www.nexius.

com
Accelerating Network and Business
Transformation for over 13 years.
At Nexius, we understand the challenges you face and would
like to help you overcome them. Many businesses are in
transition. Whether it is deploying a new network technology or
developing a unique service, change is a natural part of growth.
For Nexius, what started as a two person company over a
decade ago has now become a leading international consulting
rm with customers in over 25 countries and over 1000
professionals. We have grown into the end-to-end service
provider that network operators turn to when they need
deployment, engineering, technology services, business
intelligence solutions, or simply to accelerate their business
transformation.
Yet as we have grown and evolved, we have stayed true to the
qualities that made us stand out from the competition from the
start. Our teams are smart, agile, and focused. We are close-knit
and passionate. We keep network innovation and operational
efciency at the heart of everything we do and we never forget
that our customers are the soul of our business.
As proud as we are that we have maintained such a cohesive
community amidst the rapid growth we've experienced over the
past few years, we're equally proud of the big initiatives we've
taken on as company. We now go head-to-head with billion-
dollar, Fortune 500 companies winning large, long term
contracts. We know that our customers have a choice of
consulting and deployment rms. We also know that there are
few who have the network and operational expertise with the
reputation for customer satisfaction that dene Nexius.
We have assembled this portfolio to showcase the services we
offer and highlight some of the ways we have helped
organizations like yours. We hope this provides you with a
comprehensive overview of the engineering and deployment
capabilities, technology services, and business intelligence
s o l u t i o n s w e o f fe r t o l e a d i n g n e t w o r k o p e r a t o r s ,
communications companies, and technology organizations
throughout the world.
We look forward to the opportunity to partner with you on a
future project.
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Nexius Overview
The trusted network advisors you can turn to at every stage of your
business

ABOUT NEXIUS OUR SERVICES OUR METHODOLOGY

Nexius is a leader in delivering end-to-end network services and
business intelligence solutions. Nexius applies its strategic
insight, proven experience and practical knowledge to closely
collaborate with customers and help transform their business
through wireless. The company's more than 1000 dedicated
professionals serve as subject-matter experts, providing
Network Deployment, Network Engineering, Technology
Services and Business Intelligence Solutions.
Want to accelerate your network transformation? With Nexius,
you can.
Whether you want to migrate to a new technology, develop an
analytics solution to better understand your business, or create a
strategy for important growth areas, like LTE-A, 4G, Wi-Fi, or
smart grid, Nexius' experienced professionals can assist you
every step of the way.
Nexius' methodology leverages our extensive knowledge and
proven best practices to plan, analyze, design, build, test, and
deploy the different phases of our customers' technology
projects. We also employ a wide-range of back ofce tools to
accelerate and automate projects, including a cloud-based,
secure online system for managing resources, procurement,
project tracking, reporting, and more.

Nexius is on a steady growth path in the US and globally, Inc
500/5000 Fastest growing private companies in US for 6
consecutive years. Headquartered in Allen, Texas near Dallas,
Nexius has ofces in key market locations such as the DC Metro
Nexius' services organization is comprised of four core practice CONTACT US
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Our Values
The strongest brand image we have is our culture.
We're in the people business. People are our product.
WE BELIEVE IN OUR CUSTOMERS
Our goal is to satisfy our customers and earn their trust by
delivering best-in-class services and solutions that exceed their
expectations. We communicate with our customers on a regular
basis to ensure that we are addressing their evolving business
requirements. And, we solicit customer feedback with the aim of
continuously improving our offerings and rening our approach.
At Nexius, delivering superior quality for our customers is our
highest priority, and we have in place proven processes to
ensure that every project we undertake is executed awlessly
and delivers the excellence our customers expect from us.
WE BELIEVE IN INTEGRITY
"Truth." In the consulting industry, it's a word that is often lost or
sometimes ignored. At Nexius, we want our brand to resonate
with honesty and integrity. Our clients should know that when
they call on us they will receive the consideration and dedication
that they could expect from a close friend.
Our pristine nancial record and history of steady growth in an
industry that is often unpredictable, is a direct result of this
commitment to integrity. It is reected in everything we do and
every person that we count as a member of our Nexius team.
WE BELIEVE IN OUR EMPLOYEES
In the consulting business, you are measured by the quality of the
people you hire. But you can only hire the best people by
establishing a good culture internally, one that radiates outward
and infuses everything you do.
At Nexius, we focus much of our efforts on building a company
that people love working for so we can attract the best and the
brightest in our industry. One of our top clients affectionately
refers to us as "the smart guys." We may not have the 10,000+
head count of our billion-dollar rivals, but our telecom focus and
the quality of our people means that we assemble
superior teams.
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 Analyze
& Plan

