With its London branch becoming increasingly central to its operations, BayernLB decided to relocate to new state-of-the-art offices. Its key priority was to ensure existing mission-critical systems stayed up and running, while making the transition to a new communications platform that would support enhanced connected ways of working.

The decision to work with Focus Group was based on the personal experience of BayernLB’s London branch through previous work undertaken. “We’ve always been impressed with the customer-centric approach at Focus,” said Karl Poole, Director of IT. “We needed a single provider that offered both the vision and expertise to engineer our new communications environment – and support us. Focus Group impressed us as they demonstrated having the integrity, capabilities and resources to do this with ease.”

Focus Group designed and implemented a scalable IP telephony solution built on Cisco’s Business Edition 6000 collaboration platform, incorporating Red Box voice recording to support call management and compliance requirements. The solution was complemented by a robust wireless network powered by Cisco Meraki cloud-managed access points and a Cisco Catalyst-based LAN, delivering reliable connectivity and simplified network management. Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) technology provides an additional layer of protection, helping safeguard the network and communications infrastructure.