A cloud-approach with utility pricing would give SMEs access to advanced communications services and more predictable operating costs, allowing them to shift resources from IT to their core business.
Erwan Menard, head of the CMS group, said the cloud-based CaaS platform worked as a mediation layer between the communications services, the service provider’s OSS/BSS and the SMB environment. He said the platform streamlines operations for both the service provider and the SMB customer by automating processes such as provisioning, activation, mediation charging, revenue settlement and service assurance.
“It also provides an ecosystem for HP and third-party solutions in as-a-service domains such as infrastructure, IT management and business management.”
HP provides the consulting and integration services that are needed to build the communications solutions into the platform. HP then integrates the completed platform with the service provider’s OSS and BSS. With flexible, usage-based pricing, the service provider can deliver the on-demand services directly to SMBs.