Macquarie Telecom set to roll-out Metro Access Network
Macquarie Telecom plans to roll out an intelligent access network
across major national capitals.
The Macquarie Telecom Metro Access Network, combined with an
Intelligent Service Fabric, will deliver increased speed and scalability
for voice, data and Internet applications. It provides Macquarie Telecom's
business and government customers with leading edge managed security,
reduced support costs and enhanced management and diagnostic capabilities
combined with performance guaranteed by leading Service Level Guarantees.
“Traditional carriers, encumbered by their legacy infrastructure, have
been slow to deliver real ICT convergence, often due to the fear of
cannibalising their existing services,” said David Tudehope, Chief
Executive, Macquarie Telecom. “Macquarie
Telecom has a long history of being first to
market with voice, data and hosting solutions dedicated to the needs of
business and government.
“Our customers told us they require more bandwidth at a lower Total
Cost of Ownership (TCO). They also asked for dynamic performance
management and above all else simple but complete network security,” said
Tudehope. “The Metro Access Network has been developed to meet these
needs.”
“From a company perspective, the Macquarie Telecom Metro Access Network
positions us to capitalise on our experience in markets such as VoIP and
IP/VPN and opens up growing revenue streams,” said Tudehope.
It also provides Macquarie Telecom with a platform for faster product
and service development to address the specific needs of business and
government as they embrace the growing market trend to merge voice, data
and Internet applications.
The Macquarie Telecom Metro Access Network can terminate fibre, copper
and satellite to deliver a full range of voice and data services including
ISDN PSTN and VOIP voice services, IP, ATM, Frame Relay, Ethernet, Gigabit
Ethernet, IPVPN services and all types of DSL services
“Business and government users are looking for secure connectivity,
anywhere, anytime,” said Glen Noble,
General
Manager, Data and Hosting, Macquarie Telecom.
“To deliver a converged voice and data solution today requires many types
of IP Telephony as well as expertise in traditional voice ISDN and PSTN.
The Macquarie Telecom Metro Access Network is highly flexible and can be
dedicated to a particular service or partitioned to carry multiple
services over a single integrated access link.”
Existing Macquarie Telecom customers will be the first to enjoy the
benefits of the new network with a seamless transition providing immediate
benefits at no additional costs. The new network will link to Macquarie's
existing core data network.
Extending beyond connectivity and the network, Macquarie Telecom's
‘Intelligent Service Fabric' combines traffic management tools, network
and service security, real-time application management and consolidated
financial reporting to provide business and government customers with
complete control and simplified administration.
The Intelligent Service Fabric includes:
Management tools and reporting systems
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VolumeControl - allows users to monitor and control voice traffic in
near real-time and make changes accordingly
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InView - facilitates streamlined management of data networks
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FleetView - web based reporting and mobile fleet management tool
Security
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24X7 monitoring by specialist staff in the Security Operations
Centre
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Complete range of secured solutions including managed firewall,
anti-virus protection, spam/URL/content filtering and access control
along with standard VPN capabilities, intrusion detection and data
networking plus monitoring, reporting and counter response services
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Leveraging Macquarie Telecom's highly secure and
accredited Intellicentre facility.
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