Nokia Siemens Implements Subscriber Database for T-Mobile Germany

T-Mobile Germany said it has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to implement a subscriber database platform to simplify its operations and increase its focus on offering personalized services.

The Nokia Siemens solution for Common Network Subscriber Management, which already supports some 15 million users of T-Mobile's MMS application, replaces T-Mobile's multiple legacy databases with a single common database, featuring open interfaces and real-time capabilities. In the next phase, T-Mobile will replace its legacy Home Location Registers (HLRs) by deploying new dataless HLR application servers provided by Nokia Siemens Networks, the company said.

"We are happy to be working with Nokia Siemens Networks to radically streamline our network and service architecture with its best-of-breed subscriber management system," said Joachim Horn, CTO, T-Mobile. "The deployment of this system is part of our ongoing efforts to redesign our network over the next few years, starting first with multimedia messaging, continuing on with HLRs and other applications to follow."

In addition to the Nokia Siemens Networks dataless Home Location Register, the product also includes the open, real-time subscriber database platform provided by Apertio.

Apertio was recently acquired by Nokia Siemens Networks to strengthen its ability to help customers simplify their networks and manage their key asset-subscriber data. The acquisition was completed Feb. 11.

The project was carried out successfully on a live system over a period of several months, the companies said. Besides implementation of the new system, Nokia Siemens Networks also provides professional services like database management support, subscriber migration, network and application integration, security services and maintenance.