Datastream optimizes VTR network management

Chilean telco and cable TV operator VTR said in a statement it would implement Datastream Systems' (Nasdaq: DTSM) 7i solution to more efficiently manage all the components, from fiber optic cables, nodes and transmitters, to receivers and amplifiers that compose its national broadband network. Datastream 7i will aid VTR in identifying and preventing network faults, and on a second level offers VTR a fleet management solution. VTR IT manager Julio Martinich said the solution also opens up the future possibility of field technicians being able to exchange data wirelessly. The project is supposed to be ready by end-year, and Martinich said VTR expects a return on investment within 18 months. Datastream 7i runs on the Sun Solaris and Oracle 8i platforms. The fault monitoring application is based on NetExpert technology, while Oracle Financials provides the asset management solution, and digital maps of VTR's networks were designed on Autodesk AutoCAD.