Virgin Media Business has chosen Telstra International as one of its network providers to help deliver international IP VPN services, enhancing the overseas connectivity it delivers for UK customers.
The solution, which is based on Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology, provides additional capabilities to Virgin Media Business’ existing international IP VPN services which deliver secure, private connectivity to its customers, wherever they are in the world. The solution now allows for the prioritisation of voice, data and multimedia traffic over a single converged network and can be scaled and tailored with constant changing business needs and budgets.
Commenting on the relationship. Paul Harding, Product Manager, Virgin Media Business, said Virgin Media Business’ international IP VPN service now offers UK companies more choice in the procurement of international communication services.
“Our customers are already benefiting from the seamless connectivity we provide between the UK and international sites. It is therefore imperative that our partners provide us with cost effective, robust, reliable, secure and private networks with optimal availability, end-to-end traffic performance and fault restoration. This is the service we receive from Telstra International,” Mr Harding said.
Derek Reid, Business Manager for the Wholesale Carrier Services division at Telstra International EMEA, said companies looking at business growth are increasingly expanding their global footprint, particularly to the Asia Pacific region, as it leads the global business market from recession to recovery.
“Many of our wholesale customers’ end users are expanding through offshore sites, facilities, and sales offices, so the need for international connectivity between sites is imperative.
“Our IP VPN solution meets the needs of the wholesale market. We offer a total end-to-end solution, eliminating the burden of having to deal with multiple carriers individually to arrange network design, provisioning and implementation. We are delighted to assist Virgin Media Business, enabling it to deliver significant benefits to its customers in terms of business continuity, productivity improvements and ultimately growth,” Mr Reid said.