LogiSense Corporation
Encyclopedia
LogiSense is a privately-owned software development company headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario
Canada and part of the Canada's Technology Triangle in Waterloo, Ontario
. LogiSense's EngageIP software provides Telecommunications billing
, Operational Support Systems, Captive Portal
and Bandwidth management
solutions that have been deployed world wide by telecom
, internet service providers and next generation IP service providers including security, monitoring and content distribution. LogiSense EngageIP offers end to end management of IP based telecommunications and next generation services including Broadband
, VoIP, Wi-Fi
, Fixed wireless
, IPTV
, Satellite
and Video-on-demand.
Traditionally LogiSense services growth IP markets with customers including Digiweb
, Infosat Communications, SimpleSignal, Atria Networks (acquired by Rogers Communications
), Telesphere
, KMTS (acquired by Bell Aliant) among others.
Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...
Canada and part of the Canada's Technology Triangle in Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
. LogiSense's EngageIP software provides Telecommunications billing
Telecommunications billing
Telecommunications billing is the process of adding together rated calls or services for a certain user or group of users, applying discounts and preparing the data for invoicing.Billing is also the name for the entire process of creating an invoice...
, Operational Support Systems, Captive Portal
Captive portal
The captive portal technique forces an HTTP client on a network to see a special web page before using the Internet normally. A captive portal turns a Web browser into an authentication device. This is done by intercepting all packets, regardless of address or port, until the user opens a browser...
and Bandwidth management
Bandwidth management
Bandwidth management is the process of measuring and controlling the communications on a network link, to avoid filling the link to capacity or overfilling the link, which would result in network congestion and poor performance of the network.- Management :Bandwidth management mechanisms may be...
solutions that have been deployed world wide by telecom
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
, internet service providers and next generation IP service providers including security, monitoring and content distribution. LogiSense EngageIP offers end to end management of IP based telecommunications and next generation services including Broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
, VoIP, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
, Fixed wireless
Fixed wireless
Fixed wireless is the operation of wireless devices or systems used to connect two fixed locations with a radio or other wireless link, such as laser bridge. Usually, fixed wireless is part of a wireless LAN infrastructure. The purpose of a fixed wireless link is to enable data communications...
, IPTV
IPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
, Satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
and Video-on-demand.
Traditionally LogiSense services growth IP markets with customers including Digiweb
Digiweb
Digiweb is a telecommunications company in Ireland, supplying business and consumer broadband and web hosting.Digiweb is 100% Irish owned and run, and is headquartered in Dundalk, County Louth with its technical, installation and sales offices in Dublin....
, Infosat Communications, SimpleSignal, Atria Networks (acquired by Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications Inc. is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, home phone and internet with additional telecommunications and mass media assets...
), Telesphere
Telesphere
Telesphere is a nationwide business phone and Internet services provider that delivers hosted VoIP telephone services and Internet access to businesses throughout the United States.-History:...
, KMTS (acquired by Bell Aliant) among others.
Corporate History
- LogiSense formed in 1998 as a spinoff from the research and development department of one of the first independent regional ISPs in Southern OntarioSouthern OntarioSouthern Ontario is a region of the province of Ontario, Canada that lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, its surface area would cover between 14 to 15% of the province. It is the southernmost region of...
- In 1999, LogiSense won key Billing/OSS and service management accounts with Siemens AGSiemens AGSiemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
and HMV Japan - In 2001, LogiSense added fixed wirelessFixed wirelessFixed wireless is the operation of wireless devices or systems used to connect two fixed locations with a radio or other wireless link, such as laser bridge. Usually, fixed wireless is part of a wireless LAN infrastructure. The purpose of a fixed wireless link is to enable data communications...
capability to EngageIP that served rural and emerging Wi-FiWi-FiWi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
network providers - In 2003, VoIP rating capability was added to EngageIP and LogiSense officially entered the traditional TelecommunicationTelecommunicationTelecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
space - In 2005, LogiSense converted EngageIP to a fully functional web centric platform
- In 2008, the company partnered with leading softswitchSoftswitchA softswitch is a central device in a telecommunications network which connects telephone calls from one phone line to another, typically via the internet, entirely by means of software running on a general-purpose computer system...
manufacturing vendors and added service provisioningProvisioningIn telecommunication, provisioning is the process of preparing and equipping a network to allow it to provide services to its users. In NS/EP telecommunications services, "provisioning" equates to "initiation" and includes altering the state of an existing priority service or capability.In a...
capabilities
Notable Customer Relationships
- In October 2009, LogiSense announced the implementation of EngageIP at KeyOn - one of the largest providers of wireless broadband, satellite and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services in the United States.
- In October 2009, LogiSense partners with BillSoft to provide billing, rating, taxation solution for U.S. nationwide hosted VoIP services at Telesphere.
- In June 2010, LogiSense wins multi-year Billing and OSS deployment with Calgary-based Infosat Communications LP
See also
- Operations Support SystemOperations support systemOperations support systems are computer systems used by telecommunications service providers. The term OSS most frequently describes "network systems" dealing with the telecom network itself, supporting processes such as maintaining network inventory, provisioning services, configuring network...
- Telecommunications billingTelecommunications billingTelecommunications billing is the process of adding together rated calls or services for a certain user or group of users, applying discounts and preparing the data for invoicing.Billing is also the name for the entire process of creating an invoice...
- Billing Mediation PlatformBilling Mediation PlatformA billing mediation platform is a system used to convert data of certain datatypes to other datatypes, usually for billing purposes. Billing Mediation Platforms are used mostly by telephone companies, who typically need to process UDRs...
- ProvisioningProvisioningIn telecommunication, provisioning is the process of preparing and equipping a network to allow it to provide services to its users. In NS/EP telecommunications services, "provisioning" equates to "initiation" and includes altering the state of an existing priority service or capability.In a...
- Bandwidth managementBandwidth managementBandwidth management is the process of measuring and controlling the communications on a network link, to avoid filling the link to capacity or overfilling the link, which would result in network congestion and poor performance of the network.- Management :Bandwidth management mechanisms may be...
- Traffic ShapingTraffic shapingTraffic shaping is the control of computer network traffic in order to optimize or guarantee performance, improve latency, and/or increase usable bandwidth for some kinds of packets by delaying other kinds of packets that meet certain criteria...
- Hotspot (Wi-Fi)Hotspot (Wi-Fi)A hotspot is a site that offers Internet access over a wireless local area network through the use of a router connected to a link to an Internet service provider...
- VoIP
- Call accountingCall accountingA Call Accounting System is a telecommunications software or hardware application that captures, records, and costs telephone usage events. Internationally call accounting systems may be referred to as call logging systems...
- IPTVIPTVInternet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
- Captive PortalCaptive portalThe captive portal technique forces an HTTP client on a network to see a special web page before using the Internet normally. A captive portal turns a Web browser into an authentication device. This is done by intercepting all packets, regardless of address or port, until the user opens a browser...