Ethernet Services (Europe)

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BT Global Services LAN/SAN Extension Services
BT is poised to upgrade its Ethernet service range at the pan-European level with the imminent launch of Global Etherflow. However, until this new product comes to market the carrier’s portfolio and lexicon is behind the competition. (6/17/2009)
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COLT Telecom LANLink, Ethernet VPN, Switched Ethernet VPN
COLT remains a market leader in carrier Ethernet, with unmatched Ethernet First Mile (EFM) capabilities in more than ten European countries, and positive service expansions to the US in 2009, with other destinations on the roadmap. (12/28/2009)
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Interoute Ethernet Flex and Ethernet Clear
Interoute has a strong Ethernet offer, punching well above the company’s weight relative to certain large-scale competitors. Challenges facing the company include developing an any-to-any service and raising its profile. (6/9/2009)
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KPN International Next Generation VPN, E-Lan & E-Line
KPN’s VPLS any-to-any Ethernet, available in 22 countries in Europe, is very competitive. The carrier is in a position to attack the Ethernet VPN market relatively unhindered by competition with the exception of COLT. (7/9/2009)
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Orange Business Services International Ethernet Link
Orange Business Services sells a compelling pan-European point-to-point Ethernet product. Efforts are underway to improve the range with Ethernet VPLS and E-LAN to launch in eight countries by the end of 2009. (6/11/2009)
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Verizon Business Ethernet Private Line
Verizon Business has a strong Ethernet proposal underpinned by a very robust international EPL offer, and the operator has deployed CPA in 16 destinations in Europe paving the way for EVPL and VPLS Ethernet. (6/9/2009)
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• Current Analysis Perspective
• Product Strengths & Weaknesses
• Product Point and Counterpoint
• Product Buying Criteria
• Product Metrics

• Geographic Network and Service Presence and Reach
  • The ability of an operator to provide Ethernet access both on- and off-net across multiple cities and countries is a significant selection criterion for multinational customers seeking cross-border WAN Ethernet solutions within Europe.
• Service Content, Quality, Variety and Flexibility
  • The greater the range of Ethernet services an operator can provide, the greater the appeal to customers, such as 10 Gbps capability, point-to-point and any-to-any offers, shared and dedicated options, fixed and burstable bandwidth choices and additional features such as online monitoring.
• SLA Guarantees and Performance Parameters
  • Consistent SLA guarantees extending both on- and off-net such as network availability, latency, packet loss, round-trip delay, jitter, MTTR and installation deadlines are an important measure of differentiation for customers comparing pan-European Ethernet WAN services.

• Access Speeds
  
• Bandwidth Increments
  
• Fixed/Burstable Bandwidth
  
• Bandwidth On-Demand
  
• On-Net Coverage (Europe)
  
• Off-Net Coverage (Europe)
  
• Local Access Options
  
• Ethernet MANs (Europe)
  
• Ethernet PoPs (Europe)
  
• Underlying Architecture
  
• Layer
  
• E-Line Services (Point-to-Point)
  
• EPL/EVPL Services (Dedicated/Shared)
  
• E-LAN Services (Multipoint-to-Multipoint)
  
• VLAN Supported
  
• SVLANs (Q-in-Q) Supported
  
• VPLS Supported
  
• Voice-over-Ethernet Supported
  
• SLAs
  
• Proactive/Reactive
  
• Outage Compensation
  
• Metro Availability
  
• Long-haul Availability
  
• PoP-to-PoP/CPE-to-CPE
  
• Latency
  
• Packet Loss
  
• Jitter
  
• MTTR
  
• Provisioning
  
• CoS
  
• Managed/Unmanaged
  
• Pricing
  
• Online Monitoring
  
• Monitoring Application
  
• Refresh Rate
  
• Monthly Reporting
  
• Online Provisioning