Market Reports

The 2002 Edition of Telsyte's
Buyers Guide to Australian Managed IP Services based on Frame Relay, ATM or MPLS

This report provides detailed information for the Australian Managed IP service market for services that are based on Frame Relay, ATM or MPLS. It includes a comparison of 17 Managed IP service providers in the following areas:

  • Overview: The Australian Managed IP Market for Services Based on Frame Relay, ATM or MPLS Architecture
  • Managed IP Service Trends
  • The Australian Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Market
  • Managed IP Service Architecture
  • A Short Description of MPLS
  • A Short Description of DiffServ
  • MPLS and DiffServ
  • Service Coverage: Domestic
  • Service Coverage: International
  • Target Customer
  • Tariff Structure
  • Availability of Usage-based Tariffs
  • Backbone Network Platform
  • Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)
  • Managed IP Access Technologies
  • Managed IP Access Speed
  • Managed IP Service Level Agreements
  • Availability of Web-based Reporting
  • Availability of Managed VoIP Services
  • Availability Prioritised IP Services: Class of Service (CoS) Support

Table of Content

Section

Description

Page

 

Contents

2

 

Tables

2

 

Figures

3

 

Report License

4

1

Introduction and Methodology

5

1.1

Report Contents

5

1.2

Telsyte's Primary Research Database

7

1.3

Methodology

10

2

Overview: The Australian Managed IP Market for Services Based on Frame Relay, ATM or MPLS Architecture

12

2.1

Managed IP Service Trends

13

3

The Australian Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Market

15

4

Managed IP Service Architecture

17

4.1

A Short Description of MPLS

20

4.2

A Short Description of DiffServ

22

4.3

MPLS and DiffServ

24

5

Service Coverage: Domestic

26

6

Service Coverage: International

31

7

Target Customer

34

8

Tariff Structure

36

8.1

Tariff Structure

36

8.2

Availability of Usage-based Tariffs

39

9

Backbone Network Platform

41

10

Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)

42

11

Managed IP Access Technologies

44

12

Managed IP Access Speed

47

13

Managed IP Service Level Agreements

50

14

Availability of Web-based Reporting

57

15

Availability of Managed VoIP Services

63

16

Availability Prioritised IP Services: Class of Service (CoS) Support

67

Tables

Table

Page

Table 1. — Australian Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Providers

15

Table 2. — Additional Managed IP Services (as of July 2001)

16

Table 3. — Architecture: Australian Managed IP Services (as of July 2001)

17

Table 4. — Service Coverage: Australian Managed IP Services Based on Frame Relay, ATM or MPLS (as of July 2001)

26

Table 5. — International Coverage for Managed IP Services Based on Frame Relay, ATM or MPLS (as of July 2001)

31

Table 6. — International Traffic Map: Managed IP Services (All Categories)

32

Table 7. — Australian Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Target Customer

34

Table 8. — Managed IP Tariff Components

36

Table 9. — Availability of Usage-based Tariffs: Australian Managed IP Services Based on Frame Relay, ATM or MPLS (as of July 2001)

39

Table 10. — Use of Vendor Equipment in Australian Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Networks

41

Table 11. — Use of Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) in Australian Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Networks

42

Table 12. — Access Technologies Used for Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Networks

44

Table 13. — Access Speeds Available for Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Networks

47

Table 14. — SLA Overview: Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Services

50

Table 15. — SLA for Service Availability: Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Services

51

Table 16. — SLA for Installation: Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Services

53

Table 17. — SLA Rebate Methodology: Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Services

54

Table 18. — SLA Differentiators: Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Services

54

Table 19. — The Availability of Web-based Reporting for Managed IP Services

57

Table 20. — The Availability of Managed VoIP Services

63

Table 21. — Managed VoIP Service Level Agreements

65

Table 22. — The Availability of Prioritised IP Services

68

Figures

Figures

Page

Figure 1. — Managed IP Service Architecture

20

Figure 2. — Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Points of Presence: By Service Provider

29

Figure 3. — Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Availability by Geography: July 2001

29

Figure 4. — Managed IP Services: Popular International Destinations

33

Figure 5. — Australian Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Target Customer

35

Figure 6. — Australian Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Tariff Overview

38

Figure 7. — Availability of Usage-based Tariffs: Australian Managed IP Services Based on Frame Relay, ATM or MPLS (as of July 2001)

40

Figure 8. — Use of Customer Premise Equipment in Australian Managed IP Networks

43

Figure 9. — Access Technologies Used for Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Services

45

Figure 10. — Access Technology Deployment in Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Networks

46

Figure 11. — Access Speed Availability: Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Services

48

Figure 12. — Access Speed Deployment: Managed IP (based on FR/ATM/MPLS) Services

49

Figure 13. — Availability of Web-Based Reporting for Managed IP Services

61

Figure 14. — Web-based Monitoring for Managed IP Services

61

Figure 15. — Network Parameters Measured in Web-based Managed IP Reports

62

Figure 16. — The Availability of Managed VoIP Services

65

Figure 17. — The Availability of SLAs for Managed VoIP Services

66

Figure 18. — The Availability of Prioritised IP Services

71

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