BT LAUNCHES “BANDWIDTH ON DEMAND” FOR GLOBAL BUSINESSES

 

SINGAPORE, 15 September
2017 – BT today
announced the launch of Bandwidth on demand, a new service that gives
organisations the flexibility to right-size their network in real time,
improving control of their overall networking costs. The launch comes after successful live trials with a leading
global petrochemical company.

Bandwidth on demand is a
feature on BT IP Connect Global, BT’s secure and resilient wide area networking
(WAN) service, which is available in 198 countries and territories. It meets the demands of customers who have a
temporary need for extra bandwidth. Rather than over provision their network to
meet peak needs, customers can now use the new service to right-size networks
in line with rapidly changing business requirements. They can then use
Bandwidth on demand to increase bandwidth in real time when needed, for the
period they require. This gives them
greater operational flexibility as well as tighter cost control.

For example, a
customer’s IT team can temporarily boost bandwidth to improve video quality
during an internal webcast. Another example is in the retail industry where
bandwidth flexes can help accommodate peak shopping periods, such as Christmas.

The new feature is
managed via BT’s online self-service portal. Bandwidth flexes can be done
immediately or scheduled up to one year in advance.

Keith Langridge, vice
president of network services at BT, said: “Bandwidth on demand is a great
example of how we’re giving our global customers more agility and control in
the areas where they need it most, helping them become digital businesses. The
new feature is part of our Dynamic Network Services programme, which harnesses
the latest SDN (software-defined networking) and NFV (network functions
virtualisation) technologies to deliver more flexible and efficient network
solutions. Through this programme we are bringing to life yet another great new
global capability to help our customers meet their connectivity needs.”

The Bandwidth on demand
service can be ordered by IP Connect Global customers with BT-managed network
equipment on-site. Access infrastructure capable of providing the on demand
peak bandwidth must also be in place.

For more information on
BT’s Dynamic Network Services, visitwww.bt.com/dyns.