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City-wide Fiber-Optic Network in Aberdeen (Aberdeen Project) [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Scope of work: To Build a City-wide Fiber-Optic Network in Aberdeen, thus creating Scotland s first Gigabit City. Background: The Aberdeen project has been made possible by a collaboration with Scotland-based Internet for Business (IFB), a local and national ICT service provider with a long track record in the Aberdeen market. CityFibre say its modern digital infrastructure will bring transformational gigabit speeds within reach of over 6,000 companies as well as hundreds of public sector sites including schools, universities, libraries, hospitals, and government agency buildings across the city. CityFibre has been working closely with IFB to prepare its multi-million pound investment in the city with plans to upgrade and migrate hundreds of business customers onto the new infrastructure. The network will be constructed in line with CityFibre s Well Planned City model, accommodating current and future capacity requirements from the public and private sectors, mobile operators, and data center providers. It can also act as the backbone for any future deployment of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) for the city s residents. CityFibre sees the Gigabit City project as critical for Aberdeen, which has become a national economic powerhouse accounting for 28% of Scotland s GDP and with 30% of the country s top 100 businesses located there. It has the second highest broadband take-up rate in the UK, but an absence of any cable infrastructure. With a competitive fiber infrastructure at its heart, Aberdeen will leapfrog other Scottish cities to become the best digitally connected city in Scotland, CityFibre asserts. Deployment is already underway and will initially focus on the center and south of the city, including key industrial estates such as Tullos and Altens, as well as the north as far as Dyce and The Bridge of Don. Subject to demand, the build program will be extended to areas in the west of the city, such as Westhill and Kingswells. CityFibre will shortly launch a demand aggregation campaign to enable businesses to register their interest and help shape the network route. Other owner: Internet for Business (IFB) 387 Union Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6BX United Kingdom Tel: 0845 270 2101 Email: [email protected] http://www.ifb.net/ Project completion date : 2015-12-31 12:00:00 Major organization : CITYFIBRE LTD Address : 15 Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9HE Country :United Kingdom Url : http://www.cityfibre.com/ (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |