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FEBRUARY 2021networkingplus.co.ukProductionscale in IoTPrivacy impactin digital eraQuestions &answers.Key considerations ahead ofan IoT production rolloutWhy data privacy is a priorityfor many organisationsNetworking chats with theco-founder of cloudDNANick Sacke,Comms365, p7Zack Zilakakis,Juniper Networks, p13Al Taylor,cloudDNA, p16Shared Rural Networkboost for UK enterprisesIN DEPTH:The futureof fibreP8-9Net 2102 p1 (Cover) RS.indd 1The first phase of the new Shared Rural Network (SRN) provided by O2, Three and Vodafone, could increase the turnover for ruralbusinesses by 187.7m per annum in additionto providing more reliable connectivity, according to a new study commissioned by O2.All three mobile operators are working tobuild and share 222 new 4G (mobile broadband)masts in order to help resolve partial notspots, including 124 new sites in Scotland, 33in Wales, 11 in Northern Ireland and 54 inEngland. Not-spots are usually areas whereonly one provider is available. The constructionphase for these will begin this year, but it willtake until 2024 before completion.O2 said this first phase alone will raisethe proportion of the UK with access to 4Gnetworks from 67% to 84%. In assessing theimpact of this O2 commissioned DevelopmentEconomics to model the benefits for ruralbusinesses and individuals.The new report found that, once the firstphase of the rollout has been completed, ruralbusinesses located near new mobile mastsites could benefit from an annual increase inturnover of 187.7m. Access to the SRN forindividuals and businesses will also allowthese rural communities to contribute an extra 58.9m to the UK economy (GDP) each year.Moreover, the report noted that the largestshare – some 28% – of the gains in businessturnover and productivity are expected tooccur in rural Scotland, valued at 79m inadditional business turnover and a 24.1madded contribution to the UK economy. Thisis followed by Northern Ireland, which willsee 16% of the predicted net gains, south westEngland with around 15%, Wales with 14%and the north west of England with 8%.It was also revealed that 42% of the projected increase in turnover will benefit those inthe struggling hospitality sector, covering rural distribution, hotels and catering businesses, which are in line for a 78.8m boost to revenues. The other sectors that account for thelargest shares of the increase in turnover areexpected to be transport and communications(17% of the predicted revenue increase) andprofessional, financial, property and businessservices (10% of the increase).continued on page 204/03/2021 17:54

newsSRN boost forUK enterprisesContinued from page 1David Samuel, managing director atcommunication technology vendor 24 Seven Cloud told Networking that networks“all finally sharing infrastructure is positivenews”, but what is unclear is how it will workin practice and what the results will looklike. “O2 and Vodafone have been sharingmasts for a few years now and blackspots(or not-spots) still exist,” he added. “Any improvement however for the consumer is onlya good thing and will go further to supportconnectivity for remote/WFH users and unified communications platforms.”The last year proved that reliable mobileconnectivity has been essential for keeping us all connected to our loved ones andkeeping businesses across the UK up andrunning – and 2021 is set to be no different,”said Derek McManus, COO at O2. “Our latest research shows that mobile has the powerto make a real, positive difference to peoplein rural communities and demonstrates thedifference we can make when operators, thegovernment and Ofcom work together toachieve a shared objective.”McManus added that it remains “extremelydifficult” to accurately assess the economicbenefits of improved mobile connectivity,particularly in areas like partial not-spots,where an existing service may already existfrom a single operator. “Otherwise, the SRNaims to provide guaranteed coverage to280,000 premises and 16,000km of roads andboost ‘in car’ coverage on around 45,000 kmof road and better indoor coverage in around1.2m business premises and homes,” he said. nNetUtils launches ‘Platinum Tier’managed cyber security servicesIT specialist NetUtils has launchedwhat it describes as one of the UK’smost advanced and highly-integratedmanaged cyber security service aimedat helping larger enterprises to improvecyber security defences while reducingoperational cost and complexity.The new “Platinum Tier” includes a fullystaffed, 24/7 Security Operations Centre(SOC), is backed by NetUtils continuedcertification around the ISO 9001 and ISO27001 standards and as a registered CrownCommercial Service supplier.Furthermore, this top tier serviceoffers key elements a large enterpriseshould deploy based on best practicemethodology and includes AdvancedEndpoint Protection, Vulnerability &Patch Management, Managed Firewalls,Email Security Gateway, PrivilegedAccess Management and Cloud AccessSecurity Broker capabilities.The built-in SOC services provides fulltime security monitoring across devices andapplications including Office 365 along withstructured Security Awareness Trainingsessions and ongoing helpdesk service.