VANCO: Data Access Simplified

Virtual Network Operator (VNO) major Vanco has launched a unique

portal called VancoNet Direct. The Asia Pacific launch happened recently in Hong

Kong, and the portal is touted as the first such initiative globally that makes

for simplified data access. The portal enables the user to design, purchase and

maintain data networks from an array of network service providers spread across

the world. For instance, VancoNet Direct in its ambit has nearly 7,000 MPLS

points-of-presence (PoPs) and over 15,000 DIA PoPs from across 161 countries.

According to the company, this is the only web portal that provides a huge

choice to enterprises in managing their telecommunications infrastructure. The

portal will enable telecom carriers, cable companies, systems integrators and

large enterprises to purchase competitively priced data networks from the

convenience of the desktops. The portal becomes significant for Vanco, as it

will enable the company to fully leverage its VNO model.

Says Allen Timpany, CEO, Vanco, "There are only a few

carriers that have the global reach but almost everyone has multinational

customers. With VancoDirect, telecom providers can now offer their customers'

additional network capability on a global scale at a competitive price."

Sources in the company said that Net Direct would enable customers to quickly

and easily custom design the optimum data network for their requirements. The

target market for this service is any company that needs to purchase network

infrastructure.

Reflecting on the unique advantages of Net Direct, Wayne

Churchill, CEO, VancoNet Direct says, " The cost of networks for enterprise

customers is decreased and service quality improved by using high quality local

infrastructure with greater density than is provided today by a handful of

international carriers. For instance, VancoNet Direct can provide greater DSL

access to the Internet as well as MPLS coverage than any other network operator

in the world."

The VancoNet Direct portal based on its VNO model assumes

significance in the light of numerous challenges faced by enterprises in

managing their networks. For instance, enterprises are rapidly globalizing and

it is economically impossible for an asset-based carrier to own physical

infrastructure across the world. A classic case in point is Shell Petroleum

which has approximately 2,000 telecom agreements across the world. In this

existing backdrop, Net Direct is expected to offer massive choice to enterprises

in managing their networks.

Established in 1988, Vanco invented the VNO model. The company

says that the VNO model enables a highly agile and flexible networking sourcing

approach. Vanco provides its services through contracts with asset-based

carriers and manages customer networks in 152 countries.

Shrikanth G



shrikanthg@cybermedia.co.in