Service Upgrade Solutions
Connecting to a Network
Upgrading telephone service in remote areas sometimes requires adapting equipment to work with unusual protocols. DEFINITY systems have been quickly modified to be compatible with networks in the remotest parts of the world.
Lucent Technologies has been a pioneer in providing compatibility with the
Amortizing Replacement Costs
Sometimes your budget may not allow for wholesale replacement of all telecom- munications equipment at once. The aggregate replacement cost of telephones, computers, and other desktop equipment can be high, even if the costs of the individual items are low. Ideally, this equipment can be replaced in stages, spreading the cost out over time. This requires, however, that the new switch be compatible with the old equipment.
DEFINITY ECS allows you to extend the life of your peripheral equipment indefi- nitely. It accommodates analog telephones, for example, and efficiently switches analog data. In addition, various financing options allow you to synchronize equipment payments with your cash flow cycles.
Ensuring Uninterrupted Service
An important consideration when upgrading service is, “How much time will our employees lose while the system is being connected?” In most cases, the inter- ruption in service is minimal because the system is designed to be connected in parallel with the working switch. Even in a remote area where the equipment being replaced is very old, the switching can be transferred in a matter of hours.
Another consideration is, “How long will it take our people to adjust to the new system?” Again, this adjustment period is minimized by DEFINITY ECS’s adapt- ability. Using the automatic route selection feature, the system can be configured to imitate the old switching system for the user’s benefit. In a remote Russian town, for example, a nurse at the hospital still dials the same
