Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 33 | Page 9

NEWS Ericsson to deploy private mobile network at Paris Airports Ericsson has been selected by Groupe ADP, its subsidiary Hub One (an operator of digital technologies for businesses) and Air France to deploy a private mobile network covering Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget airports. The 4/5G network will serve a professional ecosystem of more than 120,000 people who work at the three Paris airports every day, across about 1,000 companies of differing sizes and sectors. Hub One will manage and set up the network on behalf of Groupe ADP and Air France. Ericsson’s technology will enable Hub One to comply with the new security obligations of France’s National Agency for Security of Information Systems. The mobile network will be effective across all outdoor spaces at the airports by the end of 2020 and indoors across all public and reserved areas for professionals working at the terminals by the end of 2021. Guillaume de Lavallade, CEO, Hub One, said: “Ericsson is a major player recognised for its expertise in telecommunications, with which we have been collaborating for several years. It seemed natural to us to call on Ericsson and take advantage of the technological innovation capabilities of a leading provider of 5G networks with more than 45 live mobile networks already deployed worldwide.” NTT further expands its data centre footprint in the UK expansion projects in the UK market. Together, NTT’s London hub of data centres will deliver a total of over 100 MW IT load once fully completed. Global Data Center, a division of NTT, a world-leading global technology services provider, has begun construction of its Hemel Hempstead 4 Data Centre, located close to London, with plans to open at the end of 2021. Hemel Hempstead 4 Data Centre will join NTT’s other UK expansion project, London 1, due to open this autumn 2020, alongside its five existing data centres in Hemel Hempstead and Slough. NTT is investing a total of around £500 million on these This current UK expansion is part of the ongoing growth strategy of the Global Data Center division, which operates the thirdlargest data centre platform in the world, with over 160 data centres spanning more than 20 countries and regions. The new Hemel Hempstead 4 Data Centre will offer flexible, scalable data centre space, with options for high power density, to meet its clients growing demand for scalable and reliable data centre services in the UK market. Hemel Hempstead 4 Data Centre, like all other NTT’s UK data centre sites, will be connected to its multi-service interconnection platform, providing access to multiple carriers and the major cloud providers. www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 9