HCL collaborates with Agere to provide network solutions

HCL Technologies has entered into an agreement with Agere Systems to develop software solutions and provide customization and system integration services to Agere's customers. This collaboration will allow equipment manufacturers to spend more time in creating the differentiating, revenue-generating equipment features of their products. 

As part of the agreement, HCL Technologies has deployed a sizeable development team of engineers to work with Agere's team on developing and validating complete solutions based on Agere's network processors, including Multi-service Access & Edge, DSLAM & NodeB. Leveraging the resulting expertise in niche technologies like MPLS, QoS, ATM, VLAN, Ipv4/v6, the HCL team will provide complementary customization and system integration services through zero-learning-curve resources. It will augment the efforts of the development teams of equipment manufacturers using Agere network processors and software. 

Agere recently announced a double play of software and service initiatives involving its traffic management network processor chips. They are used in telecommunications equipment such as digital subscribe line access multi-plexers (DSLAMs), third-generation wireless base stations and multi-service access nodes
(MSANs). 

Other benefits to equipment manufacturers who use the combined Agere and HCL offerings include procuring integrated, field-proven and validated hardware and software from a single source. They can also free themselves from the tedious task of writing and testing software code. 

Agere's software features a comprehensive suite of protocols and services for target applications. Additionally, the software is designed to facilitate quickly adding revenue-generating, differentiating features with relatively small, localized changes in code. 

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