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Nextgenaccess announces completion of Bristol to Wales fibre route
Nextgenaccess , a UK provider of custom and wholesale full fibre network infrastructure , has announced the completion and immediate availability of a new 67km-high capacity carrier-neutral fibre network .
Connecting Bradley Stoke in Bristol to Next Generation Data ’ s ( NGD ) hyperscale data centre near Newport in South Wales , the joint initiative between Nextgenaccess and NGD utilised DPA / PIA code powers for gaining access to existing Openreach duct and pole infrastructure . The project also entailed the deployment of a 4km fibre section spanning the Severn Bridge ( M48 ) crossing with 864 fibres in two diverse ducts .
The Nextgenaccess 432 Fibre Optic System offers alternate carriers , telecom operators , service providers and resellers a cost-effective carrier independent solution for delivering ultrafast broadband to thousands of currently underserved SME businesses across the region . At the same time , NGD ’ s customers , including blue chip enterprise organisations , telecom operators , cloud hosting and service providers , will benefit from the availability of an additional high capacity fibre route ; for provisioning dedicated low latency high speed fibre network services between the data centre and locations throughout the UK and internationally .
SSE Enterprise Telecoms has recently committed to taking multiple fibre pairs on the new route in order to connect its 12,000km UK-wide network to the NGD data centre . This followed an increase in demand for high-capacity services to NGD and the rest of the UK .
Mark Weller , Managing Director , Nextgenaccess , said : “ We are delighted our new dark fibre route is now connected to NGD and fully operational . Our DPA / PIA license enables us to deploy fibre far more quickly with minimum disruption . If we had followed the traditional road dig approach , it would have taken over five times as long and cost more than 10 times as much . We can help address the UK ’ s full fibre deficit in strategic areas very cost-effectively , ultimately enabling significantly lower cost full fibre services for end-users .”
Simon Bearne , Commercial Director , Next Generation Data , added : “ As a major regional colocation , Internet peering and cloud hosting hub , the new totally independent dark fibre route is a key addition to NGD ’ s expanding list of connectivity options . It allows our major customers to have more choice , flexibility and control over how and with whom their ultrafast or custom fibre services are provided .”
Meeting the ultrafast broadband requirements of underserved businesses and the public sector , Nextgenaccess specialises in high-speed connectivity and bespoke fibre .
It is licensed to use Openreach infrastructure to deploy fibre networks under Duct and Pole Access ( DPA ) / Physical Infrastructure Access ( PIA ) and can also use Access To Infrastructure ( ATI ) legislation for access to other infrastructure including canal ducts or utility infrastructure . Where existing infrastructure is insufficient , Nextgenaccess ’ Code Powers also allows it to carry out its own civils works . ◊
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