Cut the Cost of Network Downtime in Telecoms with Reactive and Predictive Maintenance
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CSP Network Maintenance Services - Proactive or Reactive?
By implementing field service maintenance strategies that combine network preventive maintenance (proactive) and reactive (ad hoc) services Telcoms companies can mitigate negative effects in a cost-effective and customer-focused manner.No system, however advanced, is 100% error-proof, so any field service maintenance strategy should take into account the requirement for reactive maintenance. This will account for anything between 50% and 80% of a CSP’s network maintenance activity in terms of workforce hours, so there is a clear need for resource optimization. This can be done by implementing a solution such as Comarch Field Service Management, which coordinates field operations, resource management, strategic planning and asset tracking through a cloud, mobile and IoT network. With advanced scheduling, dispatching, task support, mobility, analytics, forecasting and reporting capabilities, this kind of solution can optimize human and technical resources in the field to deal with reactive maintenance for fault management and network changes, all in real time.
But a solution such as Comarch FSM should handle not only a CSP’s reactive maintenance activity, but also address network preventive maintenance. In short, it needs to be able to predict and fix faults before they occur – keeping the network operational and the customers happy.
Harness the power of Predictive Maintenance for Telecoms
A preventive approach to field service maintenance for a telecommunications network can reduce failures by up to 25%. It will do so by minimizing the time during which equipment is under maintenance and cutting the associated lost operational hours, lowering the cost of spares and supplies, and cutting workforce hours spent dealing with unplanned maintenance arising because of network failures.
Comarch FSM deals with network preventive maintenance on two broad bases – time and condition, both of which work according to predefined schedules of activity. The time aspect concerns the standards and warranty period set by hardware vendors; the solution should instigate predefined actions automatically during the warranty period, and according to calculations of the probability of failure thereafter. The other basis of preventive maintenance is condition – which may include seasonal actions depending on climate, special procedures in challenging environments, or cleaning at predefined intervals.
Takeaway: CSPs’ Network Maintenance Services Should be Smarter
In these respects and more, Comarch FSM ticks all the boxes. Our experts are happy to consult with you about the ways in which the solution can be tailored to meet your needs.