21CN Hype or Reality

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21CN Hype or Reality?

• Tom Saville
• Independent Consultant NGA NGN

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What is a Next Generation Network?

• According to the ITU the definition of an NGN is
• A Next Generation Network (NGN) is a packet based
  network able to provide services making use of
  multiple broadband, QoS-enabled transport
  technologies

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The View of the Market Place

• October 2006
• "Customers have been subjected to a lot of hype
  about NGN."
• John Pluthero, Cable Wireless

NGN
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NGNs in the UK - History

• 1999 Thus launch NGN with 190 POPs and 10,000km
  of fibre.
• 2005 Opal / Carphone Warehouse launch NGN
• 2005 NTL launches a 266-node NGN network with 30
  core nodes around the U.K.
• 2006 CW launch their NGN in London.
• 2006 BT switch on their NGN (21CN) in Wales.
• 2008 Colt deploy their NGN in London, Paris and
  Frankfurt.

To date, its all been about Network Cost Savings
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NGNs in the UK

• Many Network Providers are investing in NGNs.
• So why choose to go with BTs 21CN?
• Scale
• BT is investing 10bn in 21CN whilst the others
  are investing 0.1bn 0.4bn each on focussed
  roll-outs.
• Coverage in 2009 and 2010
• Whilst some others can achieve 60 75, the BT
  solution achieves 97 of businesses by 2010.

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Why have InTechnology chosen to go with BTs 21CN?

• Suitable business focussed products are available
  now with good UK coverage
• InTechnology seriously reviewed the offers of all
  of the other UK Carriers and rejected them on
  either coverage or delayed availability.
• 21CN is available and it is available to a high
  percentage of UK businesses now.

• March 2009

• March 2010

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What will 21CN do for InTechnologys Customers?

• Access InTechnologys exciting new applications
  and services faster than ever before
• Reduce costs and future proof telecoms investment
• Competitive advantage

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The benefits of choosing InTechnologys Converged
Offer

• InTechnology can now offer and deliver converged
  future proof business networks for voice, data
  and Internet at very competitive prices.
• One converged set of NGN products for customers
  one strategic purchase decision
• One strategic converged budget for
  communications- the responsibility of one senior
  individual, resulting in strategic rather than
  territorial decisions

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So, 21CN is available today

• 21CN products are launched with a substantial UK
  footprint
• Nearly all UK business sites can benefit during
  2009 and 2010.
• These products combined with InTechnologys
  existing network and pay-as-you go data and voice
  services are available from today.
• During 2009 21CN moves from Hype to Reality.