Wavenet

WHC3 UCaaS Platform

Any SME organisation can benefit from WHC3, a UC service based on BT’s core network and central cloud service providing a fast, low-risk entry to UCaaS for businesses who don’t have (or require) an onsite telephone system.

Features

• Call Control
• Mobility
• Conferencing
• Call Queuing
• Unified Messaging
• Web collaboration
• IM and Presence

Benefits

• Cost efficient set up and maintenance compared to PBX systems
• Converged voice and data through PC or phone
• Streamlined solution to support home, office or hybrid working
• BYOD through client application to maintain business contact
• Limited technical knowledge allows for easy management
• Analyse data through provided reporting facility
• Users can be added in minutes
• All service and features are in the cloud
• Single number support from any location
• WHC runs across existing fibre connections

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

559579792985902

Contact

Joe Ewins
0333 234 0011
publicsector@wavenet.co.uk

About your service

• Service categories:

  Applications

  Customer relationship management

  • Contact centre
• Multi cloud support: Yes

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: Yes, but can also be used as a standalone service
• What software services is the service an extension to: Extends voice capabilities to the network and supports Webex at the end device. The Call Analytics ICS reporting extends the service to allow for interaction metrics to be measured from calls made, received and missed.
• Cloud deployment model:
  • Public cloud
  • Hybrid cloud
• Service constraints: WHC 3.0 is accessed via the internet, so anywhere there is internet connectivity, whether wired or wireless, staff can use the service, from their device. This provides flexibility and allows multiple geographically spread offices, including homeworkers, to make use of and be a part of the same communications network.
• System requirements:
  • Network interconnection and access (firewall settings)
  • Local network suitability for multimedia traffic (bandwidth, QoS settings)
  • Data centre network addresses (IP number whitelist)
  • Supported third-party endpoints (e.g. desk phones)
  • User device hardware prerequisites for client applications
  • User device software prerequisites for client applications

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes
• Support response times: The UK-based Technical Support team at Wavenet has a target response time to Critical and High priority issues within 30-minutes and to Medium and Low priority issues within one hour. Customer and technical support teams operate during core business hours, Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:30, for handling emails and phone calls. Customers on the 24x7x365-day support list will receive assistance beyond these hours.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: Standard Care:; Supported Mon to Fri 09:00 - 17:00 excluding public holidays; Wavenet will use all reasonable endeavours to respond to a request for Incident support received during the Working; Hours Mon to Fri, 09:00 - 17:00 hrs, excluding UK Public/Bank holiday and is based on the SLA Priority Response table.; ; Enhanced Care:; Supported Mon to Fri 08:00 - 20:00 excluding public holidays; Wavenet will use all reasonable endeavours to respond to a request for Incident support received during the hours Mon; to Fri 08:00 - 20:00 hrs, excluding UK Public/Bank holidays and is based on the SLA Priority Response table.; ; Flex Care:; Supported Mon to Fri 09:00 - 17:00 excluding public holidays; Wavenet will use all reasonable endeavours to respond to requests for Incident support received during Working Hours; of Mon to Fri 09:00 - 17:00 hrs, excluding UK Public/Bank holidays and is based on the SLA Priority Response table.
• Support available to third parties: No

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: Upon signing the contract, services are provisioned, an account created, and your administrator will be provided with access instructions and credentials. Our Project Services teams will collaborate with you to facilitate the adoption of our service, providing guidance and training for setup, configuration, and efficient use. They adhere to PMI methodology and PRINCE2 principles where necessary, ensuring a structured approach from contract signing to transition to our Support teams. The onboarding process, guided by the Project Services team, implements project lifecycle processes and governance throughout.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats: HTML
• End-of-contract data extraction: This would be the responsabilty of the end user to extract any data required prior to end of contract data. If for any reason there is a need for assistance or critical data required to be extracted then Wavenet can be contacted to advise and assist where possible.
• End-of-contract process: Upon contractual date end if there is no commercial or business agreement to retain the data or solution then the solution will become defunct and data will be lost. If data is to be kept, extracted or service needs to remain then additional commercial costs will need to be agreed.
• Documentation accessibility standard: WCAG 2.2 A

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
• Application to install: Yes
• Compatible operating systems:
  • Android
  • IOS
  • MacOS
  • Windows
• Designed for use on mobile devices: Yes
• Differences between the mobile and desktop service: There are no differences in features between the mobile and desktop services
• Service interface: Yes
• User support accessibility: WCAG 2.2 A
• Description of service interface: WHC3 management interface is web based and can be accessed from any pc that has internet access via a secure login and password.
• Accessibility standards: WCAG 2.2 A
• Accessibility testing: Not known
• API: Yes
• What users can and can't do using the API: Through API's available there is the ability to verify data, place orders to BT wholesale HubCo, find BT address records, create, amend or cancel IPEX SingleLine/MultiLine Import order, WHC product order, activate number port, reserve numbers and see available numbers.
• API documentation: Yes
• API documentation formats:
  • Open API (also known as Swagger)
  • HTML
• API sandbox or test environment: Yes
• Customisation available: Yes
• Description of customisation: The WHC3 service can be customised by dedicated admin users through the web based admin interface to allow the removal, amendment or adding of features and functionality to calls, end users or system wide settings.

