For multinationals, moving from international Frame Relay circuits to an MPLS IP VPN does not necessarily save money in the short term though longer-term financial payoffs are already being reported by early adopters.
The service provider uses Ethernet to transport IP traffic over optical wavelengths, coupled with Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), which it claims guarantees the timely delivery of the packets. We've already launched our IP VPN QoS network and...
A lot of organisations we deal with have PBXes and are not in a position to just throw them away, so we are seeing a hybrid approach where their PBX is connected across different sites using an IP VPN," says Howard Ends, IP Services marketing...
For example, in August, Telefonica Deutschland launched a VoIP solution as part of its MPLS IP-VPN solution. Many operators now offer on-net calling in the IP VPN, which is excellent for keeping costs down.
Technology companies that participated in Moonv6 included AT&T, France Telecom, Agilent Technologies, Check Point Software Technologies, Cisco Systems, Extreme Networks, Foundry Networks, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Lucent Technologies...
We're not saying they're no good [at supporting themselves], just that first and foremost they're architects or lawyers or consultants. Wireworx, a PC support service for one-man bands and 'microbusinesses', has entered into a pan-European...