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The virtues of networking: running a network is expensive and can distract from customer service. Does that mean that dispensing with this chore altogether to become an asset-lite VNO is the way forward?(Operator Perspectives)(Virtual network operators)
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Telecommunications (International Edition)
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July 1, 2004
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Virtual network operators buy in capacity that they treat as a commodity and sell it on as part of a--more or less complete--managed service.
Given this definition, and the fact that there is no shortage of cheap capacity, a key issue for VNOs is whether they can really offer the service that network-based operators do. According to the network operators, they cannot. "I would disagree that you don't need operational control to provide real quality of service," says William Priest, head of global products and solutions at Equant, which focuses on offering network-based managed solutions to multi-nationals. Equant is extending its services and capability beyond the network ...
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