Our Services Innovate NEXIUS

SOLUTIONS
NEXIUS
INSIGHT
Design &
Develop

End-to-end network services and software solutions to

NETWORK
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES

transform your business NETWORK

DEPLOYMENT

NETWORK Deploy &

Optimize TOWER INTELLIGENCE
CLIMBING Integrate

Operate &
Maintain

NETWORK DEPLOYMENT
Nexius performs a full range of Network Deployment services
for both Network Operators and OEMs that are at the core of the
revolution in today's rapidly evolving mobile network. Nexius
has the scale, nancial stability, experience and expertise to
ensure your network initiative is completed with all quality,
schedule, and safety metrics met and often exceeded.
NETWORK ENGINEERING
The Nexius Engineering team delivers network planning, design,
and optimization services across key technologies such as LTE,
Small Cell, WiMAX, UMTS/HSDPA, CDMA/EV-DO, GSM, IMS, IP,
Microwave, DAS and In-Building applications. Nexius
Engineering supports major carriers and OEMs in the US as well
as internationally in all stages of their network rollout strategies,
from vendor selection and RF planning to project management
and optimization.
Whether you are deploying a 4G macro network or you want an NETWORK AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
in-building DAS or Small Cell solution, Nexius Engineering has
the services and solutions for every phase of your wireless Nexius Network and Business Intelligence Solutions deliver
network project. systems integration of OSS and BI platforms, coupled with
capabilities to deploy Big Data analytics solutions. Whether
looking to increase network performance, improve subscriber
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES experience and customer loyalty, or discover revenue
opportunities hidden in internal and external data, Nexius' team
The Nexius Technology Services team supports network of seasoned software solutions professionals are trusted by
operators and vendors in bringing emerging technologies to network operators and organizations worldwide to architect and
their network: Nexius helps them evaluate and integrate these implement customized business solutions to extract more
technologies in their network, as well as formulate sound performance from their business.
evolution roadmaps. For organizations that want an independent
perspective to plan rollout of new services, Nexius offers a
seasoned team of consultants who have the knowledge and
experience to deliver detailed plans and recommendations
tuned to your business objectives. The Nexius Technology
Services team brings knowledge of today's wireless and
network communications industry and a deep appreciation of
how emerging technologies are going to transform today's
challenges into tomorrow's opportunities.

