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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
Inverclyde Council has successfully implemented a cutting edge £3 million ntl:Telewest Business Ethernet VPN network, which is set to fulfil all of their communication and data needs for the next five years. This has resulted in reduced running and billing costs and will ensure security and stability for Inverclyde Council's 5,000 staff. The Ethernet VPN fibre network is now more robust and reliable than the old legacy system and is a foundation to serve the future modernisation and efficiency agenda of the council. According to the Gershon report, the overriding priority for all councils is to "make better use of the public's money." As such, the Ethernet VPN network ensures that the council can utilise technology as well as staff expertise to enhance services for both internal and external customers, while saving resources. The new network will mean the council benefits from significant cost savings through Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies, facilitating free internal calls on the network. Billing procedures have also been significantly rationalised freeing up council time to deal with what really matters, the estimated 82,000 citizens it is responsible for. The Ethernet VPN service delivers 10Mbits/s bandwidth to each council building, with connections to their core site delivered as Gigabit Services. Each of the 100 corporate and education sites directly connected to the ntl:Telewest Business network can be increased to 100Mbits/s remotely, without the need for any equipment changes or the need to send out an engineer.
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