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ENTANET: Entanet encourages channel differentiation with its wholesale broadband offerings
Aug 19, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --
Entanet, the leading wholesale voice and data communications provider and pioneer of BTs 21st Century Network, is encouraging channel resellers to consider the commercial and technical benefits of moving to a wholesale broadband model.
Todays competitive broadband market requires providers to be creative in their product offering. explains Entanets General Manager, Elsa Chen. Broadband resellers who have grown their customer base to a few hundred connections and are currently reselling standard retail packages from their provider, should consider the potential commercial benefits of establishing a wholesale relationship. The ability to tailor their broadband packages to meet the specific needs of their target customer base is critical in winning and retaining business in this market. Traditionally, the required technical investment was a significant barrier to making the transition to wholesale provider, but this is no longer necessarily the case.
Entanets wholesale broadband offering, EWCS (Entanet Wholesale Carrier Services) Broadband enables channel resellers to provide broadband services under their own brand and in their own range of packages using L2TP (Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol) technology, which enables the bulk delivery of ADSL and/or ADSL2+ connections over Entanets national next generation network.
ISPs that are already supplying their own channel of reseller partners using either IPStream Centrals or LLU partnerships can also benefit from Entanets EWCS Broadband. Entanets significant and pioneering involvement in BTs 21st Century Network and expansion of its own fully resilient national next generation network, means that all partners can deliver the latest technologies whilst easily managing their bandwidth costs and requirements.
Entanet invested heavily in its national network by covering all 20 WBC (Wholesale Broadband Connect) nodes that form BTs 21st Century Network. The fully-resilient Entanet network stretches from Glasgow to London with further connectivity into Europe. This enables Entanet and its partners to provide a range of high quality voice and data services and accept individual connections onto its own network in order to deliver flexible and innovative solutions. Through this commitment, Entanet has become known as a pioneer in the UK Internet industry and became the first provider to launch 21CN based ADSL2+ products and utilise IPStream Connect.
Chen adds: With EWCS Broadband our partners can enjoy all of the benefits of becoming a wholesale provider whilst minimising the investment usually required. Entanet has made significant investment in developing its own national next generation network which means that our channel partners can make the transition to a wholesale model easily and cost-effectively without the need to make their own capital investments or take on any significant levels of risk.
When developing its EWCS Broadband offering, Entanet recognised the varying technical, financial and operational requirements of its wholesale partners. Subsequently, Entanet developed two wholesale options, both available as a managed or unmanaged solution, to cater for varying levels of technical expertise. The Fixed Model provides partners with the lowest cost available per Mbps, regardless of the bandwidth commitment. A one-off setup fee and an annual management charge is required, with the benefit of a constant price for each Mbps of bandwidth consumed. Alternatively, the Flexi Model is available to partners wanting to avoid up-front capital expenditure and/or annual management fees with a per-Mbps bandwidth cost dependent on the level of commit. The higher the bandwidth commit, the lower the cost per Mbps. Both options are billed on a fair 95th percentile basis; provide competitive bandwidth pricing and low CAPEX options; they also provide two interconnect ports ensuring resiliency; and include a flexible three-month settling in period.
To find out more about Entanet and its wholesale services call 0333 101 0808, email wholesale@enta.net or visit http://www.wholesale-broadband.co.uk/.
About Entanet International Ltd
Entanet is a leading communications provider of business class voice and data connectivity services, delivered via a channel of partners. Its voice and data connectivity services meet the needs of diverse customer groups. These services include wholesale broadband, IP telephony, traditional telecoms such as Wholesale Line Rental and marketing numbers and bespoke connectivity solutions including leased lines, VPNs, colocation hosting and transit. In 2006 and 2007 it was awarded the accolade of Specialist Vendor of the Year - Products and Services in the national CRN Channel Awards. It was also awarded the awards of Best Internet Telephony and Best Consumer Email at the 2008 ISPA Awards and ranked in the 2008 Deloitte Fast 50 and Sunday Times TechTrack 100. Further recognition was achieved in 2009 with a listing in the Tech Media Invest Top 100, a ranking of 61st in the Sunday Times Techtrack 100 and a ranking in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA.
First established in 1996, Entanet is now one of the UK's leading communications providers. With a national network and continued ongoing investment, Entanet is fully committed to delivering the highest standards of voice and data service provision throughout the UK.
As part of Entagroup, Entanet provides long-term stability and security to its customers. Founded in 1990, Entagroup is a broad-based IT and communications group with annual sales in excess of $200million.
CONTACT: Darren Farnden, Head of Marketing, Entanet International Ltd
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e-mail: marketing@enta.net
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