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Stellium DataCentres commits to Scotland
Stellium Data Centres owns and operates the largest purpose-built data centre campus in the UK . Located in Newcastle , the campus houses three separate Tier 3 + data centres .
Stellium Data Centres , the UK ’ s largest purpose-built and one of the fastest growing co-location and network providers , has established a new Scotland office in Aberdeen as part of its growth strategy for the north UK .
This is a key strategic move on the part of Stellium to focus on its developing Scottish market . It aligns well with the evolving macro data centre market in the north UK both regionally and internationally .
The developments in submarine networking into the north UK with the Denmark-UK North Sea Connect and Norway-UK NO-UK subsea cable systems at Stellium and the new systems arriving into Scotland , has led to the north UK becoming one of the best connected data centre hubs in Europe .
The landing of the North Sea Connect and NO-UK subsea systems into Newcastle , which enable high-speed connectivity to Denmark and Norway and beyond , further enhances the connectivity proposition of Stellium and the NCL-IX ( Newcastle Internet Exchange ) hosted there . These also afford companies using the data centre access to a superfast transatlantic digital links offering faster and more reliable connections .
Gerry Murray , Chief Operating Officer at Stellium , said : “ This an exciting time for Stellium as the company continues to experience rapid growth . Stellium is committed to being part of the growth of the Scottish ICT sector , the enhancement of the Scottish data centre proposition and national and international connectivity in the region .”
VIAVI and Capgemini collaborate on 5G and O-RAN validation
VIAVI Solutions has announced that Capgemini , a global leader in business and technology transformation , has collaborated with the company through Capgemini Engineering in Portugal to deliver an industry-leading 5G and O-RAN lab test capability , powered by VIAVI ’ s O-RAN Lab-as-a-Service ( LaaS ).
The success of 5G open networks depends on both end-to-end performance and core testing . Open networks need to provide the same performance or better than traditional networks for operators to reap the benefits of reduced infrastructure costs with the added pressure to deliver new functionality faster than ever . Compounding these challenges is the rise of many new entrants in the supply chain , as open networks depend on a diversity of radio types and manufacturers .
Ian Langley , Vice President and General Manager , Wireless Business Unit , VIAVI , said : “ Our leading position in testing new open RAN architectures has been achieved thanks to our history and expertise working with manufacturers and operators and in defining benchmarks for how high-performance networks must operate .”
The VIAVI portfolio of test tools enables comprehensive measurements for the entire network life cycle , providing functional , system integration and performance testing of gNBs , core networks , core network components and O-RAN subsystems , delivering true end-user QoE visibility .
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