Arbinet-thexchange, Certified by Taylor McKenzie, Debuts the First Objective Quality of Service Ratings for Online Traded Communications Bandwidth
NEW YORK – August 3, 2000 – Arbinet-thexchange, the full-service trading solution for buyers and sellers of telephony
bandwidth, today completed the design and implementation of a system that provides the communications industry with its first ever
objective view of relative Quality of Service (QoS) ratings for telephony bandwidth traded online between multiple carriers’ networks.
Taylor McKenzie, Inc. a leading network performance management consulting company, has provided independent validation of the methodology
used to measure and calculate these ratings.
Arbinet-thexchange monitors and quantifies the actual technical performance of its members’ networks for every route
served relative to a median performance baseline for each QoS parameter. When a member of thexchange places a buy order, it has the
opportunity to choose not only the price it is willing to pay, but also the minimal quality parameters it is willing to accept.
Each route on the exchange is measured and graded by Answer Seizure Ratio (ASR), voice quality of service (VQoS) and
Post-Dial Delay (PDD).
“Quality measurement is a number one priority for us. The value of our solution rests on the ability of our members to select trades
based on a price/performance analysis. Our retention of Taylor McKenzie underscores our commitment to independent validation of
information about quality across carriers’ networks,” said Anthony L. Craig, Arbinet-thexchange Chairman and CEO. “We sought out
the help of the best in the industry to assure that these measurements are both accurate and relevant for our members’ businesses.”
“Arbinet-thexchange has carefully thought out the elements that are necessary to provide a valuable and full-service
telephony bandwidth trading solution for the members, said Jim Patty, Talyor McKenzie Executive Vice President. “This QoS performance
monitoring delivers a huge benefit to thexchange members as it is the first time in the 100-year history of the communications industry
that carriers are able to compare both their relative pricing and the objective underlying network quality of their networks in near
real time.”
About Taylor McKenzie (TMc)
Taylor McKenzie is an international management consulting firm, providing business strategy, business transformation and information
technology solutions to industry and public sector clients around the globe. TMc offers a complement of services that will enable
organizations to understand the technical end-to-end performance of their telecommunications networks. Understanding performance is
particularly important during implementation of new network facilities and new technologies. Additionally, TMc supports clients in
interpreting testing results, developing measurement criteria, quality management plans, service level agreements (SLAs) and other
complimentary consulting services essential to achieving “operational excellence.” For additional information visit the company’s
website at www.taylormckenzie.com.
About Arbinet-thexchange
Arbinet-thexchange is the full-service, online exchange for on-demand transactions,
automated physical delivery and settlement of trades of telephony bandwidth. Thexchange
is neutral, favoring neither buyers nor sellers, and allows participants to trade anonymously.
Automated delivery is accomplished by employing advanced trading software and a set of
patented processes to link the web-based trading platform with carrier-grade
telecommunications switching equipment. Arbinet-thexchange handles all invoicing,
collection and payment for trades effected on its exchange and provides continuous
monitoring and online rating of the service quality of each seller’s network. For more
information, visit Arbinet-thexchange at www.thexchange.com.
120 Albany St. Tower II, Suite 450, New Brunswick, NJ
08901
phone: 732-509-9100, fax: 732-509-9101, website: www.arbinet.com
