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KPN International leads with combined IP and Ethernet VPN service
Den Haag, 21-5-08
Forrester report recognizes KPN as innovative player in European WAN services
market
KPN International is one of the most innovative providers of WAN services in Europe. Independent technology and market research agency Forrester establishes this in their recently published report ‘The Forrester Wave: European WAN services, Q2 2008’. Forrester concludes that KPN goes a step beyond other European providers with the launch of a combined IP and Ethernet service on its network.
The study was conducted among 12 providers of Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based WAN (Wide Area Network) services. Forrester identifies the trend that large providers are now working with converged services that offer flexible access to IP VPNs, Ethernet and Internet via a single point of access. This results in lower access costs and simple migration between the various services. KPN goes even a step further: With its combined IP and Ethernet service, KPN International offers a unique and innovative extra in comparison to the other providers.
KPN International ranked as
innovative provider
Carolien Nijhuis, Managing Director of KPN International: “We are pleased to be recognized
as an innovative provider, in part due to our new NGN VPN service (Next
Generation Network). NGN VPN is the future platform to accommodate all
connectivity needs for enterprises in a single environment by combining
ubiquitous availability of IP with the scalability of Ethernet. We offer our
clients high-quality, future-proof network solutions in 22 European countries
and across 180 countries worldwide. In addition we invest in emerging markets
such as in Turkey, Eastern
Europe and Africa, new service features and
support systems. This results in the recommendation of Forrester that KPN “merits consideration for an enterprise
network.”
About the study
Forrester conducted customer
reference evaluations of 12 leading providers that offer MPLS-based WAN
services and a wide range of other data services in Europe.
The providers were assessed on 62 criteria such as the current offering,
strategy and market presence.
About KPN
KPN is a
leading international telecommunications and ICT service provider, offering
wireline and wireless telephony, internet and TV to consumers and end-to-end
telecom and ICT services to business customers. The international KPN data and IP services are enabled through an
extensive, high-capacity fibre-optic network in 22 European countries, plus
worldwide connections to 180 countries. KPN’s
subsidiary Getronics operates a global ICT services company with a market
leading position in the Benelux, offering end-to-end solutions in
infrastructure and network-related IT. In Germany
and Belgium,
KPN pursues a multi-brand strategy
in its mobile operations and holds number three market positions through E-Plus
and BASE. KPN provides wholesale
network services to third parties and operates an efficient IP-based
infrastructure with global scale in international wholesale through iBasis.
At March 31, 2008, KPN served over 35 million customers, of which 27.5 million in wireless services, 5.3 million in wireline voice, 2.4 million in broadband Internet and 0.6 million in TV. With 25,925 FTEs (43,409 FTEs including Getronics), KPN posted revenues of EUR 3.6bn and an EBITDA of EUR 1.2bn in Q1 2008. KPN was incorporated in 1989 and is listed on the Amsterdam and Frankfurt stock exchanges, having recently delisted from the New York and London stock exchanges.
For more information, visit www.kpn.com/international.
