Freedom of Information request (FOI 22/962)
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FOI 22/962
1st November 2022
Dear
Thank you for your email.
Please find below answers to the questions you have raised.
1.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Connectivity and Network Services
Please note that total annual cost for items under point 1 is 拢 ~227k. These cost are interlinked, cannot be readily split and may contain other ICT costs.
a.聽聽聽聽聽 Who provides your WAN and internet connectivity and the annual spend on each
MHRA will not answer suppler information elements of this question as covered in Section 31 of the Freedom of Information act
b.聽聽聽聽聽 Who provides your SIP trunks and what is the annual spend
MHRA will not answer suppler information elements of this question as covered in Section 31 of the Freedom of Information act
c.聽聽聽聽聽 Who provides your WAN services, is this MPLS, SD WAN or Internet, and what is the annual spend
MHRA will not answer suppler information elements of this question as covered in Section 31 of the Freedom of Information act
d.聽聽聽聽聽 Who provides your LAN infrastructure and what is your annual spend
Aruba/Cisco - cost included in (1)
e.聽聽聽聽聽 Who provides your WIFI infrastructure and what is your annual spend
GPA / Cisco - cost included in (1)
f.聽聽聽聽聽 Please confirm the manufacturer(s) of your wired network core and edge switching?
Cisco/Aruba
g.聽聽聽聽聽 When was your core network installed?
Core network was built over a long period of time
h.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Has it been updated subsequently?
Ongoing updates are undertaken
i.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Who maintains your core network?
NTT / Internal IT team
j.聽聽聽聽聽 When is the contract renewal date?
information requested is not clear enough to supply an answer, renewal dates vary
k.聽聽聽聽聽 Please confirm value of the initial project?
information requested is not clear enough to supply an answer
l.聽聽聽聽聽 Please confirm the value of annual support/maintenance services (in 拢)?
Question unclear. Cost is covered in the overall cost specified under (1) above.
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