{"id":16412,"date":"2018-06-26T11:38:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T10:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=16412"},"modified":"2018-06-26T11:42:21","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T10:42:21","slug":"sse-enterprise-telecoms-new-dark-fibre-offers-100gbps-to-bt-exchanges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/06\/sse-enterprise-telecoms-new-dark-fibre-offers-100gbps-to-bt-exchanges.html","title":{"rendered":"SSE Enterprise Telecoms New Network Offers 100Gbps to BT Exchanges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comms provider <a href=\"https:\/\/ssetelecoms.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SSE Enterprise Telecoms<\/a> has today introduced a new technology platform with Infinera, which harnesses the XTM series for metro fibre optic networks and claims to create a &#8220;<em>credible UK alternative to costly new cable laying projects<\/em>&#8221; by offering a resilient &#8220;<em>dark fibre-like<\/em>&#8221; network to businesses.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The XTM Series is Infinera&#8217;s metro packet-optical platform that encompasses Layer 0 WDM and Layer 1 Optical Transport Network (OTN) networking and Layer 2 Ethernet and Layer 2.5 multi-protocol label switching \u2013 transport profile (MPLS-TP) networking in one system.<\/p>\n<p>The new network promises access to multiple services with speeds of <strong>up to 100Gbps<\/strong> (Gigabits per second) to each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a> exchange and connectivity to more than 80 commercial data centres across the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Conrad Mallon, Chief Technical Architect of <a href=\"https:\/\/ssetelecoms.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SSE Enterprise Telecoms<\/a>, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re working with Infinera because they have an elegant product set that scales effectively, and a unique approach to layer 1 and 2 connectivity. A network project on this scale makes us one of the few providers that can offer multiples of 100Gbps services between exchanges, commercial data centres and across our core, at an accessible price point.<\/p>\n<p>The network expansion deal is also paving the way for our ambitious roadmap which will see SSE Enterprise Telecoms investing more in network reach over the next five years.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The operator sees their new platform as being a response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ofcom\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom<\/a>&#8217;s failure to get a new <strong>Dark Fibre Access<\/strong> (DFA) product introduced via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a>&#8217;s (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>) national network (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/04\/ofcom-uk-delays-second-attempt-at-bt-dark-fibre-access.html\">here<\/a>), which would have enabled rival ISPs to gain &#8220;<em>physical access<\/em>&#8221; to the operator&#8217;s existing fibre optic cables (i.e. enabling them to install their own equipment at either end of the fibre within cable ducts).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ofcom\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom<\/a>&#8217;s first attempt at DFA was rejected after a legal challenge by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>, which resulted in the regulator&#8217;s market definitions being ruled &#8220;<em>incorrect<\/em>&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/07\/bt-stall-ofcoms-dark-fibre-2016-business-connectivity-review-measures.html\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/08\/openreach-bt-cancels-uk-launch-dark-fibre-access-product.html\">here<\/a>). In addition, infrastructure builders such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/cityfibre\" target=\"_blank\">Cityfibre<\/a> and Zayo all warned that DFA could discourage investment in the construction of new fibre optic networks.<\/p>\n<p>The regulator now intends to have another bash at DFA in their forthcoming Business Connectivity Review. 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