Metro networks look to learn from data centres
19 August 2020
Pluggable modules, expanded wavelength ranges and new system architectures seek to meet bandwidth needs, finds Andy Extance
SSE Enterprise Telecoms
Critical infrastructure deployed in Tyne & Wear to support covid blue light service
18 June 2020
SSE Enterprise Telecoms and NYnet are supporting the infrastructure development of an NHS Extended Access Hub in Tyne and Wear in the UK.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland receives £10.5m full-fibre network investment
12 May 2020
Aberdeenshire Council has invested £10.5m in a full-fibre project spanning up to 200km.
New fibre network for UK Midlands courtesy of SSE Enterprise Telecoms and Jisc
3 December 2019
SSE Enterprise Telecoms has been selected by education specialist provider, Jisc to help launch the ‘Jisc Midlands’ network.
SSE Enterprise Telecoms partners with Synaptec to aid network visibility
9 August 2019
SSE Enterprise Telecoms and Synaptec have entered into a technical partnership.
UK wholesale provider appoints strategic fibre partner and selected as last mile provider
20 June 2019
Alternative network provider, CityFibre has awarded a strategic supplier agreement to Prysmian Group, and joined SSE Enterprise Telecoms’ last-mile metro network providers.
SSE Enterprise Telecoms wins contract to expand Jisc Janet South network
2 May 2019
SSE Enterprise Telecoms has won a network contract with Jisc to refresh the Janet South network.
SSE Enterprise Telecoms, Three UK and O2 collaborate to support enhanced fibre rollout in London
3 October 2018
SSE Enterprise Telecoms has entered a fibre agreement with Three UK and O2 to support enhanced fibre access in London. The connectivity supplier is licensed to lay fibre optic cables throughout Thames Water’s waste water network; and the new partnership centres around the use of this fibre ring in enhancing Three UK and O2’s connectivity backhaul capabilities in order to stay ahead of an expected surge in data usage in the run up to 5G.
SSE Enterprise Telecoms invests in ‘dark fibre-like’ network with Infinera
4 July 2018
SSE Enterprise Telecoms has made what it calls its biggest network technology investment to date in the introduction of a new technology platform with Infinera, deploying its XTM Series to deliver low latency, flexibility and improved scalability.
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As the pandemic underlines the value of the internet more than ever, its underlying technology is making one of its biggest transitions for years.
The data centre market is a particularly wide-ranging one, with one of the driving forces in recent years the emergence of the hyperscale data centre or cloud service provider.
As the world struggles to settle into the ‘new normal’, today’s optical networks need to be flexible in their architecture blueprint, while adapting to new technologies to provide the kinds of new capacity and service options to meet accelerated demand for higher bandwidth.
To address the undeniable growing demand for higher bandwidth, optical vendors have been playing their role with the development of various coherent optical transceivers for different areas of the market, each with its own set of design considerations.
The demand for bandwidth has unarguably skyrocketed in recent years, thanks largely to the increased appetite for online gaming, content streaming and social-media use.
The importance of reliable connectivity has never been more recognised than it is now. While ambitious targets have been in place across the world for fibre deployment for some time, the ongoing pandemic has served to push it to the forefront.
Looking into the future of telecommunications, it could be argued that AI and telcos will effectively transform each other, explains Raf Meersman
How do we, as an industry, build better broadband for a post-pandemic world? The answer could be fixed, suggests Stefaan Vanhastel
Altnets could be the key to connecting rural areas in 2021, argues Michael Armitage
A glance at the current market for fifth-generation coherent optics, and some of the latest developments available
