New Sprint Products Assist Australian MNCs With IP Network Migration
Announcement posted by Sprint 29 Jan 2003
Enables traditional Layer 2 network services to tap the performance and reliability of SprintLink global IP network
Sprint (NYSE: FON, PCS) can now provide Australian-based multi-national companies with a secure and cost effective way to bridge the gap between legacy and IP (Internet Protocol) services following todays global launch of three new innovative IP solutions.
The products, dubbed SprintLink Frame Relay, SprintLink Packet Private Line and SprintLink Virtual LAN Services (local area network), strengthen the Sprint global enterprise network portfolio and enhance the companys strategy for helping customers establish new IP services or transition from legacy services to those that are IP-based.
These services will be available in Australia through Sprints nodes in Melbourne and Sydney.
Sprint Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, David Eagle said the products would be of significant interest to Australian-based companies.
For the first time, businesses using frame relay and other legacy technology will be able to enjoy the benefit of Sprints award-winning IP backbone while still protecting their investment in equipment and facilities. We have already seen in Australia a high level of interest in IP services because of the efficiencies and flexibility they offer, Mr Eagle said.
New Sprint Products Assist Australian MNCs With IP Network Migration
These new Sprint products allow a gradual migration to a secure IP network with little or no disruption to the business applications being supported.
With the introduction of SprintLink Frame Relay, Packet Private Line and Virtual LAN Services, Sprint becomes the first global provider to offer products based on Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3). This technology is an emerging industry standard and feature of the Cisco IOS Software. L2TPv3 supports IP encapsulation of numerous Layer 2 protocols and provides authenticated tunneling to allow Layer 2 traffic to securely traverse a native IP core. Sprint has implemented L2TPv3 across its entire IP network without having to re-engineer the network or change its architecture.
Renee Gamble, Program Manager - Asia/Pacific IP and Broadband Research, IDC said Enterprises across Asia/Pacific are looking to IP platforms as a way to realise cost savings with their communications services, but key to convincing them to migrate to IP solutions, is a smooth and transparent migration strategy, with minimal up-front investments in CPE.
Although IDC expects revenue from IP VPN services in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) to grow by 58% from US$806 million in 2002 to US$1.3 billion in 2003, many enterprises are still adopting a 'wait-and-see' approach with IP services. L2TPv3 technology provides an opportunity for enterprises with legacy frame relay infrastructure to consider the value proposition of IP platforms before migrating to IP VPNs, said Ms Gamble.
L2TPv3 was pioneered by Cisco in collaboration with Sprint, said Sangeeta Anand, vice president of product management for the Cisco Internet Technologies Division in the US. It was designed to take advantage of the simplicity and power of the native IP network to bring robust and secure multi-service capabilities to IP.
SprintLink solutions based on L2TPv3 offer customers the opportunity to capitalize on the performance, survivability and flexibility inherent in the Sprint Tier 1 IP network. All are covered by strong service level agreements for installation, data delivery/packet loss, latency and availability. Standard features include advanced Web-based reporting with detailed performance and utilization information. Port speeds range from 56/64 Kbps to 155Mbps.
Product Details
SprintLink Frame Relay
A next-generation frame relay service that allows frame relay packets to ride securely over the SprintLink native IP core, versus a statically switched ATM network. Customers benefit from the scalable bandwidth, intelligence and reliability of IP, while maximizing existing investments in frame relay customer premises equipment (CPE) and expertise. The solution offers high reliability, consistent bursting up to full port speed and security equal to that of legacy options.
In addition to these features, SprintLink Frame Relay provides a seamless migration path to an end-to-end IP VPN. Because SprintLink Frame Relay ports are already provisioned on a native IP network, customers can migrate individual sites at their own pace, with minimal cost and complexity.
New Sprint Products Assist Australian MNCs With IP Network Migration
SprintLink Packet Private Line
A cost-effective alternative to traditional TDM-based international private lines blending the simplicity and security of private lines with the flexibility and survivability of SprintLink. SprintLink Packet Private Line is provisioned completely over Sprint-owned backbone facilities and seals a customers data traffic within a L2TPv3 tunnel, securely locking the traffic between two ports.
SprintLink Packet Private Line is available over a wide range of full and fractional circuit speeds, including Ethernet, enabling customers to size their circuits to meet exact bandwidth requirements. For the ultimate in flexibility, customers can elect a usage-based pricing model in which they pay only for bandwidth actually consumed.
SprintLink Packet Private Line also eliminates the need for customers to build out their own route diversity its an inherent feature of the service, which leverages the high level of survivability built into SprintLinks fully redundant IP architecture.
SprintLink Virtual LAN Services
A leading-edge networking solution that enables customers to create a global, virtual LAN, connecting disparate sites running the 802.1Q Ethernet VLAN protocol. SprintLink Virtual LAN Services can connect customer sites collocated in Sprint facilities or accessible via local Ethernet networks, allowing internationally-dispersed sites to be managed as a single, unified LAN segment.
SprintLink Virtual LAN Services are available across a wide range of Ethernet port speeds and supports 10Mbps bandwidth increments, so customers can easily scale the solution to meet growing bandwidth requirements. The services can also be turned up in days as opposed to weeks because there is no need for intervention from a local exchange carrier.
For additional features and service requirements contact a Sprint representative or visit www.sprintworldwide.com.
With regional headquarters in Hong Kong and representation in Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, Sprint provides businesses, multi-national companies and carriers with high-speed Internet access and a broad portfolio of scaleable IP products and services, as well as end-to-end international private lines. In 2003, Sprint plans to add backbone capabilities in Taiwan and Korea, as well as offering enhanced services such as Frame Relay and ATM throughout the Asia Pacific region.
