Alcatel-Lucent Managed Business Network - Manual (Page 16)

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Value for service providers
Value for enterprises
2 Alcatel-Lucent MBN Business Case
Managed Business
Networking – dramatic cost
savings for enterprises
With the Alcatel-Lucent MBN solution, you gain the ability to:
• Leverage core assets to generate new revenues from enterprise customers
• Extend the reach of Business VPN Services with a portfolio of managed CPE
• Deploy and tailor services quickly, accurately and cost effectively to meet
the needs of individual enterprises
• Provide a range of managed Business Security Services, including secure
remote access over the Internet and managed firewall services
• Build a foundation for up-selling Managed Communications (MCS), which
can help you become enterprise customers’ managed IT and communications
partner of choice
• Reduce network operating costs and improve network efficiency
The Alcatel-Lucent MBN solution helps you provide
the following advantages for a broad range of enterprise
customers:
• Reduced network-associated costs by up to 22 percent
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— while increasing efficiency, productivity and ROI,
supporting new applications and services and maintain-
ing business continuity
• More predictable networking costs and a more flexible
evolution path that reduces technology risk — while
gaining the freedom to concentrate on core business
• A choice of Managed Business VPN services that pro-
vide superior performance, scalability and availability
to support business-critical applications
• A range of managed business access options to extend
VPN reach and provide secure remote access over
broadband DSL and the Internet
• Industry-leading managed firewall and secure Internet
remote-access solutions that integrate seamlessly with
third-party security applications and devices
• The ability to maintain control of networks, monitor
SLAs and make changes to service parameters using
customer self-care portals
• Always-on services with optimum performance for
business-critical communications and multimedia
applications, improved productivity and consistent
quality of experience, independent of location
Managed business networking services can dramatically
lower total cost of ownership for enterprises, increase
return on investment and eliminate many network
management costs, such as equipment maintenance and
upgrades. Along with more predictable operating expenses
(OPEX) and significant cost savings, enterprises using
managed business networking services also gain a better
ability to focus on their core business.