END USER INSIGHT
Gabriel Yepes , Head of Networks , Gigaclear
GIGACLEAR UNLOCKS POTENTIAL OF RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH TELEHOUSE
To succeed in its mission of unlocking the potential of rural communities , Gigaclear collaborated with Telehouse .
Gabriel Yepes , Head of Networks , Gigaclear , discusses its need to establish a presence in a well-connected data centre in London to offer exceptionally fast speeds and reliable full fibre broadband to rural homes and businesses . We learn how the organisation ’ s core data centre in Telehouse can now support its expansion plans with ease . igaclear is an awardwinning and privately
G funded rural provider of ultrafast broadband , on a mission to unlock the potential of poorly-connected communities across the UK . Quickly becoming the country ’ s leading fibre-tothe-premises ( FTTP ) provider , Gigaclear builds networks through both the Government-subsidised Broadband Delivery UK programme ( BDUK ) and through commercial investment .
Unlike mainstream broadband service providers which rely on copper-based , fibre-to-the-cabinet ( FTTC ) networks , Gigaclear uses a specialist state-of-theart fibre network which can be brought right up to the boundary of a property . This allows Gigaclear to deliver faster and seamless end-to-end connectivity and high availability in areas that are often underserved by major providers .
Gigaclear was established in 2010 as a fibre network builder targeting rural areas . From its first network in Appleton , Oxfordshire , completed in 2012 , Gigaclear ’ s full-fibre broadband network today extends over 22 counties across the south-west , the Midlands and south-east , making available speeds up to 900Mb to more than 300,000 premises across 650 rural communities . As the UK ’ s largest rural AltNet , Gigaclear is planning to continue investing in hard-to-reach locations and achieve its fully-funded build target of 500,000 premises by the end of 2023 .
Challenge
To offer exceptionally fast speeds and reliable full fibre broadband to rural www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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