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The Cathedral Centre uses Free Space Optics Technology to bridge a Private Car Park and Public Road. When the Cathedral Centre selected a new IP Telephony solution to provide a centralised contact centre, they were left with the problem of linking their two sites, separated by a Car Park and Public Road. At distances of more than a few hundred feet, fibre optic cable is not a viable connectivity solution, and leased circuits from a carrier often prove too slow and/or expensive to enable offices to access all IP voice and data facilities. Arranging for ducting between the two buildings looked like a "logistical nightmare", but a solution was found using Free Space Optics (FSO) technology. 
The PAV FSO system was installed within a matter of hours and immediately supported the voice and data traffic on the Alcatel OmniPCX Office Digital Telephone system supplied by PAV re-seller, TTC Communications Group, based in Leeds. A Cathedral Centre representative commented "this has not only improved the efficiency with which we manage our telephone calls but has also speeded up the exchange of data between our sites. Without the help and input of TTC we would simply not have known that this solution was available to us. We were a little apprehensive about the reliability of the link but we have been very pleased with its performance.
Andy Hopkins, Marketing Manager at TTC Communications Group, Leeds www.ttcgroup.co.uk andrew.hopkins@ttc.ltd.uk said: "This technology has provided the ideal solution for the needs of many of our clients - it is fast to deploy, there are no ongoing rental charges and the bandwidth available means that LAN speed connectivity between two sites is a realistic and cost effective option." At approximately one third the cost of conventional cabling, Free Space Optics is an alternative that offers real cost savings. PAVLight, developed and manufactured by PAV, one of the leaders in the FSO industry, offers scalable and flexible bandwidths from 1.54 Mbps to 1 Gbps, across distances up to 4 kilometres. It features unique modular architecture which can be upgraded easily to increase capacity. |
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