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Network Deployment
Services to support all stages of site development
Nexius performs a full range of network deployment services for
both network operators and OEMs that are at the core of the
revolution in today's rapidly evolving mobile network. Nexius
has the scale, nancial stability, experience and expertise to
ensure your network initiative is completed safely and
successfully.
Network operators and OEMs throughout the United States rely
on Nexius for a range of services from site audits and carrier
adds to complete end-to-end solutions for new site builds and
technology initiatives, such as 4G/LTE, Microwave, DAS and
Small Cell. Additionally, Nexius can provide fulllment for a
regional market or turf that utilizes Nexius to provide all services
and functions within a given geographic region.
Nexius - Dubai
Caterpillar Building, 2nd Entrance, 2nd Floor, Deira
Dubai UAE
Excellence in our network deployment solutions extends from
our exclusive 'streamline' process that enables Nexius to excel
where other vendors often fail. Streamlining allows our
experienced management team, at organizational structure and
open communications model to enact eld solutions for
deployment challenges in a matter of minutes instead of days.
This allows Nexius to lead the industry in meeting critical Time-
to-Market (TTM) and On-Time Delivery (OTD) metrics.
Network operators and OEMs increasingly select Nexius to
complete and fulll their network deployment initiatives across a
broad variety of technologies, geographic regions and project
areas. Our focus on meeting mission critical targets for quality,
safety and OTD have made Nexius one of the fastest growing
network services companies in the nation. This commitment to
our customers' success and satisfaction is just a part of the
reason Nexius is known as the company that is Accelerating
Network and Business Transformation.
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 Nexius Mexico
Alvaro Obregon No. 250-4,
Col Roma Norte Delegacion Cuauhtemoc
Mexico, D.F. C.P. 06700

Network Deployment
Service Catalog

SITE ACQUISITION TECHNICAL SERVICES

Pre-build Market Zoning Analysis
Lease File Audits
Cell Site Candidate Evaluation
New Site Lease Negotiations/Lease Amendments
Zoning
Permitting
Regulatory Filings/Compliance
Cell Site Technical Audit
Equipment installation (4G/LTE/UMTS)
Small Cell Equipment Installation
Microwave Installation
Power Plant and Battery Installations
Equipment, Cell Site Maintenance
Equipment Decommissioning

ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING MICROWAVE

Construction Drawings Interference Studies
Structural Analysis Site & Path Survey & Design
Tower Mapping Microwave Radio Installation & Commissioning
Structural Modication Design FCC Application Filing
Geotechnical and Soils Analysis
Environmental
TESTING AND OPTIMIZATION
Drive Testing
CONSTRUCTION AND FIELD SERVICES
Sweep Testing
New Tower Builds Battery and Alarm Testing
New Cell Site Builds PSAP Drive Testing
Antenna and Line Installation
Civil Works
Tower Modications
Site Decommissioning

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Network Deployment: Case Study
National, End-to-End Network Deployment
CHALLENGE
A new operator was implementing a cost-effective, innovative
network plan to further enhance voice quality and data speeds
for customers across the U.S. They needed a network
deployment services arm with the experience and broad range
of skill sets necessary to:
Enable them to test and optimize their technology
Scale the technology and network deployment team to
deploy the new network across 32 markets, providing
quality location-based services to operators and rst
responders.
SOLUTION RESULTS
Nexius started the relationship with this customer in the This large-scale, nationwide project is currently ongoing. Since
technology and planning stages. The company's technical project kickoff, the customer has already lowered back-ofce
architects and strategists worked with the customer to design a costs by centralizing all network deployment services through
deployment process that would maximize ROI and efciency Nexius, as opposed to managing hundreds of individual
across the selected regions. subcontractors. The rst fully functional test market is on
schedule for completion.
To support the initiative, Nexius set up regional ofces
throughout the country to ensure local personnel would be
NEXIUS' NATIONAL FOOTPRINT
available to rapidly respond to customer needs as they evolved.
As the projects entered the engineering phase, Nexius assigned
project managers, RF engineers, site acquisition specialists,
construction managers and eld technicians to bring the
customer's plans to reality.
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 Nexius - Milwaukee
5050 S. 2nd Street,
Milwaukee, WI 53207

Network Deployment: Case Study

LTE Network Deployment

CHALLENGE RESULTS
A Tier 1 operator was launching new LTE network technology As a result of the initial success, Nexius has worked hand-in-
throughout the U.S. It tasked one of the world's largest original hand with the equipment manufacturer to implement and
equipment manufacturers to select key partners with the end- execute network deployment plans for additional markets.
to-end network services capabilities to deliver a functional LTE Nexius is now performing deployment services in an additional
network across 17 US markets. 12 discrete markets throughout the United States. As a result of
those continuing successes, both the network operator and
OEM are requesting Nexius to perform in additional markets.
SOLUTION
Nexius was chosen as a key partner by the manufacturer to
deliver the end-to-end deployment services across a single
market. Within 30 days, Nexius had a fully functional team in
place in the rst market where Nexius met all project metrics of
cost, quality, safety, and on air schedules.