“Larger enterprises are faced withthe dual challenges of managing moreremote staff while still trying to deliverthe core IT projects that are criticalto the business,” said Ashok Thomas,CEO for NetUtils. “Our Platinum TierManaged Cyber Security services arebased on feedback from several enterpriseTruespeed announces full fibreroll-out in Bath and environsTruespeed has started rolling out itsultrafast, gigabit-capable full fibrebroadband network in Bath, propelling theWorld Heritage city into the gigabit era.The Bath-based firm is also expandingits footprint into neighbouring areas inSomerset including Keynsham, Saltfordand South Widcombe. In Wells, wherethe Truespeed build began in earnest inJune 2020, Truespeed has now passedover 3,000 premises. Today the firm hasannounced that it is boosting its investmentin Wells, with plans to connect more areasof the city and continue expanding itscurrent building works in surroundingareas such as Wookey and Coxley.Wera Hobhouse, MP for Bath said:“Truespeed’s investment will benefit theThe new “Platinum Tier” includes a fully-staffed, 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC), isbacked by NetUtils continued certification around the ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 standards and as aregistered Crown Commercial Service suppliercustomers around what they need - and iseffectively a formalisation of a numberof disparate services that we have beendelivering successfully for many years.”NetUtils is the most certified JuniperNetworks partner in Europe andmaintains over 420 industry and vendoraccreditations within its team includingCISSPs and CISMPs, Fortinet’s NS7, andJuniper JNCIPs. IAs part of the managedcyber security services launch, NetUtilshas invested over 1.2 million adding morestaff, enhanced training and additional datacentre capacity to meet growing demand.The new Platinum Tier managed securityservices also aims to address severalchallenges that have accelerated due tothe ongoing pandemic including criticaldigitisation projects, reduction in IT budgetsand ongoing cyber security skills shortage nCityFibre starts Bradford’s fullfibre transformationcity enormously as ultrafast broadbandconnectivity can’t come soon enough forBath businesses and residents. It’s greatthat a Bath-based firm is at the forefront ofsupporting our communities and taking ourbeautiful city into the full fibre fast lane.”Truespeed also offers primary schools andcommunity hubs passed by its network freeultrafast broadband for life. To date, over 100schools and community hubs have signed up.“We’re excited to get going in Bath whilestepping up the roll-out of our full fibre network in Wells and surrounding areas inSomerset,” added Evan Wienburg, CEO ofTruespeed. “We’re lighting up our map ofthe South-West and bringing under-servedhouseholds and businesses the future-proofedgigabit capable connectivity they deserve.” nBradford in Yorkshire is marking a majormilestone in its digital transformation as workbegins to extend its full fibre network to reachalmost every business and home in the area.As part of a 75m private investment fromCityFibre, Bradford will benefit from thecity-wide full fibre network roll-out, meaningenterprises will soon be able to enjoy accessto the faster and more reliable connectivity.According to research from economicconsultancy Regeneris, full fibreconnectivity will have a major impact inBradford over the next 15 years. It showsthat up to 136m could be added to thevalue of local homes, while smart Cityinitiatives could add as much as 95mlocally. Access to full fibre could alsounlock 69m in business productivityand innovation, while a further 40m ingrowth could be driven from new businessstart-ups, with enhanced connectivitymaking it easier and less expensive to setup base and run efficiently.Construction work has officiallycommenced in East Bowling, with therest of the city set to follow over the nextfour years. Network Plus is delivering theconstruction programme on CityFibre’sbehalf, using modern build techniquesEDITORIAL:ADVERTISING & PRODUCTION:Editor: Robert Shepherdroberts@kadiumpublishing.comSales: Kathy Moynihankathym@kadiumpublishing.comDesigner: Sean McNamaraseanm@kadiumpublishing.comProduction: Suzanne Thomassuzannet@kadiumpublishing.comContributors: Gerry Moynihan, JürgenHatheier, Rich Turner, Nick Sacke, RobinFarnan, Zack Zilakakis, Martin Blunn,David Samuel, Al Taylor, Steve BurdenHugo McGuireTruespeed has announced that it is boosting its investment in Wells, with plans to connectmore areas of the city and continue expanding its current building works in surroundingareas such as Wookey and Coxleyto deploy the network quickly. The teamis also working closely with CityFibre,Bradford Council and local communitiesto manage disruption and ensure a fast andsuccessful roll-out. Meanwhile, residentsare being kept informed by mailingsahead of works in their streets.