The INOV activity in communications networks and QoS includes several sub-areas, namely, development of systems and equipment for telecommunications, audit and special technical consultancy in the area of communications networks as well as advanced training. Experience of developing software for telecommunications systems and equipment using advanced methods for specifying, testing and validation of software, participation in various large and medium-sized projects for leading national and international telecommunications enterprises, enabled us to acquire technology in the areas of communications dedicated to voice and data, ISDN, ATM, concentrators and digital multiplexers for switching and IP networks (wired and wireless) with Quality of Service. We also have experience in transmission of video information across networks of this type, including codification and distribution of video, which in 2005 was treated as an independent direction.

Know-how acquired during the development of communications systems and equipment supported INOV in entering into the market of specialised technical consultancy on networks, communications and security, targeting at operators, telecommunications system/equipment manufacturers and companies with medium- or large-size communications networks. We focus on the design and implementation of the network architecture, infrastructure design, consulting, planning and implementation of the communications networks (WAN/LAN and WWAN / WLAN), taking into account the specific business requirements and their evolution, available budget and technological developments; audit of the network management, analysis of the management model; QoS assessment, and even the advanced training and know-how transfer.

The combination of know-how acquired in networks and telecommunications systems, information systems and telecommunications applications made the security informatics a strategic area in which our knowledge turned out to be particularly effective.

Currently specialised technic consultancy is the main activity in this area, especially:

• Decision making support: interpretation of the results and recommendations of audits, helping the client to define a solution and analyse the various solutions proposed by the market.
  
• Audit: is based on the intrusion tests involving the detection and analysis of vulnerabilities, yielded by the client's system, and concludes by a set of concrete measures to achieve the security level desired by the client.
  
• Designing solutions for intrusion detection: based on the audit results and the client needs, we define a solution enabling an intrusion (or an intrusion attempt) to be detected as soon as possible by the client's infrastructure.
  
• Audit and consultancy in the area of communications: for the banking sector at the Communications Centre and Backbone level, following the rules of international organisations acting in the networking area, including: Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), Uptime Institute, Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI ) and TM-Forum.