Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange summit on managed MPLS wraps up
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 17:37 IST
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Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange summit on managed MPLS wraps up
Bangalore: The five city Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange on managed MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) presented by Tata Communications (TCL) and Cisco has come to an end. At this series of summit conferences Frost & Sullivan launched a joint whitepaper titled "Managed MPLS a holistic approach to integrated IT." TCL has partnered with Cisco to provide managed MPLS services in the global market and is leveraging the synergy of the partnership. Girish Trivedi, Deputy Director of ICT Practice, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia and Middle East commented, "Our enterprise data study shows that MPLS is the fastest growing connectivity solution (Compound Annual Growth Rate of 44 percent) in India. The MindXchange summit was aimed at bringing forth the changing communications needs and how MPLS is emerging as a cost-effective, highly secure connectivity solution allowing enterprises to save costs and build reliability in their networks." One of the features of this summit was the development of the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) framework created by Frost & Sullivan in association with Cisco and Tata Communications to measure some of the benefits achieved by moving to managed MPLS services. This whitepaper includes cases of successful implementation of managed MPLS network solutions in enterprises with varying sizes and requirement complexities. These projects, executed by TCL with Cisco will be a guide for enterprises who wish to upgrade their network services to the managed MPLS based services. The paper ends with a six point formula (which includes the process of choosing a service provider for enterprises) to assess network requirements and arrive at an optimal network strategy. Peter Juffernholz, Head of MPLS Services at TCL stated, "The MPLS MindXchange summit across cities has been quite informative for IT professionals, struggling to cut costs and streamline their networks, as a key to business survival in the current economic scenario. Managed MPLS with seamless reach within India and globally, has been clearly identified as a mature, secure, and affordable alternative to enterprise-maintained infrastructures." "MPLS allows managed service providers to build intelligent networks for enterprises and deliver a wide variety of advanced, value-added services over a single infrastructure. By integrating this network seamlessly with any other existing infrastructure, carriers can deliver tailored services as per the customer's requirement," said Rahul Ambegaoker, Client Director, Service Provider, Cisco India.

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