Solutions for Software-Powered Networks

Amdocs Network

Rollout Solution

Project Orchestration

for Small Cell Network Rollout

March. 2015

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Transform the Economics of Small Cell Rollout

● Many touch points and 3rd parties involved

● CSPs need to reduce process complexity

● Manual processes inadequate to keep upwith high volume demand for small cell rollout

● Small cell projects need to be highly repeatable

● Current tools and processes do not scale well(too many separate tools and systems)

● CSPs have to cut the costs of small cells deployment OpEx by a factor of 3-5 times!

● Replace manual internal order handoffs with overall project co-ordination and control

● Automate backhaul design process: feasibility & design in one

● Standardize designs with templates to enable “design once deploy often”

● Orchestrate across field, backhaul, supply chain, third party resources

● Enrich field engineering with complete, real-time data to ensure “one trip” installs (deploy, configure, connect, turn up, test)

● Execute complete, fast, end-to-end, repeatable processes – at scale

High Cost

Volume

Lack of Automation

Complexity

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Network rollout and change processes are inherently cross functional

Project Manager

Challenges in Small Cell Network Rollout

● Lack of end-to-end process orchestration across multiple

systems, organizational groups, and external partners

● Lack of centralized information—“single source of truth”—

project plan integrity and design configuration information

● Lack of agility to scale, and to handle in-flight changes

NetworkPlanner Finance

Field Engineer

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Business Impact

BusinessImpact

More site visits (truck rolls)

Can’t meetproject volumes

Lostaccountability

Higherproject costs

Project delays

Impairedquality

Network rollout and change processes are inherently cross functional

Project Manager

NetworkPlanner Finance

Field Engineer

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Introducing:Amdocs Network Rollout SolutionProject orchestration for small cell network rollout

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Orchestration Design & AssignTargeted Investment

Amdocs Network Rollout Solution

Field Engineer

Project Manager

NetworkPlanner

Finance

Design & AssignWith Network Inventory Integration

Targeted InvestmentWith Business AnalyticsPlan of Demand

OrchestrationAcross Multiple People & Projects

Project Orchestrationfor Network Rollout & Evolution

Design & AssignWith Network Inventory Integration

Targeted InvestmentWith Business AnalyticsPlan of Demand

OrchestrationAcross Multiple People & Projects

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Targeted Investment

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Orchestration Design & Assign

Network Planning Driven by Revenue Generation Opportunity

● Which areas should be prioritized for rollout? Which customers are affected by service degradation?

Targeted Investment

Next-Best Network Investment

● Making the right investment decisions in your network based on Connectivity Experience Index and Customer Value Index

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Project Plan & Work Flow

● Displays all project tasks and flows

● ‘Zoomable’ capabilities provide

greater detail on tasks and events

Orchestration

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Targeted Investment Design & AssignOrchestration

Project plan and Management dashboard

● Provides key information at a

glance

● User-configurable

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Design & Assign

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Targeted Investment Orchestration Design & Assign

Validate transport solutions

● Direct view of key network data directly from inventory system

● ‘In-context’ network element or circuit data

Guided field force tasks

● Viewed remotely by field engineers

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Case StudySmall Cell Rollout

Major US-NA Converged CSP

Operational in circa 6 months

2,000+ projects running parallel

100+ users in parallel

Significant reduction in effort

Deployment time accelerated

Major saving for automotive

efficiencies expected over 5 years

Agility & low TCO enabling ongoing

process improvements

Results Achieved

Business Drivers

● Small cell process needed to

scale x10 & x3 times faster

● 35% manual steps

● Lack of partner coordination on

joint project plan

● Scattered processes & tools

● High TCO & lack of agility

● High cost of fallout, delays,

errors & re-work

● High data inaccuracy

● Simple change in process,

model or interface impacts

many systems

Macro rollout process does not scale for high volume

small cells

Delivering real business value…

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Summary

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Amdocs Network Rollout Solution

Accelerate Rollout and Reduce Deployment Costs

TTM Efficiency Agility

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Network inventory integration

Full visibility and control of end-to-end process flow

Modular and flexible project building blocks

Faster rollout and network upgrade programs with high scalability and ability to adapt to project changes

Rapid network rollout andchange processes,with cost control

Reduced design fallouts during technical design feasibility, with pre-integrated inventory and process automation

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Amdocs Network Rollout Solution

Provides a complete end-end project orchestration solutionfor small cell network rollout

QuicklyScale

LowerCosts

ShorterPlanning & Install

Up to

25% reduction

in network rollout cost

Up to

50% reduction

in network design time

roll out 100s - 1000s

of small cell sites per month

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