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NEWS IN BRIEF
SSE Enterprise
Telecoms to support
Three UK’s network
ambitions
SSE Enterprise Telecoms has announced a
major contract agreement with Three UK, which
will see the two companies working together
to support the mobile network’s growth and
expansion goals. In the first phase of the
partnership, which commenced in April 2018,
SSE Enterprise Telecoms began facilitating fibre
optic connections for Three UK’s 20 core data
centres. These form part of its broader network
footprint. The deal is expected to support
Three UK’s network transformation, preparing
it for an eventual 5G rollout and helping to
deliver an enhanced 4G network experience for
consumers.
The data centre connection contract is part
of a multi-million pound phased agreement
that will also see SSE Enterprise Telecoms and
Three UK unbundle BT exchanges in the coming
years. Three UK has reported adding 900,000
new customers in 2017, with its 10 million
customers averaging 6.8GB data usage per
month – more than three times the mobile data
consumption of the average UK user. As such,
Three UK is investing in its next generation
network to prepare for ever-increasing
consu mer demands and the future growth of
its business, including the rollout of 5G, as more
pressure and demand is placed on existing
infrastructure.
The deal also demonstrates SSE Enterprise
Telecoms’ ongoing commitment to bringing
strategically placed commercial data centres
onto its network, as well as playing a part in
improving UK connectivity. SSE Enterprise
Telecoms is one of a handful of dedicated UK
connectivity providers seeking to assist the
government’s aim of “encouraging the market
towards ubiquitous ultra-fast services”, as well
as improving the connectivity options of its
current and future customer base. Industry
estimates suggest next generation mobile
services are expected to be available in 2020. n
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Mills notches up its first century in
business
Mills began trading in 1918 selling army surplus engineering tools to the
numerous engineering workshops and factories springing up around west London.
Better known today for its specialist tooling aimed at the communications
industry, Mills also offers cable management and structured cabling products for
data coms engineers and network installers.
Always based in west London, the company has grown from a corner shop in
Acton to the 50,000 sq ft facility it currently occupies on the Fairway Industrial
Estate in Greenford, Middlesex.
In 2007, the Company developed and launched its own range of structured
cabling and fibre optic products. Branded Fusion, this ‘altogether better’ line was
extensively researched and tested to offer installers time-saving, cost-effectiveness
and high quality products.
By popular demand, in 2010 Mills added an extensive range of overhead
and underground tooling for the telecommunications industry which, as well as
satisfying extensive need in the UK, also achieved a large following in former
colonial countries.
Today, due to the country’s demand for ever faster broadband speeds, Mills
stands poised to increase its share of the ever-expanding communications
marketplace. With such a wealth of experience and entrepreneurial spirit still
flourishing within the Mills family, the organisation looks set to continue its
remarkable progress for another hundred years and beyond. n
Cerberus Systems proves data cable
terminations are right with IDEAL
The speed and accuracy of terminating cat5e and cat6 data cables with RJ45 plugs has
been improved for electrical contractor Cerberus Systems thanks to the new FT-45 Feed
Thru Modular Plugs and Crimp Tool from IDEAL. Jobs such as IP CCTV installations can
now be completed more efficiently and profitably.
To avoid delays when installing data cable, it’s important for cat5e and cat6 cable
terminations to be done correctly first time. However, the type of installations Cerberus
performs often requires technicians to install RJ45 plugs at the end of links that connect
directly to CCTV and access control systems. Field terminated RJ45 plugs are prone to
installation errors because they require the installer to trim the conductors to a precise
length prior to placing the plug onto the cable. n
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