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O2 signs up BT in new deal
Tuesday May 13th 2008. Posted: 10:03
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The solution will use BT's new ethernet service on 21CN
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BT has today (Tuesday) announced a new managed network solutions agreement with mobile operator O2.
Under the five-year agreement, BT Wholesale will provide and manage high-speed connectivity between most of O2’s base stations and its core national network. BT says it will design and deliver a cost-efficient and flexible solution that enables O2 to manage predicted increases in network traffic caused by new bandwidth-intensive handsets, reducing the need to invest heavily in significant and advanced network upgrading. The solution will use BT’s new next generation ethernet service - on the 21st century network - which provides scalable bandwidth to meet increased network demand flexibly and matches costs to actual traffic and revenue increases. Nigel Purdy, O2’s head of networks engineering, said: “In working in partnership with BT Wholesale, we have a solution that takes care of our growing access and bandwidth needs while enabling us to realise greater cost efficiencies. “It allows our customers to experience a better mobile broadband experience and significantly reduces our access transmission whole-lifecycle costs.” BT Wholesale chief executive Sally Davis said: “Communications providers want to secure revenue growth from new services without risking upfront capital and operational investments. “Consumers are increasingly using mobile devices to access and send data such as photos, video, gaming and high-speed web browsing. “These bandwidth-hungry applications put considerable strain on backhaul networks. BT is able to design, tailor and manage the access network and cater to the demands that O2’s customers are increasingly putting on the network.”
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