Key functions performed with the program:

Project Management
Logistics/Warehouse Management
Project Controls (system controls/ reporting)
Site Acquisition (leasing, permitting)
A&E Management (civil design, structural analysis, etc)
Construction Management
Installation Technicians

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Network Engineering
Optimal Solutions for Evolving Communication Networks
The Nexius Engineering team delivers Strategic Network
Planning, Design, Optimization, and Performance Services
either as a standalone service or in conjunction with Nexius
Network Deployment capabilities.
Nexius engineers understand the diverse, demanding, and
dynamic utilization of wired and wireless communication
networks. To optimize the impact of network actions on capital
investment, operational expense, and organizational dynamics
we strive to ensure our recommendations are exible and
robust, to me et imme diate ne e ds as well as future
contingencies. At Nexius, we adapt and advise to maintain your
nancial, strategic, and customer concerns as our own.
We begin aiding customers in the implementation of an all-
encompassing network technology evolution strategy and plan.
Our Engineering team provides expertise in the areas of vendor
selection, rst market application trials, network design,
optimization and overall project management. From budgetary
estimations and the forecasting of spend rates, to workforce
and organizational development, we apply our expertise to
address any concern or need our customers' networks require.
Nexius - Phoenix
2601 S. 37th Street, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85034
The Nexius team has the depth and breadth of knowledge to
design and optimize a network that performs harmoniously end-
to-end, regardless of the technology choice: LTE, UMTS/ HSDPA,
CDMA/EV-DO, GSM, IMS, IP, MPLS, DWDM, SON, Smart
Antennas, Microwave, Fiber Optics, Ethernet, or Small Cells, DAS
and Wi-Fi.
KEY SERVICES
Network Planning and Design
Network Performance and Optimization
Field Services, Compliance and Competitive Analysis
DAS , Small Cells and Wi-Fi Portfolio
Backhaul, Transport, and Fixed Network Engineering
TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH NEXIUS
NETWORK ENGINEERING
Nexius consultants have expertise in every communications
network technology and industry standard. Our experience in
major network engineering projects for today's largest network
operators, public safety agencies, and the utility industry,
enables us to deliver the unique insight, management and
precise recommendations necessary to build and manage a
best-in-class communications network for your business.
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 Nexius - Brazil
Regus Financial District
Avenida Paulista 1079 7 e 8 andar
So Paulo 01311-200 Brazil

Network Engineering
Service Catalog

NETWORK PLANNING AND DESIGN Drive Testing Competitive Benchmarking, Morphology

Constant Wave (CW) and Site/Cluster/Market Level
Greeneld Market Build-out
Verication
Network Expansion: Site Additions, Overlays and
Technology Upgrades
Smart Network Design for Capacity/Quality DAS, SMALL CELLS AND WI-FI
Spectrum Planning and New Frequency Integration
Financial Analysis: Market and Cost Analysis
Capacity Analysis and Network Capital Planning
Trafc Modeling: Capacity Off-loading
Design: Design, RF Survey and Bill of Materials Generation
NETWORK PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZATION Implementation: Site Acquisition, Leasing , Integration and
Deployment
Call Quality Analysis
Acceptance: Optimization, monitoring and performance
Network Parameter Optimization, Network Sites and
management
Parameter Audits, Frequency Planning / PN Offset Planning
User Experience Investigations - through geo-location
analysis and correlation with other key statistics BACKHAUL, TRANSPORT AND FIXED NETWORK
Short, Mid and Long-term Recommendations - to improve ENGINEERING
the network performance, capacity and quality
Transport Network Design and Topology Analysis
Comprehensive Optimization Records
End-to-end Trafc Management , Switch Engineering and
Consolidation Analysis
FIELD SERVICES, COMPLIANCE AND COMPETITIVE Microwave Backhaul Preliminary Design
ANALYSIS Point of Presence, Site and Path Surveys
Final Path Engineering and Link Design
Compliance E911 Phase II, Location Based Service (LBS)
Frequency Selection and FCC Licensing
Validation, and Maximum Permissible RF Exposure (MPE)
Pathing, Installation and Commissioning
Interference Mitigation Spectrum Sweeps, Post Auction
Performance Optimization, Evaluation and KPI monitoring
Validation, and Spectral Co-Channel Border Assessments

