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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. 4|