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Central Government
ANTENNA from FourNet is a secure cloud-based communications service, developed in partnership with the Cabinet Office, hosted in UK Government data centres and purchased via the Crown Commercial Service.
ANTENNA provides voice, mobile, contact centre, video, messaging and collaboration services to UK Government Departments across a secure, managed private network.
Introducing ANTENNA
The shared communications platform for Central Government
Delivered via a secure, private, cloud-based enterprise platform and network; hosted in highly secure, resilient Government accredited data centres.
Dedicated service-desk, project office and professional services based in Westminster; manned by the UK's largest team of SC and DV level security cleared engineers.
ANTENNA provides services to over 40,000 central government users and is saving millions of taxpayers' money.
The ANTENNA programme was formed because we wanted to share our ICT infrastructure with other Departments in a way that's not been achieved before. The approach taken by the Pin partnership with the Cabinet Office meant that by utilising existing equipment, we could reduce costs, improve service and provide expert support to Departments in a way that they've not experienced previously.
Malcolm Coates MBE
Director of ICT, Cabinet Office
Why work with FourNet
Secure
Hosted in Tier IV government data centres and manned by Security Checked (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV) level cleared engineers, ANTENNA adheres to all relevant government standards and provides the highest levels of security.
Feature rich
Our best of breed technology partners ensure ANTENNA offers a full suite of voice, mobile, contact centre, video, messaging and collaboration services. Our expertise at integrating complex systems means everything works together seamlessly.
Flexible
ANTENNA offers the flexibility to quickly add or remove users and functionality. New users, moves and changes and additional functionality can be handled remotely either by our Service Desk, directly by your own team or via our IT Service Management tool (ITSM) using multi-factor authentication.
Quick to deploy
ANTENNA's cloud-based services are already deployed in government data centres and are on the Public Services Network (PSN). Services can be deployed and fully operational in a matter of days.
Easy to buy
The ANTENNA service is available on the CCS RM3808 Network Services framework; for straightforward requirements public sector customers simply logon to the government's eMarketplace and place a direct order.
Cost savings
ANTENNA is a genuine shared service with the economies of scale that this provides; delivered on an opex subscriber model - most government departments are seeing between 25% to 40% savings compared to existing services.
Developed for, and in conjunction with central government, ANTENNA offers fully integrated communications, collaboration and contact centre capabilities.
Delivered as cloud services, government departments can quickly and simply deploy standard services based on a per user/ per month fee. For more complex requirements, our highly experienced consulting and professional services team work with our customers to understand their business goals and help them define and deploy the technology and processes to deliver their objectives.
Trusted by many
"The experience of working with FourNet Technologies on the ANTENNA project has been excellent. Our teams have achieved the implementation of unified communication services across Government within a timescale not seen before."
Malcolm Coates MBE
Director of ICT, Cabinet Office
"Once the FSA had made the decision that the ANTENNA service met all our user needs, the process of contracting with FourNet was quick and straight-forward. FourNet were supportive of collaborative discussions to ensure the contracted service best met the FSA's requirements, aligning to our desired payment profiles and enabled work to commence on service transition almost instantaneously."
Craig Thomas
Commercial Manager, Food Standards Agency
Easy to procure
The ANTENNA service can be purchased from FourNet via the CCS RM3808 Network Services 2 Framework. FourNet is accredited to supply a full suite of communications, collaboration and contact centre services under the framework. Straightforward requirements can simply be purchased directly from the government eMarketplace. To discuss more complex requirements or how we can support you in delivering your digital transformation goals, please get in touch.
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