Lucent Technologies Introduces Billing and Network Management Software for 3G Networks

Lucent Technologies today announced the Kenan 3G Mobile Internet Suite - billing and network management software specifically designed to help 3G mobile network operators deliver a wide variety of data and mobile Internet services to their customers. The Kenan 3G Mobile Internet Suite is an integrated, flexible software solution that provides the billing and network management, provisioning, fault and network optimization, and inventory management functionality needed for 3G services.

The suite incorporates Lucent's Arbor®/BP billing platform software, OneVision NFM fault management, CONNECTVU Wireless, Signature Fraud Management System (FMS), NetMinder® performance management system, BILLDATS® Data Manager, Interprenet(tm) IP billing and other Bell Labs-developed software products to provide a full compliment of operations support across mobile and Internet services.

"Lucent now can deliver a full suite of billing and network management products in support of 3G. Its modular design gives service providers the ability to insert or remove components based on their current network needs," said Jeff Rinscheid, director, Wireless Industry Marketing for Lucent. "Most importantly, the components of this offer enable service providers to rapidly deploy new services and generate revenues quickly." For example, the Arbor/BP billing platform helps service providers create new ways to generate revenue -- such as billing for content, location, session or event -- and can support pre-pay and post-pay environments. The OneVision NFM fault management solution offers centralized and integrated fault management across all domains for multi-vendor equipment.

This new solution is being introduced in Las Vegas March 20-22 at the CTIA Wireless 2001 show. Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, software, silicon and services for next-generation communications networks for service providers and enterprises. Backed by the research and development of Bell Labs, Lucent focuses on high-growth areas such as broadband and mobile Internet infrastructure; communications software; communications semiconductors and optoelectronics; Web-based enterprise solutions that link private and public networks; and professional network design and consulting services.