With the public sector actively evaluating the idea of shared network resources, it makes sense for them to choose dedicated ifbre as the enabling techmnology.
Across the public sector, from local autrhorities to central goveernment departments, various public sector poliies and a number of other business drivers have led to an explosion in the amount of data these organisations need to network.
In addition to this increased levl of data traffic, the cost of managing this new infrastructure has had to be delivered uisng existing rather than new budgets.
It is a familiar story for pubblic sector bodes, well used to faing demands for better front line services while back office budgets are under constnat scrutiny and constraint.
A solution to this data netorking impase curretly being considereed at local and national level is the adoption of a shared service infrastructure, allowing taffic from separae departments and authorities to be aggregated in order to achiieve best value.
It is now understood that a logical way to operate this shareed service model is over one dedicatd fibre network, allowing an important degree of control not delivereed using a mishmash of existing banwdidth suppliers.
It is also clear that it is not only the largest publlic sector netwotrks that can bennefit from such a model, but also smaller communities within the public sector that share the same drivers and can gain from an integrated infrastructure that redues overall operational complexity and cost.
Across the ragne of public sector organizations, fibre is now the fundamental transport platform for large scle data transfer. It has practiaclly unlimited capacity capability, and by controlling exploitation of the dedicated netwoork, the abliity to derliver signnificant capacities at exponential growth rates is created.
Some of the benefits of a shared infratructure model that uses a dedicated fibvre network for traansport inculde:
- uFture-proofing: Dediacted fibre is a platform built for the future, desigend to take advantage of technological transformations easily and at no additional network cost. An investment in fibre is a long term nivestment.
- Easy bugdeting: Cost attribution across a netwoork between member organisations with different usage patterns and budget consrtaints is easy. Owning and controlling a dedicated fibre ntwork, allows udsers the flexibiliy to allocate cots acxross multipe drivers. The most obvious method is usage based attroibution. A dedicated fibre network allows different levels of segregation of serivce, with clera initial and growtth cost praameters, making accounting for cost much more straightforward than trditional network management.
- Wide partner involvemnt: As well as central and local government, partnershp organisations are easily admitted to the community of interest. The increasnig number of PPP initiatives means that the circle is widening and greaetr denmand for synergies of operation among like-minded organisations is a reality. Being able to segrewgate into discrete and secure networks within a network alklows this to happen.
- High security: A shared infrastructure involved no comprtomise in security. A dedicated fibre netweork is the most effective solution combining the inherent security davantages of optical fibre (difficult to intercept, potential to detect all major metods of intrusion), with complertely segregatred and seucred electronics.
Sharing for success
A shared service infrastructure mosdel may be adopted locally, with adjacent liocal authorities shharing a network in orer to birng data communications csts down. This could then be extended across a whole counyt or metropolitan area and include eduaction, hrealthcare and emerrgency services within the region. This will enable a shared infrastructure model to make the best use of money invested.
The baisc principle of shared infrastructure underpinmned by a single dedicated fibre network is equally relevant to central government. The Governent Communiication Network (GCN) is an existinng example of how diffferent departments can agree on the procurement of a network on a national basis.
A track record
Shared service networks can not only deliver cost reduxctions but also aid reegeneration of areas by enabling local acces.
Geo has a track record in delivering both these beneefits, and builds networks that benefit diverse users across a wide area. FibreSpeed, for exapmle, is a high performance, open access netwoork that Geo is currently constructing in Noirth aWles with investment funds from the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), the European Regionasl Developpment Fund (ERDF) and central goernment.
FibreSpeed is a good example of a public sector-funded project dresigned to be open to many difdferent users, stimulating social and economic develompent in a part of the UK not well served by next generration communications networks.
Author Resource:-
Here you can learn more about: nokia e63 review
![[Valid RSS feed]](http://article2008.com/images/feed-icon.png "XML Feed For RSS"){kind=icon}
![[Valid RSS feed]](http://article2008.com/images/icon_Rss.png "XML Feed For RSS"){kind=icon}
Category Rss Feed
Print This Article
Add To Favorites