INCOMPAS Fall 2017 - Day 2 Show Daily

www. INCOMPAS .org « 1 1 » www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 2 KADENCE Releases Fiber Management Enhancement K ADENCE (Booth 401) has announced that its KADENCE Circuit Management (KCM) platform has been enhanced with functionality specific to the management of optical equipment, the mapping of fiber assets and the tracking of the outside plant (OSP). The features add to existing tracking for inside- to-outside plant connectivity for legacy copper and Ethernet assets. The platform has been updated to track OSP locations, including fiber nodes, poles, pedestals, enclosures and manholes, and facilities, such as cable and ducts. The fiber enhancement also will include web-based, raster and vector database maps featuring editing functionality. A three-phase release schedule is planned. Launched in 2014, KCM is an OSS platform that optimizes the management of special circuits, inside plant and trouble tickets. Courtesy of a workflow engine, business processes are formal- ized, key performance indicators (KPIs) are devel- oped and the timing associated with revenue real- ization is improved. Network visibility is enhanced by functionality that efficiently depicts circuits, facilities and the inside plant, and ultimately corre- lates network customers, circuits, contracts and SLAs. Thanks to this association, maintenance notifications can be issued in a matter of minutes courtesy of an intuitive GUI. A report library offers comprehensive and customizable information specific to the customer and the offnet contract management, as well as regulatory reporting. “Fiber deployments continue to be an ongoing concern for small and mid-sized service providers,” said Todd Twete, KADENCE vice president of Sales. He added, “In addition to the quest to create an ROI, service providers must also comply with FCC reporting requirements. Our fiber management enhancement is further testa- ment of our commitment to eliminate multiple, disparate platforms, create a single, back-office OSS solution and empower our partners with an intuitive and efficient solution for tracking their valuable fiber assets.” p G ranite Telecommunications LLC (Silver Sponsor and Expo Hall Kiosk 4) has been honored by the Boston Business Journal as one of the Bay State’s most philanthropic companies for the ninth year in a row, coming in in second place. “I’m thrilled by all the ways we’ve come together as a team to be a positive force in the communities where we live and work,” said Granite CEO Rob Hale. “But I’m even more excited about the work that lies ahead for us and the many opportunities we have to do even greater things in our communities.” Earlier in the year, Hale announced the creation of Granite Gives Back Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity that Granite now uses as a vehicle to identify, plan and fund philanthropic projects. The company also recently created a Volunteer Time Off program to encourage personnel to be more active in volunteer work. Last year, Granite’s staff contributed 5,556 volunteer hours to charitable activities in Massachusetts, and that amount is expected to be even larger in 2017 thanks in part to the formation of Granite Gives Back. The 94 companies that were honored by the Boston Business Journal each met the threshold of at least $100,000 in philanthropic support of Massachusetts’s nonprofits in 2016. Their combined efforts totaled approaximately $273 million in charitable giving last year. p Granite Named a Top Charitable Giver in Mass To get a full picture of Ritter’s network, go to www.ritterbusiness.com/reach or give us a call at 888.336.4249. Fiber reach in and around Arkansas with connectivity to major carrier hotels. Connections large and small across the Mid-South. Our fiber connectivity spans across • Texas • Oklahoma • Missouri • Illinois • Indiana • Kentucky • Tennessee • Alabama • Georgia • Arkansas • Louisiana Ritter Wholesale offers resilient, secure, dependable network connectivity on our state-of-the-art fiber backbone. With flexible term options, multiple configurations and bandwidth speeds, we’re your last mile. CHICAGO DALLAS ATLANTA LITTLE ROCK