Ethernet Services (UK)

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BT (UK) Etherflow
BT made a breakthrough with the launch of Etherflow during October 2008 representing a product milestone and one of the first services running on 21CN. Ongoing NGN deployments continue to improve Etherflow’s reach and performance. (6/10/2009)
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Cable & Wireless (UK) Ethernet Wireline, Ethernet VPN
Cable & Wireless launched its ‘Ethernet VPN’ and ‘Ethernet Wireline’ nearly one year ago. The carrier has a solid range complete with multiple CoS and backed by strong UK networks. MEF 9 &14 accreditation is complete pending paperwork. (4/7/2009)
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COLT Telecom (UK) E-PN, LANLink Metro, LANLink National and LANLink International
COLT was an early-mover in Ethernet WAN resulting in a comprehensive MEF-accredited portfolio. Other UK players will seek to undermine on-net reach, but in fact COLT is an expert in negotiating Ethernet NNIs in the UK, the US, and Europe. (3/30/2009)
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Exponential-e PowerNGN 100, PowerAccess, PowerWAN
Exponential-e continues to make positive progress expanding its Ethernet range with wholesale services and adding mid-band products for SMEs. The operator has a number of unique selling points leveraging its NGN. (3/30/2009)
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ntl: Telewest Business (UK) National Ethernet, Ethernet VPN, Ethernet Extensions, High Capacity Services
ntl:Telewest Business Ethernet is richly embellished and supported by extensive networks. However, the local market is intensely competitive with large scale rivals, such as BT and C&W/THUS, and new aggressive entrants such as Exponential-e. (4/3/2009)
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• Current Analysis Perspective
• Product Strengths & Weaknesses
• Product Point and Counterpoint
• Product Buying Criteria
• Product Metrics

• Network Performance and Reach
  • The ability of an operator to provide end-to-end Ethernet over a choice of various network technologies supporting different ports speeds over a large on-net footprint is a key buying criteria for enterprise customers.
• Features and Pricing
  • A broad MEF-certified range including EPL, E-LAN and E-Line options, improves a carrier’s position. Furthermore, clients seek competitively priced services, including pay-as-you-go bandwidth. Examples of other desirable features include standard online monitoring, Q-in-Q, and VLAN tagging.
• Service Level Agreements
  • Consistent SLAs covering both on-net and off-net performance of the network, such as latency, jitter, packet-loss, and availability, are important for clients seeking to distinguish the most appropriate offer; and to give a sense of operator-accountability in case of any service issues.

• Network
  • Technologies
    
  • Topology
    
  • Primary Equipment Vendors
    
  • Port Speeds
    
  • Bandwidth Increments
    
  • Fixed/Burstable Bandwidth Support
    
  • Bandwidth-on-demand
    
  • On-Net Coverage (UK-focus)
    
  • Off-Net Coverage (UK) based on interconnection
    
  • Number of Ethernet NNI Partners
    
  • Interconnection Certification Processes
    
  • Local Access Options
    
  • Ethernet MANs in the UK
    
  • Number of Ethernet-enabled PoPs in the UK
• Service Content and Value-added Features
  • Ethernet Portfolio
    
  • Fully-managed/unmanaged
    
  • MEF-certification 9 & 14
    
  • Wholesale & Retail Strategy
    
  • Supported Applications
    
  • E-Line (Point-to-Point)
    
  • EPL/EVPL (Dedicated/Shared)
    
  • E-LAN (Multipoint-to-Multipoint)
    
  • VLAN tagging
    
  • SVLANs (Q-in-Q)
    
  • VPLS
    
  • DWDM Wavelength
    
  • Pricing
    
  • Online Monitoring Parameters
    
  • Monitoring System
    
  • Refresh Rate and Monthly Reporting
    
  • Online Bandwidth Provisioning
• SLA
• Proactive/Reactive
  
• Outage Compensation
  
• Metro Availability
  
• Long-haul Availability
  
• PoP-to-PoP/CPE-to-CPE
  
• Latency
  
• Packet Loss
  
• RTD
  
• Jitter
  
• MTTR
  
• Provisioning Lead Times
  
• CoS