Alcatel-Lucent Managed Business Network manual Value for service providers, Value for enterprises

Value for service providers

With the Alcatel-Lucent MBN solution, you gain the ability to:

•Leverage core assets to generate new revenues from enterprise customers

•Extend the reach of Business VPN Services with a portfolio of managed CPE

•Deploy and tailor services quickly, accurately and cost effectively to meet the needs of individual enterprises

•Provide a range of managed Business Security Services, including secure remote access over the Internet and managed firewall services

•Build a foundation for up-selling Managed Communications (MCS), which can help you become enterprise customers’ managed IT and communications partner of choice

•Reduce network operating costs and improve network efficiency

Value for enterprises

The Alcatel-Lucent MBN solution helps you provide the following advantages for a broad range of enterprise customers:

•Reduced network-associated costs by up to 22 percent2

— while increasing efficiency, productivity and ROI, supporting new applications and services and maintain- ing business continuity

•More predictable networking costs and a more flexible evolution path that reduces technology risk — while gaining the freedom to concentrate on core business

•A choice of Managed Business VPN services that pro- vide superior performance, scalability and availability to support business-critical applications

•A range of managed business access options to extend

VPN reach and provide secure remote access over broadband DSL and the Internet

•Industry-leading managed firewall and secure Internet remote-access solutions that integrate seamlessly with third-party security applications and devices

•The ability to maintain control of networks, monitor

SLAs and make changes to service parameters using customer self-care portals

•Always-on services with optimum performance for business-critical communications and multimedia applications, improved productivity and consistent quality of experience, independent of location

Managed Business Networking – dramatic cost savings for enterprises

Managed business networking services can dramatically lower total cost of ownership for enterprises, increase return on investment and eliminate many network management costs, such as equipment maintenance and upgrades. Along with more predictable operating expenses (OPEX) and significant cost savings, enterprises using managed business networking services also gain a better ability to focus on their core business.

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