Cisco Cisco IP Solution Center 6.0 Information Guide
A Service Provider Case Study—IPI
Service Provider Strengthens Margins and Enhances
Customer Service
Customer Service
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Cisco IP Solution Center Provisioning and
MPLS Diagnostic Expert allow IPI to automate
service creation and help desk functions.
MPLS Diagnostic Expert allow IPI to automate
service creation and help desk functions.
Business Challenge
IP Infrastructures Limited (IPI) was formed through a
management buyout in 2003, and has been
profitable from the start. Along the way, the
company has made the transition from systems
integrator to network service provider and security
specialist. During the four years that it has been
trading, IPI has seen its annual revenues grow
fourfold to their current level of £8 million, while its
staff complement has increased from the original 16
up to 45 people.
management buyout in 2003, and has been
profitable from the start. Along the way, the
company has made the transition from systems
integrator to network service provider and security
specialist. During the four years that it has been
trading, IPI has seen its annual revenues grow
fourfold to their current level of £8 million, while its
staff complement has increased from the original 16
up to 45 people.
Today the company provides end-to-end global
MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) secure
MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) secure
networked IT services solutions for customers including Sanctuary Housing Association, Vinci, and
Manheim.
Manheim.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IP INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED (IPI)
● Network Service Provider
● Wakefield, UK
● 45 employees
● Wakefield, UK
● 45 employees
BUSINESS CHALLENGE
● Increase efficiency of service provisioning
● Reduce complexity of network trouble
● Reduce complexity of network trouble
shooting
● Help ensure customers receive timely
resolution to network support calls
NETWORK SOLUTION
● Provisioning and diagnostics solutions provide
error-free VPN configurations and automated
trouble shooting capabilities
trouble shooting capabilities
BUSINESS RESULTS
● Reduce provisioning times by 70 percent
● Provide rapid troubleshooting, and eliminating
● Provide rapid troubleshooting, and eliminating
errors from services
● Reduce operational expenditure
● Increase customer satisfaction
● Increase customer satisfaction