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 Nexius - Argentina
Av Nez 3868, 2nd Floor
Crdoba, Argentina

Network Engineering: Case Study

DAS and In-building Network Services

CHALLENGE Key services offered:

A major network operator was concerned about losing valuable Capacity and Demographic Analysis

enterprise clients in specic locations that were experiencing Indoor/Outdoor System Planning and Design using IBwave

coverage issues. They were searching for a dedicated team of Tools

experts who could assist enterprise clients with improving Survey and CW Testing

indoor network coverage. Benchmarking

Aligning Equipment with Application
Site Integration and Testing- Fiber and RF
SOLUTION Optimization and Acceptance

Nexius was selected for this engagement due to our company's

extensive experience working with different in-building RESULTS
technologies and the professionalism of our program
Following the implementation of DAS and in-building
management personnel who would be working hand-in-hand
optimization applications, the operator was able to provide
with the operator's enterprise clients.
seamless indoor coverage for critical enterprise clients
throughout the facilities. Data throughput speed was also
Nexius has deep expertise in supporting wireless operators on
improved for the end users.
their in-building DAS deployments. The company's team of in-
building experts offers wide experience with site deployments,
Nexius is currently engaged with this operator to perform
backhaul systems, RF engineering, core networks engineering,
additional similar activities to improve the coverage and to
and wireless industry relations.
provide technology upgrades for its key enterprise customers.

In this case, Nexius performed variety of technical and strategic

tasks to maximize coverage for the enterprises without
exceeding the budget constraints of the operator.

