FOI Ref: FOI/2023/4910
You asked
a. Who provides your WAN and internet connectivity and the annual spend on each?
b. Who provides your SIP trunks and what is the annual spend?
c. Who provides your WAN services, is this MPLS, SD WAN or Internet, and what is the annual spend?
d. Who provides your LAN infrastructure and what is your annual spend?
e. Who provides your WIFI infrastructure and what is your annual spend?
f. Please confirm the manufacturer(s) of your wired network core and edge switching?
g. When was your core network installed?
h. Has it been updated subsequently?
i. Who maintains your core network?
j. When is the contract renewal date?
k. Please confirm value of the initial project?
l. Please confirm the value of annual support/maintenance services (in £)?
We said
Thank your for your request.
Please see the following answers to your questions.
a. Our WAN Supplier is BT with an annual spend of £650,000. Our internet supplier is HSO with an annual spend of £112,000.
b. We do not have SIP trunks.
c. WAN services are supplied by MPLS with an annual spend of £650,000.
d. Our LAN structure is provided. Predominantly Cisco £293,000 excluding VAT.
e. Our WIFI infrastructure is provided by Cisco, cost £85,000 excluding VAT.
f. The manufacturer of our wired network core and edge switching is Cisco.
g. Our core network was installed approximately. 27 years ago.
h. Our core network has been updated subsequently, yes.
i. Our core network is maintained by the ONS internal IT team permanent staff.
j. We do not have a contract renewal date.
k. The value of the initial project was circa £3 million, and was undertaken over 10 years ago.
l. The value of annual support/maintenance services (in £) is £258,940.80.