GBM case study: Bahrain Internet Exchange
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GBM helped Bahrain Internet Exchange (BIX) build a national broadband network using Cisco IPoDWDM technology. This enhanced Bahrain's telecom infrastructure by providing high bandwidth connectivity over IP/MPLS. It allowed BIX to reduce costs and increase internet bandwidth and reliability. The network management solutions deployed enabled BIX to achieve its strategic goals and deliver improved e-services across Bahrain. BIX's executive director praised GBM's support in helping BIX achieve its objectives for the national broadband initiative.
GBM case study: Bahrain Internet Exchange
- 1. Case Study GBM helps Bahrain Internet Exchange in national project From left to right: Mohamed E. Al-Thawadi, Executive Director, BIX and Abdulla Ishaq, Country General Manager, GBM. Executive Summary Challenge The mission and objectives of Bahrain Internet Exchange (BIX) are: Customer Name To reduce international internet connectivity rates borne by ISPs and customers. Bahrain Internet Exchange (BIX) To provide high speed internet at low-cost. To enhance the broadband services in the Kingdom. Industry To increase the local internet websites. Government. Follows Ministry of Enhancing the telecom infrastructure to a great extent. Transportation. Enhancing the country’s broadband infrastructure in line with the national transformational plan to invest in a high speed and cost effective broadband Location network that addresses the specific needs of key sectors. Bahrain To increase the quality of the internet connection in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Number of Employees 55 Solution In order to meet the mission and objectives of the BIX, GBM and Cisco® proposed a Challenge solution to build the National Broadband Network (NBN) for BIX to cover the Kingdom Enhance and Increase the Internet of Bahrain. This is made up of an IPoDWDM solution which is comprised by IP Bandwidth Components, and DWDM components, in addition to the Network Management Develop service enabled Solution through Cisco Transport Manager and Cisco IP Solution Center. Infrastructure Reduce the cost of the Internet The National Broadband Network (NBN) is the Government of Bahrain Initiative which and International connectivity will be available on an open access basis, at fair and reasonable prices, capacity on the fiber-optic network of the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) utilising those fibers Solution that are in access of the direct needs to the EWA in order to increase Government Cisco IPoDWDM effectiveness and assist in accelerating economic diversification. Cisco Network and Management Solutions The project scope is to provide design, installation, and implementation support Metro Ethernet Switches services for BIX National Broadband Network (NBN) related to the following three Results technologies: Infrastructure IP Multiprotocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS), Optical Enhance Telecom Infrastructure Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH), and Network Management Systems (NMS). Develop and leverage eService on the national level Infrastructure Scope will cover the design, site preparation, installation preparation, Enhance the link bandwidth and migration planning and implementation support services for two Aggregation Services reliability Routers (ASR 1001), two Carrier Routing System (CRS -16), 13 Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9K), and six ME3600 platforms. Optical Scope will cover the design, site preparation, installation preparation, and implementation support services for 24 x ONS 15454 PP platforms. 1
- 2. Case Study “GBM’s partnership Network Management System (NMS) Scope will cover the design and implementation support services for Cisco IP Solution Center (ISC), Ciscoworks LAN Management throughout Solution (CWLMS) and Cisco Transport Manager. this project was This project will be deployed on 13 main sites covering the Kingdom of Bahrain. The instrumental for main solutions deployed include Cisco Network Management System (NMS), BIX to achieve the Ciscoworks LAN Management Solution (CWLMS) and Cisco Transport Manager. The strategic goals for project time scale started in July 2011, and is set to end in December 2012. the NBN initiative. We The NBN will involve the laying of fibre optic cabling of Bahrain homes, schools and will count on businesses, providing highspeed broadband network using Cisco’s IPoDWDM technology which will deliver the service flexibility, scalability and increased resilience their professional team to enable carriers to capitalise on increasingly bandwidth intensive and complex and support applications in the Kingdom. to continue to deliver Results our services to Enhanced Bahrain Telecom infrastructure by deploying High Bandwidth and DWDM our customers and Components over IP/MPLS Enhanced wide-spread e-services starting with e-Government, e-Education, e- citizens across the Health, advanced e-Business, e-Banking, e-Payment, etc. Kingdom.” Reliable and high bandwidth network hub to connect the Kingdom to the other region’s telecom network Mohamed E. Al-Thawadi - Enable Bahrain carriers to capitalize on increasingly bandwidth-intensive and Executive Director, BIX complex applications in the Kingdom. For more information To learn more about the solutions mentioned in this case study, please go to: www.gbm4ibm.com Product & Technology List Cisco Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS) and Aggregation Service Routers (ASR) core routers Cisco ONS Multiplexers Optical Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Cisco Metro Ethernet Switches – ME3600 Platforms Cisco Network Management Software (NMS) Infrastructure IP Multiprotocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) © 2012 Gulf Business Machines. All rights reserved. GBM, the GBM logo are trademarks of Gulf Business Machines. Cisco is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. 2 and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries.