Cloud Services, Next-Gen Business, Next-Gen Content Delivery and Video, Business Issues, ARPU and ROI
Telecom Routing and Switching, Metro/Access Networks, NGN Architecture, Carrier Ethernet, MPLS (Multi-protocol Label Switching) Networks, Optical Networks
Wireless Backhaul, Wireless Networks, 3G and 4G, Fixed Mobile Convergence
Service Delivery, Telecom OSS and BSS, Telecom Network Management
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Wikipedia's entry on operations support systems (OSS) offers a pretty good definition: A network management system (NMS) is just part of OSS, which also includes service fulfillment (including activation, provisioning and delivery), service assurance, customer care and billing.
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