Overview
Source Loop provides telecom network optimization services that identify value creating opportunities for your organization’s telecommunications network. Even well run telecom networks almost always have opportunities to implement more powerful alternative services derived from new technologies. We also typically encounter opportunities to reconfigure existing telecom network architectures in more streamlined ways; or determine that new telecom network facilities may now make sense for your telecom organization given the current telecom landscape. All of our telecom network optimization recommendations abide by the following principles:
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All telecom network optimization recommendations take into account the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of your telecom network by contemplating the financial impact of telecom service costs, telecom maintenance costs, telecom network administrative costs, telecom equipment costs, telecom network management costs, etc.
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The telecom network is always viewed as a whole with the understanding that all telecom network components are interrelated. A change to one component will necessitate an adjustment to one or more other telecom network variables, and these adjustments will always influence telecom network cost and performance. All telecom network optimization decisions will always see these two factors against the backdrop of short and long-term considerations with all solutions stressing the importance of long-term perspective.
Focus
Source Loop has been able to deliver successful telecom network optimization projects across various enterprise sectors for virtually every portion of the enterprise telecommunications network. The illustration below highlights areas that we typically focus on within the telecom network optimization skill set; we have been very successful in developing telecom network optimizations for each of these areas.
Our clients are often very surprised to find out that they left significant money on their telecom network expense table when they could have reduced their telecom network operational costs significantly months past, in many cases even years ago if they had been more forward thinking in conceptualizing their telecommunications network.
WAN - Backbone
Source Loop provides analysis of the following aspects of the backbone portion of your telecommunications network:
Communications network technology migration assessments: assessment designed to determine the cost/benefit equation related to implementing new telecom network technologies within the backbone or your telecommunications network such as MPLS and VoIP.
Voice usage analysis: analyses designed to uncover telecom network inefficiencies related to long duration data calls, unauthorized calling, loose traffic, and high cost destinations for international usage etcetera. Recommendations on how to optimize these telecom traffic situations are provided.
Telecom network backbone utilization analysis and rightsizing: telecom utilization studies designed to determine total utilization across key telecom access links, ports and PVCs as well as application usage within each portion of utilized bandwidth. Telecom network studies range from 30 to 90 days in length with output that provides overall/peak utilization for all facilities as well as utilization for each telecom application/protocol that is using bandwidth. The impact (cost, utilization) of telecommunications bandwidth downsizing is shown for each scenario developed in the study.
Private line route optimization: optimization delivers optimal telecommunications circuit design utilizing hubs to take advantage of unit cost economies inherent in higher bandwidth circuits.
Off-net carrier terminations: analyses to determine the benefits of augmenting existing set of telecommunications carriers used for the termination of your telecom network calls (e.g., international, intra-state, directory assistance etc).
Facility arbitrage: analyses to determine the benefits of procuring telecommunications services from a wholesale carrier services entity versus procuring on an enterprise national account or similar contract.
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Access Network
Source Loop provides the following access network optimizations:
Access trunk utilization analysis: analyses designed to determine the relative level of under/over-trunking of access facilities and the service quality and cost impact to your telecom network.
Access hub optimization: analyses designed to deliver optimal access circuit configurations utilizing access hubs within your telecom network.
Access facility arbitrage: analyses to determine the benefits of procuring services from a wholesale carrier services entity versus procuring telecom services via enterprise national account or similar contract.
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Call Centers
Source Loop provides the following call center optimizations:
Least cost routing: analyses designed to determine optimal telecom network routing for high cost calls (e.g., international, intra-state, etc).
Access trunk utilization analysis: analyses designed to determine the relative level of under/over-trunking of access facilities and the service quality and cost impact to your telecom network.
Advanced Feature Usage optimization: analyses designed to determine if usage of advanced telecommunications features is optimal (e.g., take back and transfer, network announcements, network routing, etc.)
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Premise-Based Networks
Source Loop provides the following premise-based network analyses:
IP Telephony infrastructure assessments: Telecommunications assessment designed to determine risks and benefits related to IP telephony migration. The assessment looks at service costs, equipment costs, maintenance/administration costs, MACD costs etc.
Maintenance contract optimization: Telecom contract analyses designed to provide new maintenance contracts that contain identical or enhanced telecommunications service terms at lower costs.
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Remote Access
Source Loop provides the following analyses related to remote access for small office and traveling employee applications:
Use of managed network providers: analyses designed to assess the value of using managed network providers to manage complex remote access applications like VPN, VoIP, etc.
Broadband upgrades: analyses look at cost/service benefits related to replacing legacy telecom networks such as Frame Relay and private line with broadband services such as DSL/cable modem coupled with VPN.
Employee-liable expense conversions: turn-key projects designed to promote visibility and proactive expense management of telecommunications expenses that are currently paid by employees and reimbursed through the T&E process.
Dial-up optimization: analyses designed to determine the relative level of telecom network expense and quality of service of employing internal remote access servers versus using external providers. The analyses also look at use of external providers and employee usage patterns to ensure acceptable use.
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Private Networks
Fiber network ownership: turn-key service delivered through a partner to procure and implement metro and long haul fiber networks to support large bandwidth applications such as storage area networks, data centers, etc.
Wireless campus networks: analyses to determine if new wireless telecom technologies can be leveraged in short distance applications.
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Wireless Networks
Leverage next-gen wireless telecom technologies to enable certain applications: analyses to determine appropriate application of emerging technologies such as EVDO, UMTS, Wi-Fi, etc.
Wireless campus networks: analyses to determine if new wireless telecom technologies can be leveraged in short distance applications.
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