PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A - News) today announced a $14.5 million order with India's primary communications service providers Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (VSNL) and Tata Teleservices Ltd. (TTSL). The companies will use the Agilent OSS solutions to form their centralized network management system (CNMS) located in Mumbai. The CNMS will manage the service providers' international and nationwide telecommunications services, ensuring high quality of service and optimal customer satisfaction while streamlining network operations.

"We chose Agilent's OSS solutions as the base of our CNMS, given their comprehensive functionality and flexibility across proven global deployments," said Greg Young, chief technology officer, corporate, at TTSL.

The $14.5 million deal includes Agilent OSS QoS Manager and NETeXPERT-based network management software products, services and support. Coupled with partner products, CNMS will be one of the most comprehensive end-to-end OSS solutions in the industry, covering fault, performance, configuration, security, inventory, trouble ticketing and work flow management.

"Since Agilent is the largest provider of service assurance solutions and has one of the largest OSS customer bases in Asia Pacific, it is uniquely equipped to offer the efficiency, experience and expertise that service providers in this high-growth region require," said Naveen Bhat, vice president and general manager, Agilent OSSG Asia-Pacific. "We are pleased that such prominent service providers as VSNL and TTSL have chosen our solution as the basis of their business-critical network management system."

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