We also believe that customers are more interested in what the network can do for them than in the technology, in the same way that many people are more interested in the performance of their car than what's under the bonnet, or as Americans would say, what's under the hood. We're building networks for CEOs as well as CTOs. The i-21 network will offer, essentially, four key groups of services. The first group is bandwidth services including dark fiber, wavelength and SDH services. Of course there will be Internet services, such as IP transit and Internet access.
Private networks are an important one.
The first option was expensive and a distraction from the core business of the organization. The second option was cheaper but did not deliver the levels of service required. Last but not least, i-21 offers managed application hosting. Whether you need to host web sites, corporate applications or your entire e-business, you need fast connectivity, high availability, total security and complete reliability. Content needs to be accessible to customers consistently and regardless of network conditions.