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Infovista Receives Top Honors for Small Cell Network Planning and Design

Bernard Breton
Nov. 14 2013
Application Performance Management Network Performance Management Small Cells
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By Bernard Breton, SVP, Americas and APAC and Chief Marketing Officer, Infovista

After being awarded a Pipeline 2013 Innovation Award and a 2012 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award, I am very pleased to share that our innovative, industry-leading product, Mentum Planet is continuing its award streak. Mentum Planet has been selected as the winner of the Cell Sites category in this year's Fierce Innovation Awards: Telecom Edition! We were up against some worthy competitors — AT&T and SpiderCloud were also named finalists for their Cell Sites innovations — and are honored to have been selected by the carrier-only panel of judges as the winner in this category.

Fierce Innovation Awards 2013 WinnerSmall cells have proven to be an important solution to manage the rising demand for network capacity, but many mobile operators are still struggling to efficiently deploy this technology. While small cells can be deployed tactically to maintain consistent network performance, mobile operators must also consider and plan for future data traffic growth and network expansions.

These long-term deployments require sufficient planning to ensure they achieve the desired results. As such, mobile operators must rely on state-of-the-art wireless access network planning and design and network optimization capabilities, like those within Mentum Planet, to define and execute an effective small cell strategy. Mentum Planet's 3D visualization, advanced traffic modeling and automated design capabilities are revolutionizing this planning process by enabling operators to establish an in-depth understanding of the mobile network and quickly develop and analyze the outcome of their small cells plans. All in all, that means mobile operators can ensure they are deploying small cells where they are needed most and preparing their networks for future demands while minimizing roll-out costs.

If you're interested in learning more about Mentum Planet and its role in planning and optimizing mobile networks, please visit our website or reach out to me directly at [email protected].

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Bernard Breton

Mr. Breton is responsible for sales in the Americas and Asia-Pacific, as well as InfoVista’s marketing strategy. He joined the company following the acquisition of Mentum in 2012; he was the company’s chief operating and strategy officer. In that capacity, he was in charge of business strategy, marketing, sales, deliveries and customer care. Prior to this, Mr. Breton was a director at Ericsson and member of the TEMS executive team following the acquisition of Marconi, where he was vice president of R&D for the wireless division and led the product strategy and development of the network planning and billing mediation products. Mr. Breton is a recognized leader in the fields of radio propagation and wireless network simulation and optimization. He has spoken at numerous industry events, has authored multiple technical papers and patents, and has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Breton holds a degree in electrical engineering with a specialization in telecommunications from Sherbrooke University in Canada.

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