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THE INCOMPAS SHOW DAY 1
KADENCE Enhances Fiber Management
K ADENCE (Booth 101) will enhance its
KADENCE Circuit Management (KCM)
platform with functionality specific
to the management of optical equipment,
mapping of fiber assets and the tracking of
outside plant (OSP).
In addition to tracking inside-to-outside plant
connectivity for legacy copper and Ethernet
assets, KCM users will be able to track fiber
connectivity as well.
Existing KCM functionality will be updated
to track OSP locations, such as fiber nodes,
poles, pedestals, enclosures and manholes
and facilities such as cable and duct. The fiber
enhancement will also include web-based,
raster and vector database maps featuring
editing functionality. A three-phase release
schedule is planned, the first of which will occur
on Sept. 30.
Launched in 2014, KCM is an OSS plat-
form that optimizes the management of special
circuits, inside plant and trouble tickets. Courtesy
of a workflow engine, business processes are
formalized, key performance indicators (KPIs)
are developed and the timing associated with
revenue realization is improved. Network visibility
is enhanced by functionality that efficiently docu-
ments circuits, facilities and inside plant and
ultimately correlates network customers, circuits,
contracts and SLAs. Maintenance notifications
can be issued in a matter of minutes via an
intuitive GUI. A report library meanwhile offers
comprehensive and customizable information
specific to customer and off-net contract manage-
ment, as well as regulatory reporting.
“Fiber deployments continue to be an
ongoing concern for the small and mid-
sized service providers,” said Todd Twete,
KADENCE’s vice president of Sales. “In
addition to the quest to create an ROI,
service providers must also comply with FCC
reporting requirements. Our fiber tracking
enhancement is further testament 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
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to further expand their provider neutral model of
managing any combination of their services or
their competitors is truly innovative.”
“Global Capacity’s selection of VeloCloud
was based on a unique set of differentiated
advantages that enhance our One Market-
place model by enabling us to further optimize
application performance and reliably deliver
a variety of services over any combination
of network access technology,” said Chris
Alberding, senior vice president of product at
Global Capacity. p
(Global Capacity, continued from page 9)