NETWORK INFASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

ESSENTIAL LEVERAGE AS TELECOMS COMES OF AGE

During the boom-time of the early nineties Gamma Projects founders recognized the need for the structured and managed recording of the vast array of related data involved in rolling out, developing and managing a telecoms network - now commonly referred to as Network Infrastructure Management.

It was evident that telecoms projects (in common with all projects) depend upon correct and timely management of information and processes. A system that could manage this area would add considerable value through reduced overheads, reduced downtime and improved time-to-market. From this concept, the need and functionality of Gamma NetOne was defined.

Taking experience from then Europe's fastest and most aggressive rollout Gamma NetOne was and still is designed to be user-configurable - to meet the varying needs of the many telecoms operators. The functionality has grown incredibly since the products initial launch back in 1998, growing from 5 modules to today's four specific products. The commitment to grow in response to, and sometimes in advance of, user requirements has kept Gamma Projects at the forefront of the NIMS market.

Having seen the need early in the era of the mobile boom Gamma Projects have committed many man-years to product development, resulting in the current range of modules that is extensive, sophisticated, integrated, proven and ideally placed to help operators as they now hurriedly seek profitable operations.

For the first time in the history of telecoms, operators need to operate efficiently From the Gold Rush days where buying market share, network expansion, and mergers and acquisitions were commonplace the industry has rapidly come of age. Telecommunications operators are experiencing an Overheads squeeze like every boom-industry before it, however the difference for telecoms is significant. Unlike previously commoditised industries (eg textiles, cars, IT, call-centers) the production can not be relocated to countries with lower labor costs to achieve the desired cost reductions; nor can telecoms be mass produced with

Shaun Winter, Consultant at Gamma Projects said One of the upsides for the Network Infrastructure Management sector is that it is well positioned to weather the industry's post boom storm; where there was, and still are great savings to be made by the efficient rollout of a network which can be derived from sufficiently developed NIMS applications, such as Gamma NetOne.

It is with this robustness of proposition blended with the well designed and growing product base and a growing global customer base that Gamma Projects looks optimistically to the future.