Overture FMS: A Fiber Management System and More Built on Esri technology, ETI s Overture Fiber Management System (FMS) is more than a fiber engineering and mapping application. Overture FMS incorporates comprehensive outside plant inventory and work order management subsystems. This functionality is required by network operations and management personnel to record and manage the physical network build-out from the NOC to ONT. The ETI Advantage The power of Overture FMS is its single platform architecture -- eliminating disparate databases and synchronization issues; a problem that commonly plagues mapping software that is implemented prior to (and independent of) critical business and operational support systems. The integrated Overture FMS solution stores detailed network components and service location information data into a single, realtime repository. With Overture FMS, once the fiber network is engineered and constructed, services may be sold, activated, billed, managed and monitored by simply activating other ETI Software modules. Because Overture FMS is part of a pre-integrated software suite, costly integrations to other business systems and massive data conversions/audits are a thing of the past. Overture FMS stores fiber records ranging from splice equipment make and model, to the specific statuses and availability of any given fiber strand. This data can all be queried and ultimately reported on within the web browser, Overture GIS.
FMS Features Service Address Management Real time integration with Overture database no more dual entry No conversion time necessary before network launch Configurable attributes users can select the data they want to store as part of the plant records Plant Maintenance & Ticketing Comprehensive work order and ticketing system to easily manage OSP maintenance Track progress of trouble ticket throughout its lifecycle Quickly add custom notes to each ticket or request Maintains history for each request for future reference email notification of new tickets and updates to existing ones Device Inventory Manage all assets, including ONTs, STBs, IP addresses and more Highly configurable allows the user to define the asset/device lifecycle status and locations Reduces theft and loss of equipment Prospect Tracking Record and store details about prospective customer locations. Track homes passed data for future marketing campaigns. Eliminates dual entry when prospects become active customers Simple process to promote prospect record into customer record - eliminates rekeying of data Fiber Management Productivity Toolbox Create, edit, and manage fiber records and infrastructure Custom tailored settings and configuration Naming scheme creates unique IDs for all network components and simplifies tracing Trace and Track Functionality Strand availability Physical and Network infrastructure Equipment connections ArcGIS Extensions 3D Analyst Spatial Analyst Network Analyst From the NOC to the home, Overture FMS s ability to design, track, edit, and manage fiber infrastructure offers community owned broadband, municipalities, and FTTx providers all the necessary tools to successfully manage their network.
An Indispensible Platform At its core, Overture FMS provides a comprehensive set of tools for designing, constructing, and maintaining a passive optical network. In support of these functions, it also includes service address management, work orders, device inventory and prospect tracking. Because of this, Overture FMS makes it easy and convenient to transition to a fully integrated architecture where Billing, Provisioning and Network Engineering all work together using a common dataset. As a result, all aspects of the business benefit. These benefits can be measured in a variety of different ways, including data integrity, capital expenditures, operational expenditures, customer churn, and quality of service. With this goal in mind, it s clear that Overture FMS is a must-have application for fiber network service providers. The benefits of Overture FMS include data integrity maintenance, capital and operational expenditure reduction, increased operational efficiencies, less customer churn, and a high quality of service. Overture FMS can be used to create and edit existing fiber infrastructure, as well as design new areas for future service. The ability to auto populate attributes such as subscriber addresses, streamlines work processes.
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