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Network Engineering: Case Study
LTE Network Optimization
CHALLENGE
A major Tier 1 operator was facing multiple challenges in their
current LTE network rollout and was searching for a partner with
RAN and Core Network skill sets who could help them:
Optimize data capacity from their increasingly complex,
multi-layered network systems
Build a reliable LTE network while allocating resources to
support legacy networks
Mitigate dense urban design issues and support end-to-end
optimization efforts
Proactively monitor the customer experience
SOLUTION
Nexius was selected to solve these challenges because our
end-to-end capabilities made us uniquely positioned to provide
complete turnkey services for the company's LTE deployment.
This eliminated the costs and fragmentation associated with
using multiple providers.
Nexius - Argentina
Av Nez 3868, 2nd Floor
Crdoba, Argentina
Nexius executed the project in three phases: RESULTS
As a result of the efforts performed by the Nexius team, the
1. Issue Identication
operator reduced network latency by 17%, improved network
To identify the primary network issue areas Nexius rst studied integrity by 14%, and increased the time spent on the LTE
the preliminary LTE design, analyzing the results of network by 18%, across several markets.
atoll simulations and cluster readiness. Next, a preliminary
cluster analysis was performed, which produced performance Nexius continues to serve as a trusted advisor on the operator's
statistics that were then validated through data collection, LTE program, executing optimization strategies across multiple
statistical analysis, and drive testing. regions.
2. Optimization and Implementation
NEXIUS LTE EXPERIENCE
Once the issue areas were identied, Nexius executed the
optimization and implementation activities which included, RF
shaping and tracking, event failure analysis, application layer
analysis, recommendation strategies, and impact analysis.
3. Knowledge Transfer
Finally, Nexius trained the customer's personnel on the best
p r a c t i c e s , to o l s , a n d m e t h o d o l o g i e s n e c e s s a r y to
independently maintain and optimize their LTE network in the
future. The company also provided detailed reporting on
performance thresholds, lessons learned, and troubleshooting
recommendations.
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Technology Services
Services for creating and executing sound business and
technology strategies
NEXT GENERATION NETWORK STRATEGIES
Nexius delivers technical and business strategies for next
generation network technologies, and provides preparation
that ensures a fast and smooth network evolution.
Evaluate current operations and technologies to determine
critical needs
Assess the business case for launching new technology &
network strategies to ensure protability
Deliver the detailed next generation strategies to prepare
your business for the future
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
Nexius draws from our years of experience managing and
implementing network and services rollouts for companies
worldwide to create proven and successful implementation
strategies for our customers.
Dene requirements more accurately to increase quality
Select and test vendors wisely to speed implementation
times
Organize and manage your team efciently for rapid
delivery
Wi-Fi & DATA OFFLOAD
The Nexius Wi-Fi and Data Ofoad service provides effective
network congestion reduction strategies by designing and de-
ploying creative data transfer solutions from one network to
another.
Nexius - Washington DC
11951 Freedom Dr
Reston, VA 20190
Strategize the ideal approach to reduce network congestion
Prioritize and target critical areas to maximize quality
improvements
Manage and optimize data ofoading strategy based on a
detailed results analysis
PRODUCT & APPLICATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
Creating the correct product roadmap and strategy is at the
heart of every company's success. Nexius leverages our
technical expertise to develop the product strategies that will
differentiate you from the competition.
Dene & optimize your product portfolio to maximize
revenues and reduce costs
Assess product performance & manage your product
roadmap to meet needs
Accelerate time to market through experienced program
oversight
MVNO
The Nexius MVNO service offering enables the creation of a
complete and proven MVNO strategy, resulting in faster time to
market for new services and increased revenues and competi-
tive differentiation.
Evaluate all criteria to create an accurate MVNO business
plan
Select and manage MVNO partners to ensure quality and
speed
Implement proven processes & procedures for a smooth &
successful launch
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Technology Services
Service Catalog
NEXT GENERATION NETWORK STRATEGIES
Legacy Environment Review
Financial Modeling including NPV/IRR Analysis
Standard Review and Customization Analysis
Business Requirements Denition and Case Creation
Environmental Scan and Market Analysis
Proof of Concept and Vendor Management
Spectrum Management and Deployment Readiness
Architecture and Technology Roadmap
Organizational Design and Communications Planning
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
Systems Architecture and Solution Design
RFP Creation and Response Assistance
Implementation Impact Analysis
Vendor Selection and Management
Lab Test, Trials , and Integration Plan/Mgmt
Subscriber Migration Planning and Strategy
Customer Care Routing Plan
Training Plans and Execution
Nexius - Texas
1301 Central Expressway South, Suite 200,
Allen, TX 75013
PRODUCT & APPLICATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
Technical Business Case Modeling
Product Offering Selection and Strategy
Solution Architecture Development
Product/App Development Management
Product and Application Testing
Roadmap Creation and Review
Conguration Management
Change Management
MVNO
Technical Strategy Development
Partner Strategy and Due Diligence
Vendor Selection
System Architecture and Implementation Support
Customer Care Plan Development
Launch Book and Organizational Management
Wi-Fi & DATA OFFLOAD
Wi-Fi Business and Operational Assessment
Wi-Fi Migration and Implementation Planning
Converged Network Modeling
HetNet Strategy Development
Post Launch Analysis and Reporting
Wi-Fi Operations Roadmap
Data Ofoading Strategy Development
Security Analysis and Recommendation
Device / Client Requirements
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 Nexius - Seattle
16150 NE 85th Street, Suite #214
Redmond, WA 98062

