NTest,
producer of FiberWatch™
the world’s most advanced Remote Fiber Test System (RFTS) announced its
successful collaboration with Oman
Broadband (The company). The Company, owned by the government of the
Sultanate of Oman, created a vision to provide high speed broadband
infrastructure reaching 95% of urban premises by 2030. In addition, Oman
Broadband will close the rural connectivity gap by 2020 with broadband
infrastructure, unlocking economic benefits aligned with the
government’s vision to build a sustainable knowledge-based economy.
“Oman Broadband is rapidly expanding its coverage with broadband
infrastructure services in a geographically challenging environment by
deploying and operating future proof, environmentally green open access
infrastructure,” said Troy Veitenheimer, general manager at NTest.
“Every foot of fiber deployed in the network is a valuable resource.
FiberWatch ensures Oman Broadband has visibility into the entire
network, all the way to the home or business optical network terminal.
The team now closely monitors for potential issues to minimize network
downtime and enhance overall customer experience.”
Designed for full-service, emerging and next-generation public and
private fiber-optic networks, FiberWatch is the first RFTS that helps
network operations managers be proactive. From monitors in the network
operations center, technicians view a custom dashboard to ensure the
highest levels of quality of service (QoS) and optimal network security
and reliability.
“We chose to work with NTest because they meet our requirements and
provide us with an optimal solution to monitor our network in order to
enhance our customer experience,” said Majid Al Kharoosi, General
Manager of Operations and Maintenance, Oman Broadband. “Our network
rollout is happening fast. We have 15,000-plus km of fiber deployed
passing more than 370,000 homes. With FIberWatch, we can closely monitor
our entire fiber-optic network and quickly fix issues when they occur –
often before customers even know an interruption in service happened in
case of optical power degradation.”
FiberWatch provides users with 24X7 physical layer fiber monitoring that
allows network operators, service providers and enterprise organizations
to ensure the health of fiber-optic networks. Using proprietary Optical
Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) technology, Oman Broadband’s Concern
Team can monitor and test multiple fibers and identify, within a meter
of accuracy, where a break in service occurred, reducing mean time to
repair by 70%. The system also provides comprehensive network reporting,
trends analysis and alarm management.
For more about FiberWatch, visit: http://www.ntestinc.com/fiberwatch/
About Oman Broadband
Oman Broadband Company was founded in
2014 as a joint-stock company wholly owned by the Government of the
Sultanate of Oman. Unlocking the potential for greater connectivity and
productivity, while enabling the knowledge economy, the role of Oman
Broadband is vital for transforming the nation’s online experience.
Through its collaborative approach, Oman Broadband is working to empower
the nation by rolling out high-speed broadband infrastructure,
benefitting citizens and businesses alike. The Company aims to deliver
maximum national coverage in line with the Digital Oman strategy,
e-government and Oman Vision 2040. The next generation broadband
infrastructure network will deliver an exponentially faster and broader
online experience, bringing benefits to society and the business sector
with an enhanced delivery of communication services, cost savings,
increased competitiveness and improved sustainability. The Oman
Broadband Company are unlocking the potential for Oman to become an
increasingly connected nation, supporting the growth of the online
economy, allowing new ways of doing business and boosting the rapidly
growing SME sector. Oman Broadband is focused upon the deployment of a
broadband infrastructure, providing equal and open access to
telecommunication service providers on a wholesale basis, enabling end
users to efficiently leverage high speed fibre connectivity in Oman,
visit www.omanbroadband.com
About NTest
NTest (www.ntestinc.com)
helps customers around the globe deliver network uptime and maintain
service level agreements. The company was the first to develop remote
fiber test systems and advanced technology for active fiber monitoring,
dark fiber monitoring and passive optical networks (PON). FiberWatch™ is
deployed in more than 60 countries, enabling the world’s fiber-optic
networks to connect global businesses, mission-critical infrastructure,
neighborhoods and people.
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