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Administrative Information
Name of the testbed:	Octopus Network
Name of the principal organisation operates the Testbed:	Oulu Innovation Ltd. & Oulu University of Applied Sciences
Type of organisation:	SME
Address of principal office of the testbed:	Elektroniikkatie 6 90570 Oulu FINLAND
Name of administrative contact person:	Mr. Jussi Mäkinen
	Tel (administrative):+358 400 995 466
	E-mail (administrative):jussi.makinen@octo.fi
Name of technical contact person:	Mr. Jussi Mäkinen
	Tel (technical):+358 400 995 466
	E-mail (technical):jussi.makinen@octo.fi
Permanent employees:	yes
Number of employees:	6
Name of the principal organisation that operates the testbed:	Oulu Innovation Ltd. & Oulu University of Applied Sciences
Type of organisation:	SME
Principal area of activity:	Services
Principal sector of activity:	Telecommunications

Technical Information
Brief description of the testbed:
Octopus is an advanced and genuine testbed in which mobile technology as well as applications and services are researched, developed and tested. Since 2002 Octopus' customers have created tens of new, innovative wireless solutions and services in Octopus environment.
Classification:	The core of the Octopus service is a closed operator environment - meant for developing and testing mobile applications - that functions in a nationwide Multi Access network (2G, 3G, WLAN, WiMAX). The testing environment provides Octopus' customers with a competitive advantage, which is further enhanced with comprehensive services. During this "innovation to business" process, Octopus provides its customers with training and business support, too.
Components:	IMS, SIP, A-GPS, SMSC, MMSC, WAP, PoC, VoIP, Presence, Messaging, Delivery, Streaming etc.
Access networks:	WiFi,WiMax,Ethernet,xDSL,3G/UMTS,GPRS,HSDPA,EDGE
Remote secure access:	VPN,IPSec,SSH
Application keywords:	Wireless, Testing, Services, IMS, SIP, SMS, MMS, PoC, VoIP, Video, Streaming, Conferencing, Messaging, Presence, QoS, E2E, Web, Web2.0, SOA, Internet
Testing keywords:	Conformance,Functionality,Interoperability,Performance,Benchmarking,Measurement,Other
Testing resources:	More than 60 companies and communities are utilizing the Octopus Network. The leading participants are Nokia, Mobile Network Operators like DNA and TeliaSonera, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Oulu Innovation and the City of Oulu. The group includes also other major technology houses, innovative and agile companies, competent schools and top research units, such as VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) and CWC (Centre for Wireless Communications) at the University of Oulu.
Main standards:	3GPP, ETSI, TISPAN, OMA, IEEE

Operational information
Description of the services offered:
IMS-based testbed plus full 2G/3G Mobile Operator Network, Converging Networks Laboratory, Next Generation Network, Network Measurement and Benchmarking tools, Simulators etc. (for both Air Interface and Network side).
Planned evolution of the technologies used and services offered:
LTE, Mobile WiMAX, Web2.0, SOA, Future Internet etc.
Objectives of the testbed:
Testing will be a globally increasing business area in the future. We want to provide our customers cost effective access to the latest wireless technologies in closed testing environments. We offer especially for SME's and their products a unique possibility to improve quality and gain faster TTM (Time-to-market).
Governance model:
Testing services are available from Octopus Network, administration tasks are supplied by Oulu Innovation Ltd.
Target market:
Octopus services are available for application developers, device manufacturers and network operators among others. Global access is up and running already.
Unique offering:
A real, operator-level IMS infrastructure for third party testers (max. 500 000 subscribers simultaneously)!
Funding model:	PPP
Access policies to the testbed:	Other
Other access policy:	Access to Octopus Network is based on customer fees. Annual membership or timely-based services are available now, web-based services will be in use later.
Intellectual property handling:	NDA's are signed with our key partners.
Repository of test results:	yes
Access to repository of test results:	Several options
General comment:
More information available at: http://www.octo.fi/index.php?40
Upload a description file:	1208784249_Octopus Network Roadshow 2008_Brief.ppt

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