Technology Services: Case Study

LTE Next Generation Network and Implementation Strategies

CHALLENGE As a result of the successful execution of the LTE strategy and

planning engagement, the client selected Nexius to move to the
Nexius was contacted by a Tier 1 wireless network operator to
next phase of the project and lead the LTE network architecture
manage the strategy for the transition to a 4G, LTE network. The
denition and implementation strategy process as well. During
client needed resources, program management expertise, and
this second phase, Nexius services included:
technical LTE experience to create a reliable strategy and
execute upon it.
Designing the LTE Network Architecture: dening and
performing an impact assessment on the new network
architecture and go-to-market plan working across various
SOLUTION
groups inside of our client, including Device, RAN, Core,
Nexius began an initial six month engagement to create the cli- Transport and IMS.
ent's LTE strategy and go-to-market plan. This work was led by a Managing Lab Testing and Integration: partnering with the
cross-functional Nexius team that included program managers, ofce of the CTO to create a detailed lab facility and testing
standards experts, systems architects, requirements analysts, program for evaluating new vendor products and LTE
RAN, Core and Transport technical resources and technical network elements, while maintaining condentiality in an
writers. The team's key deliverables included: open air environment.

Creating the LTE Strategy: conducting an SLA /KPI

evaluation of market trends and analyzing scenarios for RESULTS
various deployment options and the associated subscriber
The customer became one of the rst Tier 1 operators to deploy
impacts
an LTE network across multiple regions. The rollout was
Leading the Technology Evaluation: dening business and
conducted in a phased approach that met the customer's de-
technical requirements for LTE, managing the vendor
sired timelines and positioned the operator ahead of competi-
selection process, performing a competitive analysis of
tors in the 4G race.
vendors and emerging technologies and recommending
selections
Nexius became an integral part of the company's 4G team and
more than three years later we continue to lead many of the
projects associated with their LTE strategy and deployment
program.

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Network and Business Intelligence
Data-driven solutions to assure a quality service experience, drive
operational efciencies and uncover business opportunities

"Big Data" from networks, devices, and social media offers a NETWORK AND SERVICE PERFORMANCE NETWORK RESOURCE AND TOPOLOGY
wide variety of opportunities to improve a service provider's MANAGEMENT
All service providers, whether they deliver network connectivity,
business. At Nexius, our deep experience with structured and
over-the-top services, or high-performance converged An underpinning capability to effectively assure services is the
unstructured data, business and operational support systems
services, need to understand the end-to-end performance of capture and tracking of network resources, congurations and
(B/OSS), and leading data analytics platforms, enables us to
their network. Our Nexius team has engaged with dozens of interconnected topology. Nexius teams have experience
develop, integrate and optimize a solution to unlock the value in
service providers to deliver this network and services insight. working with operators on the largest, most complex NRM
your data.
We provide performance reporting solutions for macro, small solutions, and have developed targeted custom solutions to
cell, Wi-Fi, next-generation packet core, and IP networks as well document, manage and visualize complex services, network,
Our Network and Business Intelligence practice delivers:
as cloud and virtualization platforms and high performance and infrastructure.
Software development of large-scale management and
application services, like push-to-talk and video.
analytics solutions
Systems integration across OSS and BI platforms SALES, MARKETING AND FINANCIAL ANALYTICS
Consulting services focused on engineering, business and SERVICE ASSURANCE
Nexius works with CMO and CFO organizations to extract high-
data analysis
Once a network is launched one of the highest priorities is to value business insights from network and service data. Using
achieve real-time service assurance for that network. If not advanced analytics and dashboard solutions, Nexius unlocks
Nexius has focused on and built a strong track record of
implemented, providers risk painful outages that can be business intelligence and predictive capabilities around
delivering solutions in the following areas:
damaging to customer experience and relationships. Nexius has subscriber behavior, revenue, churn, acquisition, retention and
a team of professionals with many years of experience working protability. Nexius has deep experience cross referencing
SUBSCRIBER EXPERIENCE with the largest Network Operations Centers (NOCs) in the network and service data with business data, such as customer
world, and with leading network monitoring tools to design and service and billing records, to derive intelligence for higher level
The subscriber experience is critically important and Nexius
develop alarm management, network visualizations, element decision support.
partners with our service provider customers to develop new
management systems all integrated into comprehensive
insights that can help enrich this experience. Nexius works with
operations playbooks.
data from devices, trafc probes, per call measurement, deep
packet inspection, the network, customer care systems and
social media to help operators understand and improve
subscriber experience and sentiment.

