BSkyB and Cable & Wireless sign IP-VPN QoS contract

Telecomworldwire, April 12, 2005

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-12 April 2005-BSkyB and Cable & Wireless sign IP-VPN QoS contract(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Digital satellite television company BSkyB has signed a new three-year IP-VPN quality of service (QoS) deal with UK-based telecomms company Cable & Wireless (C&W).

The contract will see C&W consolidate BSkyB's separate wide area networks into a single high-speed IP-VPN with QoS, across multiple sites in the UK and Ireland.

A spokesperson for BSkyB said that it decided to work with C&W as it offered a combination of high quality infrastructure and international reach, and it has met a challenging schedule ahead of the new network's launch in the summer of 2005. No financial details concerning the new contract were released.

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