Cable & Wireless Irish MSP Roll-Out

Cable & Wireless Begins Expansion of Its Next-Generation Multi-Service Platform in Ireland and Continental Europe

Cable & Wireless Worldwide has announced that it is commencing the rollout of its next-generation network, known as the Multi-Service Platform (MSP), across 21 locations in Ireland and Continental Europe.

Already proven in the UK, India and the Middle East, the extension of the MSP to Ireland and Continental Europe will form part of the company's vast network across Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America, and is scheduled to be complete by the end of September 2009.

In addition to providing their customers with an increased global reach, the company claims its MSP improves network reliability, availability and performance, and at the same time enables them to provide enhanced support as well as predictable and seamless service delivery that their customers want.

According to David Molony, principle analyst at Ovum, Cable & Wireless' MSP is one of the most advanced global telecommunications networks in the world. He said "The extension of the MSP to Europe will enable it to provide greater support to its international customers through a range of innovative next-generation services."

Cable & Wireless has been a trusted technology partner of Europe's largest low-fare airline, Ryanair, for more than a decade. Eric Neville, Ryanair's IT Director of commented, "Cable & Wireless world-class IP network has provided us with a fast, reliable and highly-scalable backbone that has supported our business growth to 67 million passengers in 26 countries. With the implementation of its next-generation MSP, Ryanair will be able to quickly and cost-effectively introduce innovative new services that will support our employees and customers throughout Europe."

The network will enable business' to drive efficiencies by providing access to high-quality Managed IP services including IP Virtual Private Networks with built-in Quality of Service (IP VPN QoS), and Carrier MPLS. The network will also enable access to advanced Ethernet services (including Ethernet VPN) as well as value-added communications applications such as high-definition video conferencing, IP telephony, Application Performance Management solutions, IPCCTV and Digital Signage.

With the MSP, Cable & Wireless has been able to evolve its solutions portfolio which will benefit multi-national customers with a footprint in Europe. Customers can now achieve consolidation and cost savings across multiple geographies, while the roll out of new applications can be centrally managed and monitored, providing companies with a single, flexible and cost effective solution.

The company are now able to offer propositions such as

• Application Performance Management Solutions enable customers to gain visibility and control of their network usage allowing them to optimise, accelerate and manage the network. This 'application-aware' networking capability delivers the highest performance levels for customers' business critical applications.

• Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solutions allow companies to gain control of their total telecom spends. TEM is a set of software suites that allow the IT and finance departments of companies to work efficiently together to better manage their telecom resources and reduce expenses. An efficiently implemented TEM solution also provides an organisation with greater operational efficiency, enhanced service levels and reduced telecoms expenses.

• Information Security Consulting Services deliver practical recommendations and solutions to help organisations mitigate their information security risks while instituting various programmes to help improve the security of the organisations' information assets. In Cable & Wireless, we believe that a robust information security framework should consist of four aspects of management: Strategic, Operational, Compliance and Investigation.

• Managed Video Conferencing Solutions from Cable & Wireless include a highly intelligent, next generation bridging application (Virtual Presence) that brings together multiple device types, conferencing end points (regardless of manufacturer) and media into a single user friendly service. Virtual presence allows the initiation and management of calls simply and seamlessly using the concept of virtual rooms. Conferences can therefore be set up at the touch of a button and new participants can be bought in at any time, wherever they are. In addition, for those highly important conferences that need to be carefully managed, Cable & Wireless can provide a concierge service for call set-up and support.

• Managed IP-Voice Services allows customers to maximise the utilisation of their existing IP infrastructure by running Quality of Service (QOS) enabled voice traffic on it. The service offered by Cable&Wireless allows customers to control IP-Telephony migration, ensuring the existing assets are properly utilised. The service also provides outsourced management delivering lower cost of ownership and avoiding the need for skilled internal staff for detailed design and implementation as well as reducing costs of international calls using IP trunking.

Commenting on the announcement Nick Lambert, Managing Director, Global Markets at Cable & Wireless Worldwide said, "The rollout of the MSP across Ireland and Continental Europe will see another piece of our global IP network fall into place. Our large multinational and Carrier customers need the very best telecommunication solutions across all their locations and this is exactly what we will provide them. Today's announcement is a significant milestone in the journey towards the completion of a truly global next-generation network that will benefit all of our customers with an international footprint."

Nick's colleague, Noreen O'Hare (pictured above), Director of Europe at Cable & Wireless Worldwide added: "We've been providing communication solutions to our many customers throughout Europe for some time now and delivering an excellent customer service has been pivotal to our success. Now we will deliver a step change in capacity capability, utilising the very best Ethernet technologies alongside our traditional services. This enhances our customers' ability to compete in today's tough marketplace."

She concluded "MSP enables lower cost, higher speed, application aware connectivity within our European base and to our Global network in more than 150 countries including Asia Pacific, India, Middle East & Africa and USA.

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