Airtel Launches MPLS for Enterprise Customers

Stories by Emma Okonji

Airtel Nigeria has launched a secure Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network aimed at facilitating superior and cost effective branch connectivity both locally and globally.

The essence is to enhance connectivity options for its corporate customers.

The unique technology, which combines the intelligence of private Internet Protocol (IP) routing with the added performance of label switching, will enable enterprise customers with multiple branches to communicate with other employees and branches seamlessly.

Speaking

about

the service, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, said, “This is another innovative service which clearly defines Airtel’s commitment to provide cutting edge technology to empower Enterprise customers to perform optimally.”

According to him, the service is one of the outcomes of the telecommunication company’s investment in technology and capacity building, and would enable the company offer more sophisticated IP based connectivity solutions to corporate organisations in Nigeria.

Ogunsanya explained that the paradigm shift in technology has become necessary because all over the world, there is a move from the use of traditional TDM based services to the use of IP based services. This is in addition to the numerous benefits the MPLS offers to subscribers.

“The service is aimed at small, mid-size and large corporate organisations that require any to any connectivity, converged voice, data, video and multimedia applications, in addition to the security provided by the dedicated MPLS network,” he said.

Other benefits of the service include increased efficiency, superior security, flexibility to accommodate customers, scalability in terms of ability to adapt to growth in complexity and volume in the enterprise network, reliability and connectivity beyond Nigeria, among others.

He noted that the company had created a vista of opportunities for customers by incorporating the values of sustainable growth into all existing products and services.

“We design our services with our customers in mind and whatever the size of your business, we will deliver value at every stage. Our values for sustainable growth are based on innovation, flexibility and unparalleled quality of service,” Ogunsanya said, adding that Airtel’s MPLS will also improve its relationship with its existing customers and attract more enterprise clientele to Airtel’s network.