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R&M introduces self-contained
micro-data centre for telecom
providers in Middle East
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&M, the globally active developer and provider of cabling
systems for high-quality network infrastructures, has launched
its Telco Edge micro data centre in the Middle East.
With a reduced physical footprint and significantly lower power
consumption than traditional data centres, R&M’s new self-
contained solution is ideal for rapid deployment at the network
edge, placing services closer to customers and thus enabling telecom
providers to improve application performance across the entire
expanse of their networks.
R&M has been playing a lead role in Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH)
deployments across the region, particularly in the UAE and Saudi
Arabia. Manzoor Ali, Managing Director of R&M Saudi, Bahrain and
Yemen, said: “With ambitious programmes to deliver country-wide
high-speed connectivity in both nations, there is growing need for
innovative solutions that can deliver higher quality Internet services
while avoiding the significant capital expenses associated with
traditional data centres. Edge data centres can be quickly deployed
to support the new demand driven by IoT and the cloud, without
compromising availability and operational efficiency.”
R&M’s Telco Edge is a self-contained micro data centre with built-in
cooling, UPS and integrated fibre-optic cabling, as well as automated
tracking and documentation of network cabling and IT assets. It is
99.9% noise insulated, prefabricated in the factory and delivered
in one piece - making it perfect for the edge location. As a result,
customers can reduce latency and quickly add capacity while
providing a secure and easy-to-manage data centre environment.
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R&M’s Telco Edge Solution
Dr Thomas Wellinger, Market Manager Data Centre R&M, said:
“Central offices of telecom companies are the ideal space for data
centres at the edge.
“Through this new offering, R&M is addressing the latency,
processing speed and asset tracking challenges telecom customers
are facing as a result of the growth of connected devices. So, we
made simplifying the edge deployment the first thing on our minds.”
R&M also launched its new MPO-QR fibre optic connector. The MPO-
QR connector follows the same concept as R&M’s LC-QR and can be
locked and unlocked via the boot so that connectors and adapters
can be packed more closely together. It can be operated via the
rear and the user no longer needs to directly grasp the front of the
connector, as is the case with conventional MTP connectors. In this
way, the MPO-QR provides a packing density of up to 1,440 fibres (or
120 ports) per rack unit. n
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