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Best Broadband IP Service 2005
Cisco honored Accenture with the "Best Broadband IP Service" of the year award for the design and implementation of Internet, data and video services over Ethernet for more than 20,000 apartments and homes in southern Sweden. Overview:
Accenture and Cisco deliver proven, measurable and sustainable IP networking solutions that accelerate the adoption of advanced technologies, reduce costs and improve efficiencies enabling organizations to create and maintain a competitive advantage.
Today's decidedly competitive environment and the rapid proliferation of bandwidth are sending a message to enterprises across the globe: you need to energize the power and flexibility of Internet protocol (IP) networking. The requirement is to develop higher margin services, build the
engine to quickly activate those services, and enhance earning power to increase shareholder value.
To respond to these industry dynamics—and leverage the
greatest benefits—companies need to acquire next generation network services from an experienced source that can deliver end-to-end solutions...from strategy
to technical implementation and from delivery to ongoing operations and
support. To this end, Accenture and Cisco have come together to develop comprehensive IP network solutions that accelerate the adoption of advanced
technologies.
With leadership in technology innovation, industry expertise and customer focus, Accenture and Cisco deliver proven, measurable and sustainable IP networking solutions which include:
- IP Convergence Solution
- Accenture Communications Solutions featuring the Service Delivery Platform with Cisco Systems Technologies
By combining core strengths, this Alliance guides companies to:
- A reduction in the overall cost of ownership.
- Savings by implementing a converged network.
- Lower asset costs and service expense through the transformational outsourcing of non-core functions.
- Improved efficiency and productivity resulting from IP-based applications.
- Decreased risk with predictable pricing models, proven solutions and stable alliances who
will endure as industry leaders.
- Accelerated adoption and application of advanced technologies.
- Higher profit margins on service offerings
generated by reengineered business models.
- The
creation and maintenance of a real competitive advantage.
"Accenture has truly demonstrated its unique ability to
deliver value to its clients with consulting services that dramatically
transform today's businesses. The combination of technology innovation from
Cisco and Accenture's industry knowledge offers clients the most advanced,
cost-effective and proven IP-based solutions."
—John Chambers,
president and CEO of Cisco Systems, December 2003 Back to the Alliance Home Page To Top |