Scaling

• Independence of resources: BT actively monitor resources within the platform to prevent and degradation of service to all users and not just when a single user increases activity.

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: Call Analytics provides dashboards and reports of items like how many unreturned missed calls and how many calls arrived after-hour calls, helping to identify the busiest periods so staff can be scheduled to cover accordingly or Call Centre ACD provides incoming call treatments, including a company welcome message, in-queue messages and skills-based routing to make sure customers go through to the appropriate person. Call analytics ACD reporting includes metrics on calls offered, queued and answered, expected wait time, average speed of answer, longest wait time and staff availability.
• Reporting types: Regular reports
• Resource tagging: No
• FOCUS resource tagging: No

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller providing extra support
• Organisation whose services are being resold: BT

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• Government security clearance: Security Clearance (SC)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations: United Kingdom
• User control over data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Datacentre security standards: Managed by a third party
• Penetration testing frequency: At least once a year
• Penetration testing approach: Another external penetration testing organisation
• Protecting data at rest: Physical access control, complying with another standard
• Data sanitisation process: Yes
• Equipment disposal approach: Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001
• Data sanitisation type: Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation / Secure Erase

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: Data can be exported in various ways and is dependant on the type of data that needs exporting as a the format could change from a .wav file for a call recording or csv file for user information.
• Data export formats:
  • CSV
  • Other
• Other data export formats: WAV
• Data import formats:
  • CSV
  • Other
• Other data import formats: WAV

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks: Private network or public sector network
• Data protection within supplier network: TLS (version 1.2 or above)

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: WHC3 service architecture is such that BT offer high availability of service to all customers.
• Approach to resilience: Dual Mirrored Platform for Highest Reliability.
• Outage reporting: BT support public dashboard for outages and Wavenet manage these outages with partners and clients through email alerts and if necessary through our ticketing system.

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication:
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Username or password
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: Wavenet maintains stringent access controls by assigning unique user IDs with robust passwords, adhering to the latest NIST guidelines. Access by Wavenet employees is meticulously logged, including IP addresses, and is under constant monitoring by both IT and Security Information Event Management teams.
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least once a year
• Management access authentication:
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Username or password

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: User-defined
• Access to supplier activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: User-defined
• How long system logs are stored for: User-defined

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards: ISO/IEC 27001
• Information security policies and processes: Wavenet is an ISO27001 certified company and we adhear to the standard, we are audited on this standard annually, Wavenet is also a CE+ certified company
• Software Security Code of Practice: Yes

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Supplier-defined controls
• Configuration and change management approach: Wavenet conform to ISO2000
• Vulnerability management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Vulnerability management approach: Wavenet conform to and follow the NIST standard and ISO27002
• Protective monitoring type: Supplier-defined controls
• Protective monitoring approach: We have continual monitoring with EDR solution feeding into a SIEM that is monitored 24/7 that is monitored by SOC
• Incident management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Incident management approach: Wavenet is ISO27001 certified and we follow the playbook as part of our certification.
• Post-quantum cryptography secure: No

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Independent review of processes (for example CESG CPA Build Standard, ISO/IEC 27034, ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA CCM v4.0)

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: No

Pricing

• Discount for educational organisations: No
• Free trial available: No

Discount percentage by annual call-off contract value (excluding VAT)

• Less than £250,000: 0%
• Between £250,000 and £500,000: 1%
• Between £500,001 and £1,000,000: 2%
• Between £1,000,001 and £2,500,000: 3%
• Between £2,500,001 and £5,000,000: 4%
• Over £5,000,001: 5%

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: United Registrar of Systems
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: Thursday 18 July 2024
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: N/A
• ISO 28000:2022 certification: No
• ISO 9001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification: United Registrar of Systems
• ISO 9001 accreditation date: Monday 12 August 2024
• What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover: N/A
• Quality management systems (QMS): Yes
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number: 39aabf05-4ab8-4ee7-adcd-3318af1f9d2f
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number: 6cc5c85d-03f1-446c-9e9d-7338dfb9f0ce
• Other security certifications: No

Social value

• Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery:

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority

    • New apprenticeships on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.

    • Delivery of apprenticeships, supported internships and T Level industry placement opportunities (Level 2, 3 and 4+) in relation to the contract

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains: Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises

    • Plans for positive actions with community groups.

  • Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero

    Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.

    • Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Collaborative ways of working with the supply chain to deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement

  • Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.

    Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.

    • Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at publicsector@wavenet.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.