Interoperability

With communication service provider having to resort to constant technical upgrades to retain their competitive edge, their systems become a mix of legacy and next generation products. In this scenario interoperability (InterOP) becomes a key driver.

With “One stop shop for InterOP” as its motto, HCL telecom services in the InterOP area include development services, test services, consulting services and certification services.

HCL telecom InterOP development services include:

• Virtualization
• Tooling
• Automation
• Emulators
• Simulators

The InterOP test services comprise:

• Conformance
• Interoperability testing
• Compliance
• Lab services

As part of its InterOP consulting services, HCL telecom offers:

• Test consultancy
• Remediation
• Discovery and planning

Certification and pre-certification are offered as part of the InterOP certification services.

HCL telecom InterOP competencies include:

• Certification and compliance requirements
• Standards and specification knowledge
• Tools and equipment
• Test planning
• Test automation
• Knowledge of local regulations
• Mobile domain knowledge

The benefits for our customers from our InterOP practice would be:

• Partner service enablement
• Reduced lab setup costs
• Improved time-to-market

Tools Available

The tools available with the InterOP practice are:

• SIM application toolkit
• SS7 based mobile simulator tool
• HCL test framework and SIP test suite
• A-GPS simulator
• Radio product for enhancement of GSM/GPRS/EGPRS