“Bradford is one step closer to becominga Gigabit City with the commencementof work to install state-of-the-art digitalinfrastructure across the city, said ”KimJohnston, city manager for Bradford.In addition, it will provide growthopportunities and a platform to supportbusinesses to take their products or servicesto a national and international audience.”Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, portfolioholder for regeneration, planning andtransport, at Bradford Council, added:“Fast and reliable broadband is soimportant in the world today, fromfacilitating digital on-demand contentto supporting businesses to grow andflourish.”Currently,fibre-to-thepremises (FTTP) is available to less than20% of premises across the UK.Once activated, services will be madeavailable from an increasing range ofbroadband providers. nPublishing director:Kathy Moynihankathym@kadiumpublishing.comNetworking is published monthly by:Kadium Ltd, Image Court, IC113, 328/334Molesey Road, Hersham, Surrey, KT12 3LTTel: 44 (0) 1932 886 537Company 2021. All rights reserved. Thecontents of the magazine may not bereproduced in part or whole, or stored inelectronic form, without the prior writtenconsent of the publisher. The views expressedin this magazine are not necessarily thoseshared by the editor or the publisher.ISSN: 2052–73732Net 2102 p2 (News) RS.indd 201/03/2021 12:24

newsVirgin Media Business teams up with ZscalerVirgin Media Business (VMB), the networkand communications solutions provider,has boosted its cloud security offering withthe addition of the Zscaler service portfolio.Driven by the global Zero TrustExchange Platform, Zscaler’s cloudnative platform provides an integratedcloud security service that sits betweenan enterprise’s users and corporateapplications and networks.The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange isalso said to facilitate a secure connectionbetween users, applications and devicesover any network, in any location, helpingaccelerate cloud adoption and hybridworking strategies and boost productivitywhile reducing risk and costs.Partnering with Zscaler allows VMBto enhance its SD-WAN, hybrid cloud andcloud security solution suite by offeringglobally leading service that encompassesthe SASE framework. The cloud-nativetechnology offers a range of securityservices, like Secure Web Gateway,Cloud Firewall, Cloud Sandbox, CASB,Cloud DLP and secure remote accessfunctionality without the challenges thaton-premises equipment often present,making it perfectly suited to businesseslooking to protect their data with adispersed or remote workforce.The Covid-19 pandemic has forcedmany organisations to shift people andoperations outside of their core networks,with fewer employees working fromHQ or branch sites. With traffic enteringcorporate networks from remote locations,this has created additional securitychallenges for organisations to manage.Zscaler Private Access directs traffic tothe Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange using ZeroTrust Network Access to limit applicationaccess to authorised personnel only.This means that regardless of a user’slocation, organisations can securely accessany cloud, private or public service on theback of cloud-based security policies andwith corporate acceptable user policiesin place, to greatly improve flexibility,scalability and security when compared totraditional VPN network access.Working across WAN, IPVPN, SDWAN, mobile and even public internet connections, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchangecan help accelerate moves to the cloud. Organisations can benefit from flexible, scal-Zscaler’s cloud-native platform provides anintegrated cloud security service that sitsbetween an enterprise’s users and corporateapplications and networksable services while also reducing capitalexpenditure and simplifying corporate security policies and on-premises equipment.Sean Sullivan, director EMEA channelsat Zscaler, said the company was “lookingforward” to the partnership with

Network Plus is delivering the construction programme on CityFibre’s behalf, using modern build techniques to deploy the network quickly. The team is also working closely with CityFibre, Bradford Council and local communities to manage disruption and ensure a fast and successful roll-out. Meanwhile, residents are being kept informed by mailings ahead of works in their streets. “Bradford is .