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homes and businesses , Gigaclear needed to establish a presence in a well-connected data centre in London . For the leading rural AltNet , high levels of connectivity to business-critical partners and major content service providers was paramount to bridge the country ’ s digital divide and allow customers in underserviced areas to stream every channel , show and app over Wi-Fi .
Aside from needing an interconnected location to host its core network environment , Gigaclear also required geo-diversity from its second data centre to mitigate the risk of location-based disruptions and provide maximum uptime and always-on availability to customers . In addition , high-grade security and cyber-resilience was a key factor when searching for a colocation partner to ensure compliance in a highly regulated telecommunications industry . Like any other UK telecoms and broadband provider , Gigaclear comes under the watchful eye of Ofcom , hence it must meet strict regulations and ensure strong security controls .
With ambitious plans to expand its network , Gigaclear needed a data centre provider that could facilitate its growth and future-proof operations , as well as eliminate the need to relocate for years to come . It also wanted to partner with a data centre colocation provider that would support its sustainability targets .
“ We needed a secure and resilient environment ,” said Gabriel Yepes , Head of Networks , Gigaclear . “ We needed a colocation service provider that had really good connections with all of our potential partners and content providers . And we didn ’ t want to be constrained by space , power and accommodation in the future . Telehouse ticks all of those boxes .”
Solution
Gigaclear decided it wanted to be connected to the Telehouse London Docklands ecosystem , a hotspot for ISPs and content service providers . Since 2015 , the AltNet has been hosting its core network infrastructure inside the Telehouse North Two and East facilities , including Multiprotocol Label Switching ( MPLS ) routers , and benefitting from the network-to-network ( NNI ) private peering between core partners .
Having access to over 900 connectivity partners in Telehouse London Docklands , Gigaclear has been able to facilitate vast amounts of crucial interconnections to providers like Netflix , Amazon and Google , to name a few . This provides Gigaclear customers with ultra-fast broadband speeds and unmissable video streaming entertainment without the worry of buffering or interruptions .
At the start of the relationship with Telehouse in 2015 , it was already apparent that the AltNet needed a colocation facility with room for growth . Over the past seven years , Gigaclear has increased its space and power at the Telehouse London data centre campus .
Results
Since choosing to colocate in Telehouse , Gigaclear has been able to offer a
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