The broadband debate...
05
Working towards greater efficiency
There’s no getting away from the fact that many issues within the data centre can be traced
back to power. Whether that’s overall running costs, cooling, design and even data centre
location, power is at the heart of many infrastructure considerations and why we are looking
at it from a number of angles in this issue.
Not a month goes by without someone finding a new way to send vast amounts of data down a single fibre, but how will
As to
individuals
and experience?
businesses alike
for greener
and more cost-effective
ever-present high-speed broadband make a difference
our Internet
We look
could
be interconnected
with experts ways
from to live and
work, data centres are undergoing a similar and necessary shift. Efficiency ultimately works
all conceivable professions, accessing scientific and everyday equipment all over the globe, reaching communities of all shapes
for everyone by not only reducing environmental impact, but also keeping costs down for the
and sizes, using all sorts of new applications and services — all in real time. High-speed broadband can enable our projects to
end user.
be adopted across both our business and social lives, and the only effective way to deliver this future is with a fibre optic-based
infrastructure.Tech investment is hitting record highs in the UK and the essential foundation of this booming growth is access to
broadband. In an ideal world the whole of the United James
Kingdom’s
Abbott telecoms network would be based off a pure fibre optic network,
but in reality it makes more economic sense to upgrade
what
already exists.
Editor – Networks
Europe Convincing stakeholders that fibre is a necessary
investment is yet another obstacle. There is a clear role here for providers to help demonstrate the business case for fibre. The good
news is that all of the major operators are bringing fibre optic cables ever closer to homes, but we need to focus on take-up of
superfast broadband by businesses, not just consumers. In ten or twenty years we might be able to replace the last few metres of
copper and coax with a true fibre optic connection, but time will tell.
Enjoy the issue.
Nick Wells
Editor – Netcomms Europe
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NETCOMMS europe Volume V Issue 3 2015