Simple. Flexible. Fast.

Our data centre module connects your customers into your data centre over the UK’s only nationwide fibre optic network.

It may be your network provider that’s dragging down the performance of your cloud applications, but it’s you that gets the blame. That’s where we come in. We decided that the best way to guarantee network resilience, performance and speed was simply to bring our network into your data centre.

For true resilience you need true carrier diversity, and for true carrier diversity across the UK we’re the only alternative. We have the only fully independent nationwide fibre optic network in the UK, which means we don't need to travel across another company's network when connecting your users to their data.

Need to connect many customers to your data centre services? We’ll put a Data Centre Module straight into your data centre, giving you immediate access to speeds of up to 10 Gbit/s. A single module gives you access to up to 8,000 ports – and you can configure every one, quickly and easily.

With an all-fibre network passing 85% of the UK’s businesses, we can reliably deliver carrier-grade connectivity and low latency throughout the country. Our flexibility and expertise give you the freedom to choose the right connectivity option for you and your customers:

public internet – with practically unlimited bandwidth through Big Red Internet

private circuits, including Ethernet

a virtual private network, including IPVPN and Ethernet VPN

Our network’s stellar performance gives you confidence in your performance across all types of data – we’re MEF 14 compliant for voice, data and video in concurrent stress tests across the live network.

Need really serious bandwidth? We do that too. Dedicated High Capacity Services ports give you speeds of up to 40 Gbit/s and latency below 2ms – nationwide.

Key points

We’ll bring our network into your data centre, giving you true carrier diversity

Fast, efficient customer connections over the UK’s only nationwide fibre optic network

Protect private traffic with connectivity options including private Ethernet and secure IPVPN

Need high capacity services? We can deliver speeds of up to 40Gbit/s and latency below 2ms, nationwide

Simple. Flexible. Fast.

Assured performance in the cloud

Connectivity can make or break a cloud computing setup. If you’re delivering applications from the cloud, shouldn’t you make sure your customers are getting the best connection possible?

Unbeatable speed, nationwide

Virgin Media Business has the UK’s only nationwide all-fibre network. That means we can deliver carrier-grade connectivity across the UK, with speeds of up to 10 Gbit/s and latency below 2 ms.

One network, many applications

Our Data Centre Module uses DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing), which means you can deliver voice, data and video across a single platform.

Cut your carbon footprint

We like to keep things simple. That’s why we’ll give you less hardware, which means less space, 80% less power*, less cooling and ultimately less cost – as well as improving your sustainability performance.

The right tool for the job

Point to point, backhaul and tails or VPN – we’ll use our 15 years’ experience to work with you and deliver the solution that you and your customers need. And if you need really high capacity, we can do that too – up to 40Gbit/s on a dedicated connection.

Our data centre module can be used to deliver:

VPDC

IPVPN

National Ethernet

Managed Internet Access

Ethernet VPN

Ethernet Extensions+

High Capacity Services

Wholesale Ethernet Extensions+

Wholesale High Capacity Services

Simple. Flexible. Fast.

In detail:

Wherever you are in the UK, and whether you’re delivering cloud applications or just hosting offsite backup, we’ll connect a Data Centre Module straight into your data centre, giving you access to speeds of up to 10 Gbit/s.

Each module provides access to up to 8,000 ports, all of which can be quickly configured to connect customer tails into your data centre. We deliver this on the back of multi-port Network Termination Units (NTUs) at speeds of 10/100Mbit/s or 1Gbit/s, or on separate High Capacity Services ports at speeds of up to 10Gbit/s.

There are 3 service options, so you get just the right solution:

Technical specifications

Transport technology: Wave Division Multiplexing.

Description: Multiple 10Gbit/s wavelengths providing 1Gbit/s Ethernet access.

Connectivity capacity: Initial deployment is 1x 10Gbits providing 9x 1Gbit/s access circuits. Each 1Gbit/s circuit can support x24 individual 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet ports.

Size: The 10U, 17 slot chassis is deployed in an ETSI standard 19-inch rack (not including NTU ports).

Power AC/DC options: The module chassis has a maximum power consumption of 750w when fully equipped – initial deployment will be significantly lower.