John Henry COMMUNICA Issue Four | Page 33

COMMUNICA | Issue Four CONNECTING CAMBRIDGE It’s been two and a half decades since the University of Cambridge started to build its own major fibre optic network. In this article COMMUNICA explores the story of the Granta Backbone Network and takes a look at its 25 year history to mark a quarter of a century of revolutionary private communications. Words: Rob And rews, with Ritchie Carter Pictures: Courtesy of the University of Cambridge Extended Photographic by Ofori Canacoo | 33