About Sprint
Sprint is a global communications company serving more than 26 million business and residential customers in over 70 countries. With approximately 75,000 employees worldwide and more than US$26 billion in annual revenues, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and Sprint's award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides local voice and data services in 18 states and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States.
The products, dubbed SprintLink Frame Relay, SprintLink Packet Private Line and SprintLink Virtual LAN Services (local area network), strengthen the Sprint global enterprise network portfolio and enhance the companys strategy for helping customers establish new IP services or transition from legacy services to those that are IP-based.
These services will be available in Australia through Sprints nodes in Melbourne and Sydney.
Sprint Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, David Eagle said the products would be of significant interest to Australian-based companies.
For the first time, businesses using frame relay and other legacy technology will be able to enjoy the benefit of Sprints award-winning IP backbone while still protecting their investment in equipment and facilities. We have already seen in Australia a high level of interest in IP services because of the efficiencies and flexibility they offer, Mr Eagle said.
New Sprint Products Assist Australian MNCs With IP Network Migration
These new Sprint products allow a gradual migration to a secure IP network with little or no disruption to the business applications being supported.
With the introduction of SprintLink Frame Relay, Packet Private Line and Virtual LAN Services, Sprint becomes the first global provider to offer products based on Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3). This technology is an emerging industry standard and feature of the Cisco IOS Software. L2TPv3 supports IP encapsulation of numerous Layer 2 protocols and provides authenticated tunneling to allow Layer 2 traffic to securely traverse a native IP core. Sprint has implemented L2TPv3 across its entire IP network without having to re-engineer the network or change its architecture.
Renee Gamble, Program Manager - Asia/Pacific IP and Broadband Research, IDC said Enterprises across Asia/Pacific are looking to IP platforms as a way to realise cost savings with their communications services, but key to convincing them to migrate to IP solutions, is a smooth and transparent migration strategy, with minimal up-front investments in CPE.
Although IDC expects revenue from IP VPN services in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) to grow by 58% from US$806 million in 2002 to US$1.3 billion in 2003, many enterprises are still adopting a 'wait-and-see' approach with IP services. L2TPv3 technology provides an opportunity for enterprises with legacy frame relay infrastructure to consider the value proposition of IP platforms before migrating to IP VPNs, said Ms Gamble.
L2TPv3 was pioneered by Cisco in collaboration with Sprint, said Sangeeta Anand, vice president of product management for the Cisco Internet Technologies Division in the US. It was designed to take advantage of the simplicity and power of the native IP network to bring robust and secure multi-service capabilities to IP.
SprintLink solutions based on L2TPv3 offer customers the opportunity to capitalize on the performance, survivability and flexibility inherent in the Sprint Tier 1 IP network. All are covered by strong service level agreements for installation, data delivery/packet loss, latency and availability. Standard features include advanced Web-based reporting with detailed performance and utilization information. Port speeds range from 56/64 Kbps to 155Mbps.
Product Details
SprintLink Frame Relay
A next-generation frame relay service that allows frame relay packets to ride securely over the SprintLink native IP core, versus a statically switched ATM network. Customers benefit from the scalable bandwidth, intelligence and reliability of IP, while maximizing existing investments in frame relay customer premises equipment (CPE) and expertise. The solution offers high reliability, consistent bursting up to full port speed and security equal to that of legacy options.
In addition to these features, SprintLink Frame Relay provides a seamless migration path to an end-to-end IP VPN. Because SprintLink Frame Relay ports are already provisioned on a native IP network, customers can migrate individual sites at their own pace, with minimal cost and complexity.
New Sprint Products Assist Australian MNCs With IP Network Migration
SprintLink Packet Private Line
A cost-effective alternative to traditional TDM-based international private lines blending the simplicity and security of private lines with the flexibility and survivability of SprintLink. SprintLink Packet Private Line is provisioned completely over Sprint-owned backbone facilities and seals a customers data traffic within a L2TPv3 tunnel, securely locking the traffic between two ports.
SprintLink Packet Private Line is available over a wide range of full and fractional circuit speeds, including Ethernet, enabling customers to size their circuits to meet exact bandwidth requirements. For the ultimate in flexibility, customers can elect a usage-based pricing model in which they pay only for bandwidth actually consumed.
SprintLink Packet Private Line also eliminates the need for customers to build out their own route diversity its an inherent feature of the service, which leverages the high level of survivability built into SprintLinks fully redundant IP architecture.
SprintLink Virtual LAN Services
A leading-edge networking solution that enables customers to create a global, virtual LAN, connecting disparate sites running the 802.1Q Ethernet VLAN protocol. SprintLink Virtual LAN Services can connect customer sites collocated in Sprint facilities or accessible via local Ethernet networks, allowing internationally-dispersed sites to be managed as a single, unified LAN segment.
SprintLink Virtual LAN Services are available across a wide range of Ethernet port speeds and supports 10Mbps bandwidth increments, so customers can easily scale the solution to meet growing bandwidth requirements. The services can also be turned up in days as opposed to weeks because there is no need for intervention from a local exchange carrier.
For additional features and service requirements contact a Sprint representative or visit www.sprintworldwide.com.
With regional headquarters in Hong Kong and representation in Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, Sprint provides businesses, multi-national companies and carriers with high-speed Internet access and a broad portfolio of scaleable IP products and services, as well as end-to-end international private lines. In 2003, Sprint plans to add backbone capabilities in Taiwan and Korea, as well as offering enhanced services such as Frame Relay and ATM throughout the Asia Pacific region.
About Sprint
Sprint is a global communications company serving more than 26 million business and residential customers in over 70 countries. With approximately 75,000 employees worldwide and more than US$26 billion in annual revenues, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and Sprint's award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides local voice and data services in 18 states and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States.