Virtual Network Operator

A virtual network operator or virtual network operator issues the infrastructure and technologies of various telecommunications providers customized network solutions for businesses to own together without their own network infrastructure.

The companies benefit from networks that are tailored to the circumstances of their locations. These network operators are called " virtual " because they offer network services without possessing even the physical basis of the data lines.

Basics

A VNO networked generally worldwide locations of a company in wide area networks (WAN), to guarantee the secure transmission of data packets between locations. For this service, the independent VNO can rely on the infrastructure of different infrastructure owners (carriers). This distinguishes the independent VNO of carriers that offer also managed network solutions, but it can only rely on their own network. A VNO choose from a variety of infrastructures worldwide Carrier of the best for its customers. These partial solutions it connects to a virtual network.

History

Originally, only the carrier also in the business of bandwidth sole supplier. Deregulation in the field of telecommunications (TC ) changes in the global telecommunications market drastically. In the autumn of 1996, for example, like the privileged position of Deutsche Telekom in Germany in the field of network infrastructure, and in 1998 they also lost their monopoly in voice telephony. Due to the increasing number of competitions it came to around 2000 to a massive fall. In conjunction with the recession at that time, this led to an economic collapse in carriers. Large investments of TKanbieter in expanding their infrastructure increased their economic problems. This situation allowed the VNO's worldwide competitive advantage. You rent the infrastructure of carriers and do not own a depreciable obligations networks.

Operation

The global site networking can be accomplished by seamless Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS ) networks of different carriers. Thus, the transmission of data packets in a connectionless network is guaranteed. As most secure way of networking offers a VNO as mitcaps Secure IP VPNs. These are highly secure virtual private networks, which are realized over IP networks with encrypted tunnels ( IPSec ).

Service

Among the services of a VNO include in particular the management of all contracts, the selection of suitable carriers and the Supporting and monitoring of the entire network. A VNO is available to the customers all over the business of the design on the contract up to the proactive support of the network as a single point of contact ( SPOC ) are available. In order to increase the transparency of a service contract (Service Level Agreement ) agreed to the services explicitly SLAs. These SLAs have an important meaning, because the service is the ultimate criterion of demarcation to other providers and carriers for a VNO as mitcaps or Vanco.

More Virtual Network Concepts

Mobile Virtual Network Operator

The first Mobile Network Opertators ( MVNOs ) were operationally active around 2004 in Germany. In contrast to the network operator MVNO does not have a access network with its own radio stations. The MVNO has otherwise all the other services, such as capturing customer data, create invoices, collecting payments and customer service, together with the network operators. But he rents the power of network operators.

The "real" MVNO uses the mobile network as a transitional route and designed their own basic and value added services. The network may consist of access networks of different network operators. For customers, this hybrid network is not visible. However, the purchase of transition routes need an additional level of trade, which means additional costs. The MVNOs can still offer cheaper rates because they save on marketing expenses. Through internet marketing without its own shops and reduced customer support services they save the additional costs incurred in the negotiations again.

This distinguishes MVNOs of the VNO. For a VNO has just the good customer service a competitive advantage over the carriers.

Electricity market

Yello Strom started his business in 1999 with the yellow stream. The deregulation of the energy market made ​​this concept possible. Yello Strom provides energy at reasonable prices with good service. The energy supplier does not have its own energy networks, but is a pure marketing company that buys and sells energy to final customers.

You could describe him as a VNO of the energy market.

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