The length of the
5891 Silverstone circuit in km . Equivalent to 3660 miles the landlords and their tenants enjoy the real commercial benefits from the economy of scale .
By offering a portfolio of service packages at various price levels , the ISP can ensure economy of scale and scalable services for park and tenants . Specialist , multi-tenant ISP partners offer a variety of packages so each tenant can select an appropriate level of service to suit both budget and business needs .
SYSTEM SYMMETRY Optical fibre broadband networks can be symmetric , where all devices transmit and receive data at equal rates . If the most important features of your business system include online collaboration , large file transfer or a hosted telephony system , then symmetric connectivity might be the better choice .
Alternatively , asymmetric networks use the majority of available bandwidth to download , reserving around 10 per cent for upload . This type of system provides fast downloads from a budget friendly ,
easy to install system , so might suit office environments where bandwidth flexibility can be beneficial . When a user is browsing the web , for example , their download rates tend to be much higher than uploads , so symmetric connections are not always the most efficient choice for all businesses . The other disadvantage of an asymmetric connection is that they are generally contended , which means internet performance is directly linked to users ' levels of use .
CASE STUDY : SILVERSTONE Silverstone Park is creating a global destination for engineering , innovation and business development , along with being the home of British motorsport and the BRDC ( British Racing Drivers Club ).
In January 2014 , Bridge Fibre installed a single fibre circuit to Silverstone Park as overall ADSL services were poor and unreliable , with average speeds of around 6Mbps download and 0.5Mbps upload . The Innovation Centre was the first building to go live , with most tenants taking a broadband product from the park package . Reliable speeds now start at 10Mbps and go beyond 200Mbps .
In 2015 , Bridge Fibre were able to upgrade the park to include a second connection circuit , adding extra piece of mind for tenants . This safeguard comes as standard with all our broadband services at Silverstone and at no additional cost to park tenants .
Any system relying on a single fibre risks outages . The addition of a second fibre to separate locations on the park , creates a highly resilient system . In the highly unlikely event of failure , the primary circuit will automatically switch across to the second fibre offering a guaranteed connection . ■
Bridge Fibre is the first ISP provider with direct links to Jisc and the Joint Academic Network ( JANET ) [ see p57-58 ] providing high quality , scalable connectivity to the education and research sectors : bridgefibre . co . uk
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