SSE Enterprise Telecoms implements Infinera platform to deliver ‘dark fibre-like network’ across the UK
June 26 2018 - 4:00AM
SSE Enterprise Telecoms – one of the UK’s leading
connectivity providers (and part of SSE plc) –
reveals today the details of its biggest network technology
investment to date. SSE Enterprise Telecoms introduces a new
technology platform with Infinera, deploying the XTM Series to
deliver the low latency, flexibility and improved scalability that
today’s businesses are seeking in order to fully future-proof their
organisations. SSE Enterprise Telecoms will offer a resilient,
‘dark fibre-like’ network on a scale never seen before in the UK
and comes in the wake of the challenge against Dark Fibre Access in
July 2017, which left a gap for high-capacity connectivity
nationwide.
SSE Enterprise Telecoms chose to partner with Infinera due to
its unique combination of layer 1 and 2 packet optical and Ethernet
services – serving as a credible alternative to customers laying
costly dark fibre cabling. Infinera’s impressive synchronisation
capabilities allow for flexibility on the network, not currently
available at such scale or at an accessible price point for SSE
Enterprise Telecoms’ customers. The extensive network promises
access to multiple services with speeds of up to 100 gigabits per
second to each BT exchange. Current networks are only able to offer
a fraction of those speeds at a commercially viable cost.
The Dark Fibre hangover
The UK government outlined in its 2017 digital strategy vision
the need to ‘continue to create conditions that encourage
investment in the UK’s digital infrastructure’. This partnership
announcement shows SSE Enterprise Telecoms’ continued efforts to
improve connectivity for all UK businesses by creating a credible
UK alternative to costly new cable laying projects.
Customers of the SSE Enterprise Telecoms’ network will benefit
from connectivity to more than 80 commercial data centres, meaning
it’ll be able to meet them practically anywhere. UK businesses and
service providers will have the flexibility and option to scale,
supported by a high-capacity network without any upfront cost
required to buy or lay new fibre connectivity to each exchange.
Conrad Mallon, Chief Technical Architect, SSE Enterprise
Telecoms says: “We’re working with Infinera because they have an
elegant product set that scales effectively, and a unique approach
to layer 1 and 2 connectivity. A network project on this scale
makes us one of the few providers that can offer multiples of
100Gbps services between exchanges, commercial data centres and
across our core, at an accessible price point. The network
expansion deal is also paving the way for our ambitious roadmap
which will see SSE Enterprise Telecoms investing more in network
reach over the next five years.”
Nick Walden, SVP, EMEA, Infinera says: “The UK market has never
been more dynamic, now facing exponential bandwidth growth coupled
with a renewed focus on connectivity services from both enterprises
and carriers due to the recent DFA activities. Infinera is
delighted to partner with SSE Enterprise Telecoms on this
significant project to rapidly scale network capacity and service
differentiation for its customers with our leading XTM Series
packet optical solutions.”
About SSE Enterprise TelecomsSSE Enterprise
Telecoms provides class-leading connectivity and data centre
services that deliver very high performance, cost efficiency and a
competitive edge. The company operates a 13,700km private
telecoms network and an estate of 15 data centres that span the UK.
With its extensive telecoms and data centre operational expertise
it offers commercial security with unrivalled in-house engineering
resource.
With a passionate and conscientious team, as well as the backing
of the SSE Group, it continues to invest in the future of its
customers, staff, services, and infrastructure. For further
information, please visit: http://www.ssetelecoms.com/ or
the SSE Enterprise Telecoms
blog: http://www.ssetelecoms.com/blog/.
About InfineraInfinera provides Intelligent
Transport Networks, enabling carriers, cloud operators, governments
and enterprises to scale network bandwidth, accelerate service
innovation and automate optical network operations. Infinera’s
end-to-end packet-optical portfolio is designed for long-haul,
subsea, data center interconnect and metro applications. To learn
more about Infinera visit www.infinera.com, follow us on Twitter
@Infinera and read our latest blog posts at
www.infinera.com/blog.
Contacts:EMEAElla
DarlingtonOctopus Group for SSE Enterprise Telecoms +44 (0) 20
38373751SSEEnterpriseTelecoms@octopusgrp.com
USAnna VueInfinera Media+1 (916)
595-8157avue@infinera.com
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