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NEWS IN BRIEF
Hi3G selects Ericsson
to develop transport
network for 5G in
Denmark
Ericsson has been selected by Hi3G, operating as
3 in Denmark, to modernise its transport network
with 5G-ready routers over the next three years.
The new IP Mobile Backhaul transformation
project will see the implementation of Router
6000 hardware, software and customer support.
This will prepare Hi3G’s network for future 5G
requirements, and also support the significant
increase in the number of connected devices on
the network.
The rollout will start during autumn 2018 and
expands Ericsson’s partnership with Hi3G. The
Scandinavian communications service provider
already has a long experience with Ericsson’s
MINI-LINK product portfolio, which shares a
common management system with Router
6000 series. This makes the management and
deployment of Router 6000 easy and efficient.
Kim Christensen, Network Director, 3 Denmark,
said. “We are looking forward to continuing our
good partnership and relationship with Ericsson
with state of the art transmission equipment.
This is the next step into the 5G era.”
Ericsson’s 5G Business Potential report found
that operators can add a revenue of USD 204 to
619 billion (12 to 36%) to their forecast service
revenues of USD 1.7 trillion in 2026 by targeting
the digital transformation of other industries,
such as automotive and manufacturing, using
5G-IoT technology.
The Router 6000 series is a game changer
because it responds directly to operators’
challenges of exponentially growing data traffic
volumes and a significant increase in the number
of connected devices. It not only addresses
operators’ needs for scalability, but also for
security and higher operational efficiency. n
R&M Integrates Czech fibre optic
cable plant
R&M is integrating the Transportkabel DIXI a.s., acquired in May 2018, into the
corporate group. The fibre optic cable manufacturer was renamed on 1 August
and is now called Reichle & De-Massari Czech Republic a.s.
R&M is currently transferring the DIXI portfolio into its global sales and
production network, and is using the cables from the Czech plant to extend and
optimise its own products. They can, for example, be used for manufacturing
assemblies and pre-terminated cables.
With the DIXI acquisition, R&M has acquired great expertise in fibre optic
technology. The Czech plant develops innovative cable constructions and
can address individual customer needs and requirements with expertise in
manufacturing short to medium length cables. R&M can now provide its customers
with cables by the metre, and fibre optic assemblies even more flexibility than
before.
The plant in Dečín, Czech Republic, mainly produces loose tube cables with
single and multimode fibres. The portfolio of cable constructions ranges from 12
to 216 fibres. The range includes cables for the application areas LAN and data
centre cabling as well as Fibre to the Home and access networks.
Special cables which fulfil the requirements of the highest fire classes are one
of the specialities of the new R&M subsidiary, as are cables featuring increased
protection against mechanical damage when laid directly in the ground. n
Surplus heat from data centre to heat thousands
of Oslo homes
DigiPlex, and Norway’s district heating supplier, Fortum Oslo
Varme, have signed a letter of intent on the recovery of heat from
DigiPlex’s data centre at Ulven in Oslo. The agreement contributes
to new district heating production corresponding to the energy
needs of approximately 5,000 Oslo apartments.
A progressive data centre industry must do what it can to reduce
its environmental footprint. Data centres today account for 2% of
the world’s annual CO2 emissions and 3% of power consumption.
In Oslo, district heating is already sourced by renewable power.
Owing to statutory phasing out of fossil energy sources for heating
and urban development, demand for district heating is increasing.
With Fortum Oslo Varme planning to increase heat production,
the company has sought out sources of renewable energy that are
suitable for production. Through planned increases in capacity at
DigiPlex’ data centre, the volume of recovered heat supplied to the
district heating system will increase.
“Every time we go online, stream a TV series or use a cloud
service, a process starts in a data centre. We, as individuals, have a
larger impact on climate change if these processes are initiated in
a data centre operated on non-renewable energy and more so from
one where waste heat is released into the atmosphere,” says CEO of
DigiPlex, Gisle M. Eckhoff. n
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