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Telent to Build 100G Data Network for Public Sector in Greater Manchester

Telent to Build 100G Data Network for Public Sector in Greater Manchester Image Credit: Telent

Telent has been selected to assist with the design, build and management of the Greater Manchester (GM) One Network for Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and other partners, including Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM) and Bury, Rochdale, Stockport and Oldham local authorities.

Public sector organisations across Greater Manchester will have easier and faster access to digital services thanks to a major new communications network being implemented by Telent, in partnership with Cisco.

GM One Network will create faster and more resilient data connections to over 1,300 public sites across the city-region including many schools, community centres, fire stations and traffic control signals.

The core network is close to completion and has a current backbone speed of 100G with a design that allows expansion and adoption of 400G and above speeds in the future on the current platform. This will support all public sector organisations in the region, with the first of the 1,300 locations being connected to the new network in early 2024.

Jo Gretton, CEO, Telent

Reliable and fast connectivity is essential for businesses and public services to operate efficiently and for people to engage effectively with these services. We are delighted to have been given the opportunity to provide our expertise in delivering the GM One Network to fulfil the region’s ambitious digital transformation.

Councillor Nick Peel, GMCA Portfolio Lead, Digital City-Region

I’m pleased to see continued collaborative work and the delivery of a multi-year social value programme for organisations and our people across Greater Manchester, through programmes like GM One Network programme. This includes business mentoring, creation of apprenticeship opportunities and support for start-up businesses to build new products and services. The work Telent is doing in this space supports our aim to tackle the digital divide and will enable Greater Manchester to continue to grow as a world leading digital city region.

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Andrea Y. Lavannya is the Senior Editor and Vertical Analyst - Telco and Techco, at The Fast Mode. Andrea covers global telecom markets, operator revenue strategies and emerging business areas, and heads thought leadership development in areas relating to CSPs, MNOs, MVNOs, MVNEs and cable.

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