A holistic framework for the implementation of a next generation network

  • As the potential of a next generation network (NGN) is recognised, telecommunication companies consider switching to it. Although the implementation of an NGN seems to be merely a modification of the network infrastructure, it may trigger or require changes in the whole company, because it builds upon the separation between service and transport, a flexible bundling of services to products and the streamlining of the IT infrastructure. We propose a holistic framework, structured into the layers ‘strategy’, ‘processes’ and ‘information systems’ and incorporate into each layer all concepts necessary for the implementation of an NGN, as well as the alignment of these concepts. As a first proof-of-concept for our framework we have performed a case study on the introduction of NGN in a large telecommunication company; we show that our framework captures all topics that are affected by an NGN implementation.

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Author:Christian Czarnecki, Myra Spiliopoulou
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBIS.2012.046291
ISSN:1746-0972
Parent Title (English):International Journal of Business Information Systems
Publisher:Inderscience Enterprises
Place of publication:Olney, Bucks
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2012
Date of the Publication (Server):2022/11/07
Tag:IP-based networks; NGN; next generation network; product bundling; telecommunication
Volume:9
Issue:4
First Page:385
Last Page:401
Link:https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBIS.2012.046291
Zugriffsart:bezahl
Institutes:FH Aachen / Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
collections:Verlag / Inderscience Enterprises