Discount airlineEasyJethas merged its data
andIP telephonynetworks into a single
local area network (Lan) at its new corporate headquarters at Luton
Airport for greater flexibilty and scalabilty.
The airline said it was using a
unified communications strategy to reduce support costs and
ensure efficiency throughout all its processes. The strategy is
also aimed at enabling the airline to easily expand its data and IP
telephony capacity by adding servers as required.
The IT services department migrated the airline's existing
telephony and data services to the new building as part of a
five-year deal to manage IP voice and data services across
easyJet's Luton campus.
A
wireless Lan is also being implemented at the HQ to provide
network access in meeting rooms as well as hot desk facilities for
remote workers.
Bill Codd, service delivery manager at EasyJet IT said working
in a fast-paced service industry, a smooth transition was crucial
for the company and its customers.
"Alfred McAlpine successfully handled the migration of 400
users, over a four day period, to the new facility without any
outage to the service, which is a great result," he said.
Codd said easyJet had chosen Alfred McAlpine because of its
strong service management culture, sound track record and
reliability.
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