Managing today's wireless voice and data networks and services requires powerful Operation Systems Support (OSS) software produced specifically for mobile operators. Mobile OSS software must be flexible, efficient and extensible to enable providers to achieve service quality excellence, rapid and smooth service delivery cycles and streamlined, cost-effective operations.

Lucent OSS software helps reduce network complexities, lower operating expenses and support the creation and delivery of revenue-generating services, including high-speed data, multimedia messaging services and games. More than 50 wireless service providers around the world use Lucent OSS multi-vendor, multi-technology software to meet these challenges.

Enhance Service Quality Management
As service providers introduce new value-added service offerings to boost revenues and enhance competitive differentiation, it is increasingly critical to measure and maximize the service quality customers experience every day. Providers must closely monitor services to achieve the quality necessary for managing and delivering superior voice and data services. Lucent's comprehensive portfolio of service assurance software, such as VitalSQM? Service Quality Management software enables end-to-end, multi-level service quality management, root cause identification and patented application management. It enables operators to reduce mean time to repair, automate operations and achieve a high level of service quality. Lucent's assurance software supports voice, 3G and WiFi service set-up and connectivity, application response time, and business indicator management. The software's advanced capabilities result in increased billable revenue, reduced customer care costs and improved customer loyalty.

Maximize Service Revenues
Lucent Navis® Revenue Locator software maximizes service revenues and provides real-time analysis of mobile call traffic to improve call completion rates and increase billable usage. By leveraging advanced algorithms developed by Bell Labs, Lucent software incorporates advanced alert and display technology, helping to identify potential troubles before they become chronic problems. Advanced billing and fraud control applications help identify and eliminate difficult-to-find sources of revenue leakage. The end results are improvements to service quality, to network and business operations and to the bottom line.

Streamline Mobile IP Provisioning and Policy Management
Lucent market-leading software for mobile IP address management features award-winning policy and security functionality tailored for wireless networks. Lucent value-added IP management software, such as VitalQIP? DNS/DHCP and IP Address Management software helps wireless providers centrally and efficiently manage millions of IP addresses with their respective domains, subnets, and policies. It provides audit functionality for legal and hacking investigation, as well as insightful information for billing and usage. Lucent NavisRadius? Authentication Server software, highly scalable, mobile operator-proven Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) radius and activation management software, provides superior authentication and service provisioning for voice, high-speed mobile data, WiFi and advanced next-generation data services.

Lucent's award-winning OSS software for service providers, leverages innovative solutions from Bell Labs and can help mobile operators bring new services to market faster and more profitably. Its multi-vendor and converged technology compatibility enables rapid integration of new technologies and business processes to speed your new services to market. Lucent offers a comprehensive portfolio of OSS software solutions to support mobile services and converged technologies including 3G technologies, mobile high-speed data, WLAN, WWAN and more.

Lucent's market-leading OSS software helps mobile operators:

• Drive profitability by streamlining operations and enhancing service quality across mobile voice, multi-speed mobile data and multi-vendor networks.
• Boost revenues by rapidly delivering new, high-margin mobile data, mass-market and converged voice, wireline, co-branded services.
• Enhance competitive differentiation with innovative service offerings and consistent QoS for optimal user experiences.
• Improve customer experience with superior service quality and fewer dropped calls to enhance customer loyalty and reduce churn.