Japan Mobile Operator Deploys HP Media Platform

Japan’s largest mobile operator, NTT DOCOMO (DCM), has deployed a standards-based media server from HP (HPQ) to reduce costs and shorten time to market for new services.

NTT DOCOMO is migrating its 54 million customers to the HP OpenCall Media Platform, which is designed to enhance the quality of voice-activated services. The server supports NTT DOCOMO offerings such as voice mail, customized ring-back tone and interactive voice response services. The HP OpenCall Media Platform is designed to support many of NTT DOCOMO’s multimedia services.

Integrated within a core network node of NTT DOCOMO, the HP solution consolidates a variety of services onto a single platform to increase efficiency. With its 20,000 audio ports, the HP OpenCall Media Platform handles existing demand – and can be scaled up in a cost-effective way to meet future needs, said the company.

“The HP OpenCall Media Platform is an open, proven media server that helps us reduce internal costs – and provide our customers with more responsive service,” said Yukichi Saito, director, Service Support Node Development Group, Research and Development Center, NTT DOCOMO. “During deployment, HP worked very closely with the NTT DOCOMO team to meet our aggressive timeline for launch.”

“NTT DOCOMO is showing that commercial technologies, optimized by HP for telecom, can reduce costs and accelerate delivery of new services – without sacrificing carrier-grade performance and reliability,” said Steve Dietch, vice president, Marketing, Communications and Media Solutions, HP.

The HP OpenCall Media Platform is deployed by more than 150 operators in 52 countries.