As networks become more complex and users demand more value for their money, network and service providers are faced with increasing challenges. In the early 2000s, the thinking was that bandwidth was practically free since networks were so overbuilt. Current rational thinking concludes that simply lighting up bandwidth is not the only way to manage cost. Management of the network, provisioning of new elements, ensuring high QoS on network links, etc. have become of vital concern since the “old way” of thinking is no longer valid.

With economic pressure on both network peers and end-user customers, the demand for lower pricing has forced providers to come up with new and innovative ways to take existing network assets and run them more efficiently while also looking for opportunities to launch new services. The result of this has been for providers to place a much higher priority on optimizing the network without losing sight of the broader goal of new revenue. To that end, the demand for tools to enable these end goals has become broader in scope, yet defined and specific in purpose.

Narus understands both the needs of today’s providers and the complex network they’re managing. That knowledge led to the creation and ongoing development of NarusInsight, the real-time traffic intelligence system and the associated Cyber Protection, Intercept, and Traffic Management solutions. The overarching product and solutions were designed with specific provider needs in mind. The combination ensures full visibility into network traffic across time, geography and technology (both element type and network type) and goes beyond simply monitoring to ensure full network security against data plane and control plane attacks as well as support for regulatory compliance associated with Lawful Intercept.