Telecom equipment vendor Ericsson today announced that it signed cross-license agreements with Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) and Huawei for multi-vendor interoperability, to simplify operators’ use of Operations Support Systems (OSS).
Ericsson said Operations Support Systems interoperability initiative (OSSii) is led by major network vendors — (Ericsson, NSN and Huawei. The main aim of OSSii is to facilitate interoperability between network management systems from different vendors.
OSSii is promoting competition for network-level OSS systems by reducing the overall integration costs, as well as speeding up the time to market for new services. The licenses will be available to other OSS vendors on FRAND (Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory) terms and conditions.
Cross-license agreements allow Ericsson and other vendors to develop and sell network management products and services based on each other’s proprietary OSS-interfaces. As part of the initiative Ericsson will provide a remote testing service for interoperability testing.
