OpenMaster for Telecom case studies
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications

The company

Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications (LMGT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, is a premier global provider of network services and advanced technology solutions to enterprise, commercial and government customers. LMGT is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and includes the satellite, network and product assets of the former COMSAT Corporation, which formerly managed the INTELSAT network and is now part of LMGT.

LMGT Systems & Technology Division offers network design, wireless communications and network security along with technical consulting services to provide customized, value-added solutions to enterprise customers. The line of business combines Lockheed Martin's network systems development capability with COMSAT Laboratories, a pre-eminent developer of advanced communications technologies.

The critical issue

LMGT are implementing a new generation of management systems for INTELSAT. The challenge faced was to improve the management of its time division multiple access (TDMA) networks, which are used by major telecommunications carriers to transmit their public telephone services worldwide.

The solution

Evidian's OpenMaster for Telecom™ software is being used to help centrally manage INTELSAT's global operations from its headquarters in Washington, D.C., OpenMaster for Telecom is highly available and scalable, so it can be adapted to help LMGT meet INTELSAT's needs. Security, always a crucial demand in any network used by major telecommunications carriers worldwide, is fully addressed with the Evidian OpenMaster for Telecom solution.

The Evidian difference

OpenMaster for Telecom is integrated with the INTELSAT 120 Mbps TDMA system. The product's flexibility and advanced development tools allow customers to accelerate time to market for new products, combined with CORBA, Java and TMN-compliant standards. OpenMaster for Telecom web-based technologies also improve integration capabilities at the component level.

OpenMaster for Telecom allows proactive problem resolution through advanced fault management and service level management solutions, with built-in facilities for dynamic monitoring and event handling, including a rules-based engine for event correlation.