Telstra Selects VPIsystems' OnePlan As Part Of Its IT Transformation

Holmdel, NJ — VPIsystems, a provider of integrated capacity and network planning software and services for the global telecommunications industry, announced that Telstra Corporation has purchased its OnePlan™ network planning software system as a part of the carrier's ongoing transformation initiative.

Telstra will be using OnePlan system to plan its next-generation IP-based network, including new digital access technologies, the metropolitan Ethernet aggregation network, and the IP core network. Implementation began in the third quarter of 2006.

Telstra, an Australian telecommunications and information services company, embarked on a three- to five-year transformation following a comprehensive review of its operations in 2005 that evaluated everything from its customer-facing and back-office operations to its infrastructure. The Telstra transformation will result in the creation of a new next-generation network that will support the growing demand for IP-based services such as video on demand (VOD), and multimedia messaging (MMS).

"Telstra is transforming its business to deliver a '1-click, 1-touch, 1-button, 1-screen, 1-step solution' environment for customers and employees. The company's vision is a simpler IT environment that involves partnering with world-class suppliers using proven off-the-shelf solutions. We are pleased to welcome VPIsystems as one of our partners in the Operations Support Systems (OSS) transformation space," said Mr. John McInerney, Director, IT Transformation, Telstra Corporation.

The OnePlan software suite will provide Telstra with a common working environment, connecting teams—from marketing to planning to outside systems integrators—involved in viewing, designing and planning the company's new network. OnePlan software is comprised of server and application modules that automate processes associated with network planning and management.

"The OnePlan system will transform Telstra's planning process and facilitate the roll out of a next-generation network that is able to respond rapidly and efficiently to the market's demands for IP services such as video," stated Hank Firey, CEO of VPIsystems. "Telstra is one of the world's first carriers to roll out cutting-edge, IP-based services on such a broad scale. We are proud we have been given the opportunity to play a role in its next-generation network build and to support those new services."

SOURCE: VPIsystems, Inc.