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Network and Business Intelligence

Service Catalog

DATA ANALYTICS IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

BI Strategy Development End-to-End IT and Platform Program Management
Data Warehouse Design and Tuning Large-scale OSS/BSS Implementation Leadership
Data Mining, Measurement, and Analytics Custom Software Development
Dashboard Design and Reporting Agile/SCRUM Methodology
Operations/Process/Data Analysis & Integration PMO Setup and Operation

OSS/NMS PLATFORM EVOLUTION SERVICE ASSURANCE

Analysis of Network and Vendor Releases
Vendor Release Management
KPI/Alert/Conguration Denition and Calculation
Updated Parameters, Calculations and Reports
Optimized ETL, Data Warehousing and Reporting
Alarm Analysis, Correlation and Reduction
Real-Time Service Impact Dashboards
Operations and Event Analytics
Care & Operations Process Playbooks
Integrated Fault, Change and Performance Management

CLOUD OPERATIONS NETWORK RESOURCE & TOPOLOGY

MANAGEMENT
Implementation and engineering of cloud management
platforms Network/Topology Visualization Solutions
Integration of cloud management tools with existing OSS Engineering Analysis for NRM implementations
tools for end-to-end service perspective Architecture and Integration of NRM solutions
Evaluating commercial and open source cloud management Conguration, Reconciliation and Data Integrity
tools
Software development of feature gaps in commercial tools
for cloud management

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Network and Business Intelligence:

Case Study
Business & Service Intelligence

CHALLENGE Vendor Management: coordinating with multiple RAN vendors:

Alcatel Lucent, Motorola, Samsung, Nortel, Ericsson, Airvana and
A Tier 1 operator needed to gain more accurate reporting of
assessing the impact of their product upgrades.
network performance to improve coverage for their customers
and make more informed decisions about future network
Analyzing Operational Metrics and Reports: determining critical
investments.
EVDO, 3G1X, iDEN, LTE, Femtocell, and PCMD-based operational
metrics and creating a system for reporting the information
To accomplish this goal, they were seeking a partner with the
across teams automatically.
proven RF engineering and data warehousing experience to
create a software solution for gathering nationwide operational
Project Management and Communication Reports: leading the
metrics, producing parameter reporting, analyzing the results,
project management of network element releases and
and communicating the information across multiple divisions of
enhancements, managing against SLA commitments, and
the organization.
proactively identifying potential operational impacts or areas for
further investment.
SOLUTION
The operator selected Nexius because of the company's unique RESULTS
combination of wireless network knowledge and business
The operator dramatically improved operational efciencies and
intelligence experience. To accomplish the goals of this project
is pleased with the more effective reporting to client
Nexius set up a cross-functional team of consultants who
stakeholders and downstream systems. The company has
performed a variety of tasks including:
proactively addressed coverage issues and improved some
operational metrics by more than 25%.
Data Warehouse Design, Set-up, and Data Collection: gathering
requirements from multiple stakeholders acros s the
Nexius has become the trusted business intelligence partner for
organization, designing the system, extracting, transforming,
the organization and has continued to work with them for over
and loading the data, and integrating relational DB/OLAP/BI
four years. The operator now outsources all engineering and
reports with downstream application data feeds.
support of the operational metrics warehouse system to Nexius.

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