TitleDescriptionDeas
Offering DANTE World Service (DWS) provides commodity IP access, offering NRENs access to the wider, commercial Internet. It is ideal for NRENs who wish to take advantage of the competitive costs, those who do not wish to organise an individual connection to an ISP or those who are keen to add diversity to their existing commodity IP access. 
Reason to ActGWS allows NRENs to access commodity Internet traffic either through a direct connection to a DWS Internet Service Provider (ISP) or indirectly through their GÉANT IP port. In both cases there is a single bandwidth contract between DANTE and the ISP, meaning that bulk-buying power often brings lower prices than might be available to an individual NREN locally.
Customer ExperienceAs GÉANT's remit is to provide capacity for research and education traffic, GWS is not subsidised by EC funding and where possible GÉANT arranges a direct interconnection between the contracted ISP and the NREN, thus leaving the GÉANT port free for non-commercial traffic. NRENs can select from two ISPs: Cogent and Level-3
Benefits 

Generally lower charges as NRENs benefit from group buying power in the procurement stage.

Tier one transit providers 

Time 

Service Implementation and Delivery Time 

ServiceDelivery TimeDekl
Direct ConnectionFSupplier dependant
Indirect connection via GÉANT IP port  10 working days where additional port capactity on the GÉANT network is not required
 AlternativesOther commercial providers not available from the GÉANT procurement process. 
Advantages 

Two connection options Direct and Indirect

Competitive pricing

Tier one suppliers 

 Engagement 24/7 (first-line) support via the suppliers. Regular surveys carried out by Partner Relations
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