EoW May 2008

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Software suite removes the guesswork from building large scale FTTH networks

As of February 2008, independent contracting and engineering companies will be able to be certified to use Draka XS.Net modelling tools, logistics and planning software. Draka – The Netherlands

connections in the entire network in GIS form, giving visibility over all customer connections; and Net.PlanXS custom-tailored planning software which details project addresses, house registration, installation planning and registration of digging and installation permits, as well as an automatic messaging service between the various partners involved in the project.

Draka has announced that its proven software network management suite will be an integral part of the Draka XS.Net package of services and products for next generation broadband implementation. The Draka Software Management Suite comprises four integrated software tools which cover network design, project management, identification and registration and installation planning. The result of a substantial investment over a period of 20 years, the tools have been developed from Draka’s turnkey project experience of building traditional telecom networks in Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Indonesia, Turkey and other dense urban conglomerations around the world. Typically, the software allows an engineer to handle and manage all of the functional tasks necessary to control a major FTTH project. The software has proven itself in FTTH projects such as Amsterdam’s CityNet with claimed savings of over €2 million. In building the first phase of the Amsterdam FTTH network, the Draka software system accelerated customer connection time and cost by automating the project flow for approvals, permits, logistics and contractor participation. As each FTTH project varies in size, shape and environment, intelligent, self-learning software tools are essential to standardise and automate the process of building and managing the entire construction supply chain. The Draka software suite was originally developed to plan and manage copper cable networks in overseas environments involving as many as 1,500 components. As the average FTTH project, each of which is unique, comprises some 500 components, the software has proven to easily accommodate FTTH environments, helping standardise the entire process while giving fine control of the supply chain, from product inventory through to the end consumer registration identification. The four fully integrated component modules that make up the Draka XS.Net software suite include: Net.DesignXS, which guides the designer in mapping a network, together with all materials and labour resources required; Net.ProjectXS for project, product and materials management covering supplier details, pricing, technical information, store inventory management, and contractor definitions and job control; Net.IDXS, dedicated to network registration and allows viewing of all of the route

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EuroWire – May 2008