Provider of Telecommunications Services

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"Working hand-in-hand with our employees and a wide range of external vendors, Waterstone Consulting translated our business idea into cutting-edge technology that is revolutionizing the telecommunications industry." - John Strand, President, Chief Operating Officer, TeleHub Communications Corporation

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TeleHub Communications Corporation, a provider of telecommunications technology and services, was looking to develop the next generation of telecommunications technology that would integrate the delivery of voice, data and video over common fiber optic lines using a single control point instead of multiple networks. In 1997, the company approached Waterstone Consulting to turn this idea into reality.
Executive Summary

Business Strategy

Before beginning development of the technology itself, Waterstone Consulting utilized its expertise in the telecommunications industry to quickly identify the project objectives that would ensure TeleHub could translate its vision into a successful business venture:

• Enable seamless integration of the new technology to the existing public telephone network.
• Maximize call volume capabilities by providing the ability to dynamically allocate "bandwidth on demand".
• Develop user interfaces to the new technology that would enable enhanced network management and advanced billing capabilities.

Technology Strategy

At the core of this large scale development effort is the Virtual Access Services Platform (VASP), developed by the TeleHub and Waterstone teams to support the first Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) public network, a network capable of delivering a full range of communications, voice, data and video, across a single fiber optic line.

To ensure the new technology would operate effectively in the existing public network environment, TeleHub and Waterstone Consulting worked closely with telecommunications hardware vendors to design this complex system. The Waterstone team helped prototype a custom interface linking the ATM network with existing telecommunications switches through Signaling System 7, the standard telecom switch-signaling protocol.

The new system is supported by a powerful Oracle database and custom-developed user interfaces that provide TeleHub with the ability to selectively allocate bandwidth for its customers, efficiently manage their network and effectively track usage and customer information.

Project Approach

Waterstone Consulting worked closely with TeleHub and the company's industry partners to fully understand the challenges of developing and integrating this forward-thinking technology, and deliver a prototype solution that would ensure fast and successful results.

Project Success

By developing a working model of the new system in only 6 weeks, Waterstone Consulting enabled TeleHub to pre-sell its revolutionary service to investors, converting a "good idea" into a successful business venture. And with its entire VASP system now in place, TeleHub credits Waterstone Consulting with helping to build a prototype technology for providing innovative services within the rapidly changing telecom industry.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Industry:	Benefits:
Telecommunications	Integrated delivery of voice, data and video Ability to provide bandwidth on demand. Advanced billing capabilities.
Solution:	Technology:
Virtual Access Services Platform (VASP)	C++, C, Oracle Pro*C Microsoft Visual Basic, ODBC, SS7, ATM Networking, Sun Solaris, SNMP