Arrangement and a related method for providing business assurance in communication networks

An assurance module for controlling a communications network, where the assurance module is adapted to a) analyse network traffic indicators in order to obtain data about service quality and possible error sources, b) analyse the network functioning and service quality based on a business model of an operator of the network in order to obtain associated, business-related data effecting at least one factor selected from the group consisting of:

• the operators revenue, churn, sales, cost, and marketing tasks, such as service offering or tariffing, business management such as investment decisions, business intelligence such as customer segmentation or service usage patterns, and c) optimize the functioning of the network by providing a technical correction based on data gathered in steps a) and b) on the basis of predetermined optimization criteria so as to change an operational architecture of the network by said technical correction in order to maximize the operator's revenue, when the operational architecture of the network is changed by said technical correction.