1. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved Implementing a regional network in SE Europe OTEGlobe SEEREN Inauguration Event 9-1-2004

2. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved Design & operation objectives On behalf of OTE Group, OTEGlobe designs, develops, manages and operates the MSP platform, aiming at creating … w an international carrier-grade network in 22 sites of strategic importance worldwide, including the major business centers and points of exchange of data & voice traffic w the Carrier’s Carrier network in the SE Europe w a common network infrastructure for all types of telecommunication traffic transport & termination w scalable, reliable, managed and guaranteed international services to satisfy the needs of carriers and multinational companies

3. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved Basic Features  Adoption of “state-of-the art” technology MPLS (cell mode Multiprotocol Label Switching)  Single vendor network  Redundant Backbone Links & Upstream Service Providers  Carrier scaled network - Provision of high speeds up to STM-4  CoS / QoS e2e  Central NMC & Local Support – End-to-End 24x7 Network Management & Quality Monitoring  Peering with large Tier-1 ISPs: UUNET, C&W, TeliaSonera, FLAG etc.  Presence at Global Internet Exchanges: AMS-IX etc A private, state-of-the-art, secure infrastructure that guarantees high quality & uninterrupted operation

4. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved Architecture & Services w Provisioning of integrated solutions through a Multi-service Platform w The MSP is based on the innovative MPLS (IP + ATM) technology, which enables the delivery of a full portfolio of basic connectivity services for the transport of Voice, Video and Data. Furthermore, it is the enabler of innovative value added services with carrier class levels of quality & reliability. MSP (Switches, Routers, trunk capacities) ATM MPLS Value Added Services ATMFRCCH Vo ATM Internet Transit MPLS VPN GRXVoIP Infrastructure level Service Level Network/control level Backbone Network Access Network

5. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved Topology (Nov.2003) Bucharest Paris Belgrade Frankfurt Λευκωσ ία Πακιστ άν Sofia Αθήνα Milan Pakistan Amsterdam Brussels Thessalonica Tirana London Nicosia Athens New York Skopje

6. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved International Cable Infrastructure

7. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved MSP Operation  Highly trained, specialized & experienced team  Effective management/support tools  Network Management System  TTS – Trouble Ticketing System  Automatic proactive monitoring tools (Cisco InfoCenter)  SLA Monitoring & Reporting Tools (Concord, e-Health)  Provisioning Tools (VPNsc)  Tested Operating Procedures  Service Provisioning  Acceptance & Handover tests  Monitor & Repair  Service levels guarantees (SLA) – KPI indicators  24/7 technical support  MTTR for P1 tickets during 2003: < 2 hours  Web access to statistics (www.nmc.oteglobe.net)

8. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved OTEGlobe’s solution for Seeren wOTEGlobe provides MPLS LSP services to Seeren beneficiaries over its MSP network. OTEGLobe is one of the very first companies to provide such services in Europe. wThe main features of OTEGlobe’s solution are: –LSPs are created between any two NREN networks allowing any to any connectivity –MPLS is enabled between NREN’s networks and MSP –GR-NET serves as the primary exit of the SEEREN beneficiaries to GEANT –RO-EDUNET is used as a back-up connection, traffic will automatically be re-routed in case of failure of the primary connection –Bandwidth offered today: BeneficiariesBandwidth AMREJ34 Mbps ICTDA18-34 Mbps MARNET4 Mbps INIMA2 Mbps BIHARNET2 Mbps

9. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved Advantages of OTEGlobe’s solution for Seeren wAdvantages of OTEGlobe’s solution –Full circuit provisioning, instead of two half IPLCs. –End-to-end connection monitoring and management implemented exclusively from OTEGlobe. –Any-to-any connectivity of NRENs, at no additional cost. –Easy bandwidth upgrades, not necessarily following SDH granularity. –State of the art technical solution

10. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved SEEREN network OTEGlobe MSP PE Athens PETirana PE Skopje PE Sofia CE ICTDA CE GRNET BIHARNET CE AMREJ CE MARNet CE INIMA GEANT PE Bucharest CE RoEduNet Back-up LSP GEANT Inter-NREN connectivity

11. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved wIn order to secure economic and social growth of the region, the S.E.European PTTs should co-operate very closely together and implement fast –Adequate national cable infrastructure –Adequate cross-border cable infrastructure –Diversified international connections to W.European, Central East European, and M.East Regions –Significant lower pricing (national & international circuits) Closing Remarks

12. © 2004 OTEGlobe. All rights reserved OTE INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS S.A. 99 Kiffisias Ave., 151 24 Maroussi-Athens E-mail: info@oteglobe.gr, www.oteglobe.gr THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING US !