ON THE CASE
‘Bristol is truly embracing the full-fibre revolution’
A bid to future-proof Bristol’s digital
capabilities with ultra-fast internet
connectivity has helped benefit more than
80 businesses in its first year of operation.
The collaboration between CityFibre
and Triangle Networks to bring Gigabit
City status to the region was the first
of its kind and aimed to drive economic
growth and boost competitiveness and
productivity across local enterprise.
With 69km of full-fibre infrastructure
running beneath the city streets, past
Filton to Almondsbury and across the
city centre, Bristol has been transformed
into one of the best connected cities on
the planet and thousands of businesses
are within reach of the network
Production firm Wildseed Studios
were one of the first companies to gain a
gigabit boost.
The company’s networking manager,
Chris Pearless, said: ‘The gigabit
connection has given us flexibility. Instead
of days, we can now make changes in
hours. It’s added an agility and quality to
our production we haven’t seen before.’
The partnership offers connectivity
speeds that are up to 100 times faster
than the UK’s average and CityFibre says
its network has enabled a number of
Bristol firms to revolutionise the way they
do business as they are no longer held
back by the likes of bandwidth restraints.
‘With our thirst for connectivity
growing larger every day, Bristol is well
placed to make the most of its full-fibre
infrastructure,’ said Nick Gray, city
development manager for CityFibre.
‘It’s been great to welcome
businesses to the network from key
industries across the city. Bristol is truly
embracing the full-fibre revolution and
it’s great to see.’
For further information visit:
www.cityfibre.com
AEI Cables provides vital link for offshore wind project
AEI Cables has completed the supply of specialist fire
performance products for control and instrumentation at the
£1.5billion Galloper Wind Farm Project off the Suffolk coast.
The products were supplied to ensure protection against
flame propagation, smoke and acid gas emissions for 56 wind
turbines in a challenging environment.
Working with main contractor Petrofac, the AEI Cables’
products meet the requirements of BS 6883 and BS 7917 for
fire per formance, providing power for lighting and important
equipment once the wind farm is operational next year.
The project, a joint partnership between innogy SE, UK
Green Investment Bank (GIB), Siemens Financial Services and
Macquarie Capital, is progressing towards completion next March
when operation of the farm will start 16 miles off the coast.
Stuart Dover, commercial manager at AEI Cables, said,
‘Working with the project partners, we were able to design
cables specifically for these needs in this environment. This
has been a particularly successful project and has progressed
well, with everyone working closely to meet the project goals.’
The Galloper Wind Farm project will create around 700
jobs during construction and 800 UK jobs during its 25-year
operational and maintenance phase.
For further information visit: www.aeicables.co.uk
14 | September 2017