COMMUNICA | Issue Four
WHAT’S INSIDE?
06 | HIGHLIGHTS
News briefing from across the
John Henry Group.
12 | VIEWPOINT: RISE OF THE
ALT-NETS
The Rise of the Alternative
Network in the telecoms industry.
14 | BUILDING FOR THE
FUTURE
COMMUNICA’s editorial team
prepares a photographic
selection of John Henry Group’s
new K4 Operations Centre.
26 | INTERVIEW: FUTURE
FIBRE FOUNDATIONS 42 | THE WHITE PAPER: THE
CITY’S FIBRE?
32 | 25 YEARS OF
CONNECTING CAMBRIDGE 50 | TRAINING TIME
John Henry Group Chairman,
Mark Heraghty discusses up
and coming challenges and
technologies relating to telecoms
broadband delivery in the UK.
COMMUNICA’s headline feature
explores the University of
Cambridge’s forward-thinking
Granta Backbone Network and
how it’s ensuring the institution
remains at the forefront of study.
Swedish Telecoms Operator,
Ventura Next’s Richard Watts
contributes a white paper
thought on who should own
future fibre infrastructure.
COMMUNICA explores the
introduction of how digital
technology is improving training.
58 | FINAL THOUGHT: AN EYE
IN THE SKY
Scott Henderson from leading
UK drone retail and training
company, Heliguy, gives his
opinion on how drones can work
with contractors.
COMMUNICA ISSUE FOUR SPECIAL PICTURE CREDITS AND THANKS
All pictures by COMMUNICA photographers are subject to copyright.Special added pictures submitted by the University of Cambridge and are used with kind permission. Whitepaper
topics in The City’s Fibre guest essay kindly contributed by Richard Watts from Ventura Next. Opinion is attributed to Ventura Next and is used with express permission and
should not be duplicated. Photographic content in Eye In The Sky prepared by Heliguy and used with permission. John Henry COMMUNICA editorial team would like to thank all
contributors in this publication. Inside editor’s cover picture of the GBN network on display at John Henry Group head office.
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