{"id":17679,"date":"2018-12-19T16:59:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T16:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=17679"},"modified":"2018-12-19T16:59:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T16:59:32","slug":"isp-gigaclear-upgrades-uk-fibre-network-with-100gbps-channels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/12\/isp-gigaclear-upgrades-uk-fibre-network-with-100gbps-channels.html","title":{"rendered":"ISP Gigaclear Upgrades UK Fibre Network with 100Gbps Channels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rural fibre optic broadband ISP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/gigaclear\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Gigaclear<\/a>, which is currently still in the process of trying to tackle some significant civil engineering delays, has upgraded their core transport network to make use of Ciena&#8217;s 6500 Packet Optical platform. The move supports the provision of 100G channels across the UK.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The upgrade means that rural regions being served by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/gigaclear\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Gigaclear<\/a>, including Devon, Somerset, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, should benefit from &#8220;<em>greater access to high-speed service with rapid backhaul connections from London to Bristol and Northants<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As part of this upgrade the provider has also adopted Ciena&#8217;s Blue Planet Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) domain controller software, which will automate network and service management, as well as providing real-time visibility into their network operations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Charl Tintinger, Technical Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/gigaclear\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Gigaclear<\/a> Networks, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This investment reinforces Gigaclear\u2019s commitment to bring reliable future-proof, ultrafast connectivity to both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/bduk\" target=\"_blank\">Broadband Delivery UK<\/a> and commercial customers using its network.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We should point out that a good number of other network operators, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>), also make use of the Ciena 6500 platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rural fibre optic broadband ISP Gigaclear, which is currently still in the process of trying to tackle some significant civil engineering delays, has upgraded their core transport network to make use of Ciena&#8217;s 6500 Packet Optical platform. 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