Jordan Telecom to launch IP virtual private networks

The new service allows companies to operate their own private broadband networks, exchanging voice and data traffic between branches and locations as if they were internal calls and network traffic and so slashing the cost of business communications. The service brings decisive cost advantages compared to technologies such as Frame Relay when companies want the flexibility to route traffic from any location to any location between private network locations.

IPVPNs (Internet Protocol Virtual Private Networks) allows companies with multiple branches, for instance restaurants, logistics providers, banks and airlines, to inter-communicate across nationally located branches as if they were using a private network and PABX system, virtually cutting all national call and data costs between branch locations. The managed network provides broadband interconnection between branches, allowing multiple lines of voice traffic, data transfer and applications such as video to take place using Internet Protocols.

"Jordan Telecom believes that this service will save many businesses significant amounts of money and help them to cost-justify investing in advanced technologies that increase their competitive advantage at local, regional and international levels," said Dissa Jaimoukha, operational marketing manager at Jordan Telecom.

The service provides a major incentive for Jordanian businesses to move to network-based business models, investing in technology to make significant short and long term savings on their connectivity costs, as well as increasing time to action, information flow and service speeds.

"Businesses can now cost-justify increasing their investment in information processing and data networking technologies," said Jaimoukha. "And because this is a managed service, small to medium businesses can rely on effectively managed, high availability network resources without having to worry about dedicating their resources to managing complex networks, this service also encourages governorate interconnectivity throughout the Kingdom as businesses in these areas will benefit from this service at the same low rates . They can get on with business and let us worry about managing their business communications network."

The move comes as Jordan Telecom embarks on a number of initiatives to expand and enhance national connectivity and Internet usage. The new VPN offerings are underpinned by the highly advanced national data infrastructure deployed by Jordan Telecom, which already offers national high bandwidth Internet access and telephony services at some of the most competitive rates in the Middle East region.

The availability of IPVPN services has underpinned the signing of an agreement between Jordan Telecom subsidiary Wanadoo and the Arab Bank that provides more than 20 Arab Bank locations throughout the world with International IP/VPN -MPLS service, based on the most advanced connection and data communications technologies. The International IP/VPN-MPLS service offered by Wanadoo relies on the Equant network with points of presence in 220 different countries. The result has been the movement of Arab Bank's London based Data centre facility to Jordan, and creating new jobs in a $7 million deal. "We believe this first agreement will be followed by more as companies become aware of the enormous technical and cost-based advantages of this new class of services," said Jaimoukha.