NEWS
Jisc bolsters network to support UK’s
research and education sector
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isc, the UK higher, further education and research sector’s not-for-
profit organisation for digital services and solutions, is deploying
Ciena’s Packet Networking platforms to enhance its Janet Network
and provide high-speed connectivity across the UK.
Networking platforms to address growing needs for high-bandwidth
services delivering up to 100GbE, as well as reducing footprint and
power costs. Over the next four years, Jisc will upgrade and rearchitect
its access infrastructure across the UK with Ciena’s platforms.
“Our goal is for the UK to be the most digitally-advanced higher and
further education and research nation in the world. To do that, it is
vital that we continue to improve Janet, which supports more than 18
million users and 800 organisations across the UK,” said Janet Chief
Technology Officer, Jeremy Sharp. “Ciena’s platforms help us provide
the fast, highly-resilient and scalable connectivity that gives our
members the best research and collaboration experience possible.”
“Scientific research and education hinges on high-speed, reliable
connectivity,” said Rod Wilson, Chief Technologist for Research
Networks at Ciena. “Rapid growth in data intensive research such
as high-energy physics and genome engineering means that
researchers need agile networks to support a range of services from
massive flows for computational science to distributed services for
individual researchers and educators.”
Having previously worked with Ciena to deliver 400G wavelength
connectivity, Jisc recently selected Ciena’s 8700 and 5170 Packet
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Infraspeak launches in UK, offering customers
innovative, sustainable tech software
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nfraspeak, a powerful multi-award-winning
platform offering fully customisable,
sustainable technology for the hospitality
industry, has launched in the UK. However,
Infraspeak isn’t new to the industry – it
currently supports 180 customers in seven
countries, counting brands such as Six
Senses, InterContinental and Sheraton
Hotels as clients.
Managing 18,000 buildings, the brand’s
goal is to streamline facilities management
for the UK hospitality industry through
dedicated customer service and easy to use
desktop and mobile interfaces.
Infraspeak heralds a new age in facility
management. It has developed a modular
platform that automates and simplifies
the process of facilities management. The
platform uses innovative technologies such
as NFC, APIs, apps and sensors, bringing
benefits such as time saving for both
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and offer our clients flexible software
that is bespoke to their needs. Launching
Infraspeak in the UK and getting to know
more about the routine operations in the UK
is an excellent opportunity to improve our
platform and an important step to grow in
more markets.”
How is it sustainable?
management and technicians and cost
saving with sustainable benefits.
Infraspeak’s diverse technology can manage
technical operations from maintenance
to quality audits, stock, purchases,
housekeeping, inventory and more in a
simple and efficient system.
Felipe Ávila da Costa, CEO of Infraspeak,
commented: “Our aim is to modernise
a predominantly paper-based industry
Eighty percent of hotel admin is largely
paper-based and excel is most commonly
used to run all hospitality maintenance.
Infraspeak completely removes the need for
paper as all facilities management can be
logged and traced to completion through
the software. Infraspeak’s intelligent
software uses data to start to predict
problems in advance, rather than simply
reacting to issues when they arise. This
predictive approach to maintenance means
Infraspeak saves time, money and resources
sustainably and efficiently.
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