Provisioning converged services is a complex and sometimes formidable process. Although converged services are marketed and sold to customers as a single bundle, they typically require separate, parallel fulfillment scenarios. These processes are even more complex downstream because they require the engagement of multiple technology silos. As a result, provisioning times and costs increase substantially, and this limits a service provider's ability to deliver services that have been ordered and to introduce new services flexibly. The Tectonics Service Provisioning & Activation Module enables service providers to automate and optimize the entire service delivery process from service design and resource assignment, to order taking, service turn on, and upstream systems notification.
THE MODULE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING KEY COMPONENTS: