ETH019/12 Technology Migration from WES WEES BES to EAD launch pricing

10/04/2012    For Information

This briefing is applicable to all Ethernet Communications Providers

This briefing is notification of the launch of technology migration options of WES/WEES/BES (up to 1G/bits) to EAD services with launch occurring on 10 April 2012

Openreach provided a 90 day pricing change notification on 9 February 2012 under briefing reference ETH009/12. Following a number of customer requests, Openreach sought an Ofcom waiver to reduce the 90 day notification. Ofcom have today issued a statement accepting the request, so Openreach is pleased to announce that this offer is now open from 10 April 2012. A new ACCN OR 279 will be issued to reflect this date change and will replace ACCN OR 269.

10 April 2012 will be the launch date of the technology migration options for the transfer of existing WES/WEES/BES services (up to 1G/bits) to new EAD services via a bandwidth upgrade using existing fibre (subject to survey). Depending on the upgrade chosen, the Communication provider would attract up 50% discount on the prevailing EAD connection charge as shown below:

• 25% discount on the EAD 100Mbit/s standard and Local Access connection charge, for circuits transferring and upgrading from WES/WEES/BES 10 Mbit/s standard and Local Access services respectively.
• 40% discount on EAD 1Gbit/s Local Access connection charges for circuits transferring and upgrading from WES/WEES/BES 10/100 Mbit/s Local Access services.
• 50% discount on the standard EAD 1Gbit/s connection charge for circuits transferring and upgrading from WES/WEES/BES 10/100 Mbit/s standard services.
• Early termination charges will not be applied on the legacy circuit.
• CPs will be able to request a transfer of the following product variants as from 10 April 2012 (subject to survey).

From	To
WES/WEES 10 Unmanaged	EAD 100
WES/WEES 10 Unmanaged	EAD 1000 (standard or 60 month minimum period)
WES/WEES 10 Managed	EAD 100
WES/WEES 10 Managed	EAD 1000 (standard or 60 month minimum period)
WES/WEES 10 LA	EAD 100LA
WES/WEES 10 LA	EAD 1000 LA (standard or 60 month minimum period)
WES/WEES 10 LR	EAD 100
WES/WEES 10 LR	EAD 100LA
WES/WEES 10 LR	EAD 1000 (standard or 60 month minimum period)
WES/WEES 10 LR	EAD 1000 LA (standard or 60 month minimum period)
WES/WEES 100	EAD 1000 (standard or 60 month minimum period)
WES/WEES 100 Resilience Option 1	EAD 1000 Resilient Option 1 (Standard or 60 month minimum period)
WES/WEES 100 LA	EAD 1000 LA (standard or 60 month minimum period)
WES/WEES 155	EAD 1000 (standard or 60 month minimum period)
WES/WEES 622	EAD 1000 (standard or 60 month minimum period)
BES/ BES Daisy chain 10	EAD 100
BES/ BES Daisy chain 10	EAD 1000 (standard or 60 month minimum period)
BES 100/ BES Daisy chain	EAD 1000 (standard or 60 month minimum period)
BES 155/ BES Daisy chain	EAD 1000 (standard or 60 month minimum period)
BES 622/ BES Daisy chain	EAD 1000 (standard or 60 month minimum period)

Note - resilience option 1 & 2 options also included

Local reach to Local Access upgrade included with no network re-arrange

Same bandwidth migrations and standard service to Local Access are currently out of scope).

 

Schedule 5 (Migration) of the Connectivity Services Contract has been amended accordingly.

Communication Providers will need to ensure a note is added to each legacy cease order and each new EAD order, using the eCo x system, as suggested below:

• On cease order - technology Transfer EAD CIRCUIT associated to (Eco reference xxxxx) please ensure this is the first note used
• On new EAD order "technology transfer from BTWExxxxxx" please ensure this is the first note used

For further information please visit the Ethernet microsite.

ACCN OR 279 applies to this briefing and is available on the Pricing Notification area of the Openreach website

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