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Off the Shelf
Here's what you will need to take into consideration
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What WLR3 products, value adds and functionality do you require?
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What level of relationship does your potential supplier have with Openreach?
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Are their solutions proven? Can they provide references or case studies?
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Does the proposed solution fully implement our B2B gateway specifications?
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Does the proposed solution interoperate with our live testing and ramp up environments?
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Is the security of the proposed solution aligned with (and will it work with) EMP security?
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Does the proposed solution provide an intuitive, user friendly interface to the EMP? A 'must' in order to minimise training requirements
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Will the proposed solution integrate with your billing system and other back office systems, as required?
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What performance/availability guarantees are provided?
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How long will it take to get up and running?
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What level of project management support is provided? For example, assistance with product establishment and migration from WLR2
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What level of solution support is provided? If the software falls over, what response times can you expect? How much will the maintenance contract cost? Will they take care of software upgrades? If so, how much will they cost?
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Will they be around tomorrow? Check they’re financially stable
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What’s the total cost of ownership?
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Will projected order volumes justify the capital expenditure?
What you'll need to do
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Manage your interface on a day to day basis.
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Budget for any support package from your supplier.
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Budget for software upgrades, as necessary, to take advantage of new platform functionality as it becomes available.
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Double check with Openreach that your supplier's solution complies with all our technical requirements (e.g. B2B gateway specifications, interoperability with our live testing and ramp up environments and security).
