Abstract

Develop a proposal for a management model that allows, through knowledge management, to preserve the quality of services during the technological evolution of networks in a telecommunications company. Today, BaghTel is considered the main telecommunications company in Iraq and some time ago it was acquired by the Iraqi government, which has generated a significant organizational transformation, added to the fact of the rapid technological evolution and the strong competition of the sector. These factors give rise to concern on the part of certain units regarding which management model can best adapt to these changes. In addition to these reasons, there is a need for companies like BaghTel to improve the management of this type of updates or migrations, which would later translate into improvements in the quality of services provided by the company. This study seeks to propose a management model that allows optimizing the administration of networks and services, during the organizational transformation processes that occur in a telecommunications company as a result of today's technological evolution. The importance of this work lies in the opportunity to optimize, through a management model, the way to control an important technological change, which will ensure and improve the service levels that any telecommunications company provides to its end users. The final process, measures and assessments, include a viewing and use of management indicators of the results obtained in BaghTel's Specialist Networks Management; this consists essentially of a periodic monitoring and evaluation of the key variables in the management of the TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) and NGN (next generation of networks) networks;

Highlights

  • Telephone companies worldwide are in different stages of the transition process to a generation of networks based on IP (Internet Protocol), BaghTel (Baghdad Telecom)[1], Iraq is no exception to this process

  • It means that technology migration processes must be closely controlled by the company that makes the transition, as well as knowledge management, without a doubt, contributes to improving the quality of decisions that need to be taken in every company, in technical ones, where new knowledge is developed daily as a result of rapid evolution

  • The key challenge of knowledge management is the lack of knowledge by many organisations with respect to the opportunity that an effective knowledge management model can create, and the lack of interest in implementing a knowledge management method that has been shown to produce a profit

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Summary

Introduction

Telephone companies worldwide are in different stages of the transition process to a generation of networks based on IP (Internet Protocol), BaghTel (Baghdad Telecom)[1], Iraq is no exception to this process. There have been several proposals to improve the way of working at BaghTel and to correctly manage the rapid technological evolution; despite this, the strong resistance to change in relation to paradigms oriented to information technology (IT) versus telecommunications technologies (Telco), time demands, high operational complexity and recent changes in society, may compromise quality of current and future services. The aim of this research work is, how to manage the technological innovation of networks, during the migration from a TDM network to NGN, in telecommunications operating companies, guaranteeing the quality of the services offered to end customers? With the transition to NGN technology, there is a lot of technical training, it is observed that the knowledge in BaghTel is scattered with a focus on the individual, and is managed informally, this leads to a process of changes and intellectual construction by pieces (Telco’s Vs. IT), which are responsible for day-to-day operations. In order to carry out this research, it was not possible to have the availability of all the necessary personnel, since there is a lot of resistance to technological change[6]

Methodological Framework
PSTN Network Management Before Migration to NGN Networks
Establish practical definitions
Identify the current strategy
Analysis of capacities
Design of a Knowledge Architecture
Reduction of temporary barriers
Reduction of social barriers
Coding
Creation of the organizational climate
Execution of activities
Periodic review
Qualitative measurements
Conclusion
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