Network Communications News (NCN) April 2017 | Page 15

ON THE CASE Merchant City businesses on track for full-fibre upgrade
 Businesses in Glasgow’s new Tontine Building in the heart of the Merchant City are set to benefit from 100 per cent fibre connectivity thanks to alternative infrastructure provider CityFibre. The Gigabit City developer opened new Scottish headquarters at the Tontine last month and will invest in the construction of new digital infrastructure in the Trongate area and The Tontine itself.  This high capacity fibre network will be a completely new construction, laying a future proof fibre foundation for Glasgow businesses as part of the ongoing transformation of the city’s digital infrastructure. CityFibre started the build of Glasgow’s digital infrastructure in November 2016, connecting the city centre to CityFibre’s pure fibre network. Since it opened under a year ago as part of the regeneration of Glasgow’s Merchant City area, The Tontine has attracted a number of high growth start-ups, including CodeClan, Scotland’s first digital skills academy.  Kevin Rush, Glasgow City Council’s head of economic development, said, ‘Full-fibre Gigabit connectivity has reached Glasgow and it will undoubtedly drive growth, productivity and innovation.’ James McClaffer ty, CityFibre’s head of regional development in Scotland, added, ‘Glasgow’s Gigabit City project is transforming the city into one of the most connected in the world. The case for new, full-fibre infrastructure instead of continual upgrades to ageing networks is clear.’ James McClafferty of CityFibre (left) with Kevin Rush of Glasgow City Council. For further information visit: www.cityfibre.com Connectivity is now the big feature at Troxy Connecting London, an IT services provider based in central London, advised East London cinema Troxy on how to meet its network and connectivity requirements. Connecting London worked with the Zyxel pre-sales team to build an end-to-end solution, developed to support the capacity needs of the venue. Zyxel’s adaptive wireless technology, known as Smart Antenna, was used to maintain stable coverage for the high numbers of visitors in the main event area. In addition, various models of access points from the Zyxel range were used throughout the building to ensure each area was covered. All access points are supported using Zyxel PoE (Power over Ethernet) switches and a core firewall, which provides a reliable network backbone to cope with the demands on security, network traffic, traffic management and seamless connectivity. The access points are centrally controlled, allowing the straightforward configuration of either individual or access point groups. This approach provides the flexibility to adapt the configuration to suit all users within the venue, whilst also eliminating the inherent technical complexity. For further information visit: www.zyxel.com