Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has built-in its fastened and cell networks to create a Converged Interconnect Community (CIN), a mixed community able to carrying each cell and stuck visitors. The following-generation CIN is scalable and able to meet the evolving wants of each customers and companies, the UK operator introduced on Wednesday.
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CIN Improves Community Effectivity and Scalability
The CIN successfully extends the core deeper into Virgin Media O2‘s community, with IP-routed networks deployed within the entry community. This permits totally different providers to coexist on the community and be managed extra simply, bringing the tip buyer nearer to an optimised, scalable and intensely high-capacity community.
VMO2 stated through the use of one frequent infrastructure for each cell and stuck visitors, the brand new interconnect community considerably improves how the operator can handle visitors throughout each Virgin Media and O2 providers, aggregating knowledge nearer to the tip consumer earlier than routing it again to the core community. This makes the community extra environment friendly, will increase resilience and offers a extra constant expertise for patrons.
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Chief Know-how Officer at Virgin Media O2, stated: “The swap on of our Converged Interconnect Community is a crucial second in our long-term technique and evolution as we mix the ability of our two scaled networks to provide prospects an unrivalled expertise. This new community structure brings collectively two separate networks for the primary time, enabling extra environment friendly, scalable and resilient knowledge motion. It permits us to ship subsequent technology providers to our broadband and cell prospects throughout the nation.”
Advantages for Shoppers and Companies
Virgin Media O2 famous that prospects are already benefitting from speeds of as much as 2 Gbps, enabling quick uploads and downloads. Moreover, the structure helps Virgin Media Enterprise Wholesale’s 10 Gbps providers, enabling faster scaling for enterprise companions. The operator has additionally elevated backhaul connection capability tenfold at a number of cell websites to make sure prospects can entry quick and dependable cell knowledge on the go.
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Ciena’s Know-how
Ciena is supporting Virgin Media O2’s CIN structure with its 5171 and 8180 coherent routers with WaveLogic 5 Nano coherent pluggable optics—all managed by Navigator Community Management Suite. The house and energy optimised resolution permits Virgin Media O2 to grasp its aims for community and repair convergence, the official launch stated.
VMO2 can rapidly scale up the brand new community to offer higher capability as demand for knowledge grows, each in response to altering shopper preferences and as new areas obtain connectivity.
