NOS has selected OpenVault’s Profile Management Application (PMA) technology to improve its customer experience for broadband subscribers.
NOS will use OpenVault's OV PMA product to enhance performance and expand network capacity across its broadband network. The launch is scheduled for 2024 and follows several months of extensive technical implementation and field trials by the two companies.
PMA was created to leverage the programmable PHY layer to increase usable capacity in DOCSIS 3.1 networks. The goal of PMA is to optimize the amount of data that can be transferred on an OFDM(A) channel in a given amount of time based on real-world impaired plant conditions.
The OpenVault's OV PMA optimizes the modulation profiles used by DOCSIS 3.1 cable modems on OFDM(A) channels. It then monitors and adjusts these profiles on a regular basis in response to changing RF impairments to ensure that subscribers receive the best possible service quality. This improves overall network capacity by up to 40% and increases the resilience of DOCSIS 3.1 modems, especially in the presence of impairments.
"At NOS, we choose partners who share our commitment to network quality," said Paulo Ribeiro, director, engineering for NOS. "Our partnership with OpenVault is helping us deliver the best possible experience to our broadband customers by adapting the configuration to the field conditions, dramatically improving higher connections speeds for many of our subscribers and significantly increasing network capacity."
"NOS has been a leader since Day One in recognizing how PMA can improve network capacity and resiliency," said Tony Costa, CTO of OpenVault. "Their expertise, their collaborative approach and their focus on achieving optimal subscriber experiences all helped us streamline deployment that ultimately will result in greater subscriber satisfaction."
