Orange Wifi Applicationbrief April2012

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Smart Enterprise Access Solutions for Service Providers

Application brief
OneAccess BLB 130 Wireless Router
Application Brief :
France Telecom-Orange,
WiFi Hotspot Network
Smart Enterprise Access Solutions for Service Providers

Overview
France Telecom-Orange is one of Europe’s largest WiFi operators with Following a review of this
a network of over 30,000 hotspots throughout France as well as part of its operation France
partnerships with other national operators in Germany, Belgium and Telecom decided to look for
the UK. The network services Orange’s 221 million broadband, smart a customised and more cost
phone and tablet-PC users to enable anywhere, anytime Internet
effective option for its CPE
access as part of their roaming service plans.
point of connection, choosing
In addition to the public access points positioned in high footfall locations the OneAccess BLB 130 wireless
across Europe, the network also includes a range of private hotspots set up for router as the preferred solution
individual organizations that want to offer customers free or subsidised WiFi for future hotspot installations.
access to the Internet. This is an increasing requirement for hotel chains and
restaurants as well as theme parks, marinas and holiday parks as a point of
service differentiation.

Private hotspot customers are provided with a dedicated broadband connection,


together with the necessary routers, switches and wireless access points, which 30,000
are installed by France Telecom’s regional engineering teams using mainly Cisco Hotspots
equipment.

The provision of private hotspots is a key target growth market for France
Telecom and the company is forecasting an initial requirement of two thousand
OA routers per year.

221
Why OneAccess ? million
customers
OneAccess has developed a close working relationship with France Telecom
which has been established over many years. This has resulted in the OneAccess
range of multi-service routers being specified as the preferred CPE platform for
several of France Telecom’s successful business services.

«The project has gone very smoothly and I have been impressed
by the OneAccess R&D team’s ability to meet our specifications for
what is a relatively low volume production run.

The OneAccess BLB router gives us the additional functionality and


performance we need at a highly competitive price point plus we
also get our own branded box, which is an added bonus.”

<Pierre Antoine>

<Access Networks Fixed Services Manager - France Telecom Orange>

+33(0)1.41.87.70.00 | [email protected] | www.oneaccess-net.com


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Customization Services OneAccess

For the WiFi hotspot service, as well as cost savings, OneAccess was able to offer OneAccess designs and
France Telecom a flexible customization service, which included hardware and develops a range of world-class
software modifications to the standard BLB 130 router to more closely meet the multi-service routers for over
special requirements of the project. 140 global service provider
customers including four of the
One key hardware requirement for France Telecom was to have the need for
top five operators in Europe.
an external antenna connected to the router, providing more flexibility when
the engineering teams needed to work in challenging locations. The standard This makes OneAccess the
configuration of the OneAccess BLB 130 is a typical dual antenna format, which number two branch office
the R&D team were able to modify to meet this requirement. router solution provider in the
world by volume.
As the router is essentially providing a temporary access point for multiple
With an international support
customers it was another essential requirement that the router could support
network operating from offices
the RADIUS WLAN authentication protocols France Telecom uses to manage the
user authorization and billing process. The OneAccess development team was in North America, Europe and
able to provide the necessary software changes to the router to enable it to Asia, OneAccess is able to
communicate with the Ucopia RADIUS server in France Telecom’s service centre. work closely and cooperatively
with all its clients throughout
the development and roll-out
ROI Evaluation
phases for new services.
The project is now at the final stage prior to rollout and the OneAccess routers Where adaptations are needed,
have performed well in the test environment. Compared with similar Cisco the OneAccess team of world-
routers, France Telecom has calculated that they will generate cost savings of class engineers are quickly able
30% for the average customer deployment. to provide the required software
or hardware customizations.

+33(0)1.41.87.70.00 | [email protected] | www.oneaccess-net.com


ABOUT us
Incorporated in 2001, OneAccess is a leading manufacturer
of multi-service routers and carrier Ethernet access devices
enabling major telecoms service providers to deliver
business-grade managed services profitably. OneAccess
supplies routers to over 120 communications service
providers including 4 of the top 5 largest telecoms operators
in Europe. By using mass customization techniques
OneAccess CPE solutions can be precisely tailored to meet
the stringent demands of the business managed services
market enabling superior performance, management,
reliability and services innovation.

Smart Enterprise Access Solutions for Service Providers


OneAccess is a leading manufacturer of multi-service routers and
carrier Ethernet access devices enabling major telecoms service
providers to deliver business-grade managed services profitably.
OneAccess supplies routers to over 120 service providers including
4 of the top 5 largest telecoms operators in Europe.

For more information visit www.oneaccess-net.com

OneAccess, Pentagone Plaza,


381 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 92140 Clamart, France

Phone: +33 (0)1.41.87.70.00 |


Fax: +33 (0)1.41.87.74.00 |
[email protected]

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