into a new telecommunications era. We know that voice and data technology increases rapidly. Now, the speed of technology develops quicker than ever before. But we cannot forget that there is voice-to- voice technology, that we still use today. Combining data packets and voice is a new era in telecommunications that we will have to face.
We will face a network without boundaries or limits; one capable of providing voice, data and multimedia services applications. We can imagine a network whose architecture is based on standards and open interfaces, and provides the maximum reuse of existing network components. A network has been building components. Switching and networking solutions will provide you the performance, flexibility and scalability to meet customers' demands for example. A network that surpasses the expectations and limitations of today's network architectures.
As the new millennium unfolds, services, providers are facing a technological crossroad. Intense competition -- couple with the explosive growth of data traffic -- is forcing a reevaluation of existing network implementation. As a result, carriers are searching for new ways to offer differentiated and profitable voice, data and multimedia services, while offloading services from overburdened network trunks originally designed to carry voice only. And also, it becomes clear that the networks of the 21st century must inherently provide superior performance, service differentiation and quality-of-service.
Convergence
Convergence is one of technology concepts which we can set in our mind nowadays. Convergence changes the way we live and work. It is part of what we do every day. The opportunities are exhilarating, new approaches and new ways of succeeding at work and at play. There are some new technologies introduce to the world of convergence and help us make different technologies work together seamlessly. There have been converged solutions over any voice, data, and IP communication infrastructure. They bring people closer without reference to time or space. In short, convergence make our life easier.
Why is convergence needed? The digital trend where most people desire to be connected to everything, all of the time, having access to every type of information and having it everywhere.
The near reality that we can see is Internet technology, including IP-based voice, data, images and sounds circle the world.
Siemens is just one the telecommunications companies that can help customers provide solutions to the new era in communications.
Voice, data and IP are converging in both fixed and mobile networks.
IP is dominating the next generation network. Internet traffic will dominate the bandwidth resources of our networks.
Data application capabilities are converging with the mobile GSM standard to the 3rd generation.
The number of wired telephone connections continues to expand, fueling extraordinary growth rates for Internet accounts.
In addition, the coalescence of professional services and applications, particularly voice integration in work-flow processes, is now evident in virtually all business sectors.
New Era in Communication: SURPASS
The future is clear to see. As we move further into the 21st century, our national and global economies will increasingly be ruled by converge network and interconnectivity. The Surpass convergence solution brings together IP and voice. SURPASS is a new concept in networking that combines the voice features, reliability, and quality of service of circuit switch networks with the advantages and efficiencies of packet based networking.
Surpass is Voice-over-IP/ATM technology for the convergence of voice data and data networks that is tailored to the needs of carriers and service providers. Based on an open architecture, it brings to data networks the high quality and voice-service versatility of real-time voice networks.
Conversely, it also makes it possible to use IP applications in the voice network. The evolutionary concept of Surpass guarantees to secure the existing investment in the network infrastructures.
SURPASS brings the worlds together to enable the creation of the next generation networks with profitable and new applications. The IP-based communication platform SURPASS supports service and content provisioning. Additionally, we get everything that is required for operations, network management and billing systems as well as access servers and broadband access.
SURPASS also addresses the needs of Internet service providers (ISPs) seeking a foothold in the profitable market for voice transmission. This will enable providers to offer, for instance, Web applications enhanced with telephony functions.
The functionally of SURPASS includes an application programming interface (API). This interface gives the system the openness that characterized a flexible total solution. The API thus enables third-party vendors to develop additional functions such as E-Mail Waiting Indication or Call Waiting Internet Busy. SURPASS provides for a phase migration to IP-based infrastructure with timing and technicalities of the changeover being determined by the requirements of the ISP or carrier.
Having an open IP architecture, SURPASS is able to incorporate the existing network elements while leaving the choice of future components to the customer. The modular system adapts to suit customer's needs and technical situation so that the migration can be managed on an individualized, evolutionary basis consistent with operational requirements.
The superior design of SURPASS provides the means enabling ISPs and carriers to respond rapidly to their competitive environment. By changing over to IP-based structures with SURPASS, customers can introduce innovative service and hence, generate new sources of revenue.
The propriety age is thus drawing to a close and services are now assuming the dominant role in network operations. For any company that has e-business as a strategic aim, there is no alternative to IP. Today, it is possible to build end-to-end IP- based infrastructures without having to compromise.
The benefits to the community
End User
We (public telephone users) can receive phone calls while we are browsing the Internet.
We can contact the Internet user by phone while they are browsing the Internet.
Internet users can transfer data faster (high speed). VoX Portal, user can listen to their e-mail.
Operators
For telecommunications' operators, EWSD Infrastructure as an existing Platform. The operators can build on the existing EWSD network and upgrade to end user needs by migrating toward service convergence voice and data (smooth migration from existing network).
New business opportunities for voice and data network operator.
SURPASS extends operators voice business toward data networks and allows them to better exploit networks resources.
Cost benefit, SURPASS provides cost-efficient voice and data access for all operators subscribers. Comprehensive Management system NetManager integrates operator communication equipment with the latest IT infrastructure and supports all business processes.
With EWSD and SURPASS, operators can enter the multimedia world and create innovative convergence services quickly and efficiently with open service interfaces.
SURPASS and EWSD is the most widely deployed switching system in the world, form a solution set that can make the network a reality. Both enable you to go beyond current switching and networking limitations to meet the challenges of today and realize the opportunities of tomorrow in voice data communications.
The new technology paves the way into the IP and data world and discovers our tremendous business opportunities via switching and networking beyond limits. "We look forward to celebrating a new era of convergence by creating a universe of one with finding the best way to unite people, technology and business processes all around the world. There are about 5,8 millions line EWSD switch in Indonesia can support to run SUPRASS technology," says Satya Heragandhi, Communication and Information Network Marketing Manager of PT Siemens Indonesia.