Wholesale Extension Services and Backhaul Extension Services (WES/BES) Equivalence of Inputs Update
One of the major milestones that Openreach must deliver this year is the launch of Wholesale Extension Services (WES) and Backhaul Extension Services (BES) products on an Equivalence of Inputs (EoI) basis. As a result, the Ethernet Products Customer Forum has been running a series of meetings with customers to discuss testing, billing, development activities and commercials for an equivalent product set, ensuring Openreach's customers are ready for the EoI delivery milestone of 30 September 2006. In addition to launching EoI variants of the existing portfolio, Openreach will also be launching a new product group on 30 September, currently named Wholesale End-to-End Ethernet Services (WEES).
This is a major set of developments involving the launch of new products and the conversion to EoI of existing products. The Openreach product development team are absolutely committed to meeting the 30 September delivery date and will ensure customers are informed and involved in the project as it progresses. A number of activities are running in parallel to hit this challenging deadline. The first set of prices and contracts (for changes to the existing portfolio) were published on 30 June 2006. These can be found on the Openreach portal.
The next Ethernet Products Customer Forum is scheduled to be held on 10 July. For more information about this or any aspect of Ethernet EoI development please contact Peter Newton on 01977 598238 or refer to the Openreach portal.