Cisco Cisco ONS 15454 M6 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) Guía De Información
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Challenge
Within Poland, Vectra Group is the second largest telecommunication cable operator.
It covers near 200 cities across the country serving analog TV subscribers, 530,000
digital TV viewers, 433,000 fixed internet and 28,000 mobile internet clients, and
160,000 fixed telephone users.
It covers near 200 cities across the country serving analog TV subscribers, 530,000
digital TV viewers, 433,000 fixed internet and 28,000 mobile internet clients, and
160,000 fixed telephone users.
Vectra digital television is one of the most attractive on the market for its number
and diversity of programs, but it nevertheless has to compete fiercely for customers.
TV and telecommunications customers in Poland can choose from a growing range
of providers and can easily switch if they are unhappy with a service.
and diversity of programs, but it nevertheless has to compete fiercely for customers.
TV and telecommunications customers in Poland can choose from a growing range
of providers and can easily switch if they are unhappy with a service.
The propensity to switch operators became an increasing challenge for Vectra
because the business had always delivered service entirely over leased lines that
belonged to third parties. This wholesale arrangement had helped the company
grow rapidly but, by 2011, Vectra was being held back by bandwidth constraints.
because the business had always delivered service entirely over leased lines that
belonged to third parties. This wholesale arrangement had helped the company
grow rapidly but, by 2011, Vectra was being held back by bandwidth constraints.
The fact that the network belonged to third parties also made it more difficult to
maintain and troubleshoot, and meant Vectra faced a growing operating expenses
(OpEx) bill for line rental. “To keep pace with growing demand from Internet
subscribers, we decided to create a wholly-owned IP backbone,” says Marcin
Zwierzchowski, head of the Telecommunication Department at Vectra. “Cost was
another factor, as we wanted to convert our transmission and connection charges
from OpEx to CapEx.”
maintain and troubleshoot, and meant Vectra faced a growing operating expenses
(OpEx) bill for line rental. “To keep pace with growing demand from Internet
subscribers, we decided to create a wholly-owned IP backbone,” says Marcin
Zwierzchowski, head of the Telecommunication Department at Vectra. “Cost was
another factor, as we wanted to convert our transmission and connection charges
from OpEx to CapEx.”
Solution
As Vectra started researching the network infrastructure market, one of its existing
providers came forward with a proposal to offer a leasehold national backbone. The
two companies entered into an agreement giving Vectra a 20-year lease on a 2200km
fiber optic network with one of the highest service level standards in the country.
providers came forward with a proposal to offer a leasehold national backbone. The
two companies entered into an agreement giving Vectra a 20-year lease on a 2200km
fiber optic network with one of the highest service level standards in the country.
Vectra used the acquisition to support a national dense wavelength-division
multiplexing (DWDM) network that was deployed in three phases of around 700km
each. For its DWDM technology, Vectra surveyed the offerings from a range of
leading vendors over a three-month period before eventually settling on the
Cisco® ONS 15454 Multiservice Optical Transport Platform (MSTP).
multiplexing (DWDM) network that was deployed in three phases of around 700km
each. For its DWDM technology, Vectra surveyed the offerings from a range of
leading vendors over a three-month period before eventually settling on the
Cisco® ONS 15454 Multiservice Optical Transport Platform (MSTP).
Customer Case Study
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network helps Vectra improve reliability and profitability, and enhance
customer experience
Customer Name:
Vectra Group
Industry:
Telecommunications
Location:
Poland
Number of Employees:
2000
Challenge
• Lower operating expenses for leased
lines and leased capacity
• Decrease infrastructure overheads and
total cost of ownership
• Improve service delivery and speed
to market
• Adapting core network to provide
business services
Solution
• Cisco Evolved Programmable Network
Architecture, based on ONS 15454
Multiservice Transport Platform with
nLight™ technology for greater agility
and programmability
Multiservice Transport Platform with
nLight™ technology for greater agility
and programmability
Results
• Increased efficiency and capacity of
network with smaller operating cost
• Lower cost per connection for single
location, improving service profitability,
even for locations with under
3000 customers
even for locations with under
3000 customers
• Time to provision new services cut from
three months to one or less
• Core network downtime reduced from
two hours a month to zero
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