BMB achieving Cisco Advanced IP Next-Generation Network Architecture Specialization in the MENA Region

The specialization reflects BMB's ability to build an infrastructure for video, mobile, and cloud or managed services using Cisco products from CSR-1, ASR, ISR and Nexus series.

"Service Providers, from telcos and cable operators to satellite operators and broadcasters, are facing a multitude of challenges in the form of an increasing competition, demand for new and innovative services, worldwide economic recession, and others. Add to the above, Service Providers should have the ability to quickly address new market opportunities and threats." explained Mrs. Maria Tohme, COO, Levant at BMB.

"With the Cisco Advanced IP Next-Generation Network Architecture, wecan offer them today agility and flexibility in service delivery to residential, business, mobile, and wholesale services and this by building a convergedhigh speed network infrastructurethat integrates rich-media collaboration applications and application sharing while ensuring resiliency, intelligence, scalability, and manageability." added Mrs. Tohme

To complete the IP NGN Architecture specialization program, BMB had to meet a number of requirements: having adequate resources for sales and engineering resources staffwho fulfill specific job responsibilities, taking comprehensive courses, and passing rigorous exams to validate technology proficiency.

"In the past, service providers offered network that provided one single service; ISPs offered internet access, telcos offered telephony and mobile operators offered mobile calling.

Typically all these services were offered by different companies. The players are searching for new revenue stream in each other's traditional markets. As a result service providers had to start the consolidation process to begin utilizing the same common infrastructure for all customers, all networks and all types of data. This has put a lot of burden on the network itself as it needed to become aware of all possible services and provides guarantee for each service from plane internet connectivity, to video delivery, etc..." commented Mr. Michel Atallah, Technical Manager, Levant at BMB.

"This evolution has led to gradual implementation of next generation network based on the IP protocol but supporting intelligence to both provision and run added value services. IP NGN platform allows the convergence of several content types over a single networks, greatly facilitating service delivery as evidence of the need to find new ways to generate revenue." added Mr. Atallah