New Delhi : WebNMS, a division of Zoho Corp. and a leading global provider of network and element management solutions, today announced the launch of its Cell Tower Manager (CTM) product in the machine-to-machine (M2M) space, developed in India for global and Indian telecom tower companies. WebNMS CTM is an out-of-box intelligent and comprehensive solution designed to remotely monitor, control and manage telecom tower stations around-the-clock, providing real time information to telecom site managers.

With the long term experience in networking devices, WebNMS ventures into the fast growing   M2M space with the most impressive remote cell tower monitoring solution. The massive growth in the telecom industry coupled with telecom tower sharing by multiple service providers increases the need for advanced remote monitoring solution for the thousands of cell tower sites in India. The easy–to–use client interface coupled with big data analytics capabilities of WebNMS Cell Tower Manager provides a clear picture of the remote assets, their location, performance, energy consumption and alarm details of the telecom tower site, along with keeping continuous watch on the power input sources at the site, which is the major concern at any cell tower.

Speaking at the launch, Sudhakar S Marthi, Vice President, Global Business Development, Zoho Corp. said, “According to a recent industry forecast, Machine-to-machine communications (M2M) and the Internet of Things is shaping up to be a massive business opportunity, nearly a trillion-dollar market by 2020. With the saturating cellular calling market and almost everyone with a mobile phone today, M2M will become an indispensable focus for the future.”

Prabhu Ramachandran, Director-WebNMS, WebNMS and Sudhakar S Marthi, VP Global Business Development, during the launch of Cell Tower Manager

Prabhu Ramachandran, Director-WebNMS, WebNMS affirmed saying, “India’s telecom sector is now the second largest in the world, and the fastest growing with a CAGR of 20%. This provides a huge opportunity for telecom tower companies in the country. WebNMS Cell Tower Manager is a complete remote monitoring solution for telecom tower companies, with an advanced, intelligent and economical answer to address and confront the growing demand in the business.

WebNMS CTM is a complete solution consisting of well integrated RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) and a central monitoring software. The WebNMS CTM enables telecom tower companies to specifically address the operational pain points like fuel and power pilferage, escalating operating costs and environmental concerns, and derive at a solution to optimize asset utilization and reduce carbon footprint. WebNMS CTM enables the operators to improve margin by efficient energy management, effective logistics, centralized control of passive assets, secured remote sites a