Keeping the world connected from behind the scenes

Paul Broadhurst, Founder, President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Technetix

 Jan Ariesen, Chief Technology Officer, Technetix

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It wasn’t long ago that access to fast, dependable internet was considered a privilege. But as the world becomes more reliant on digital amenities for banking, healthcare and travel, broadband is now an essential service.

Much like other utilities, we treat the ubiquity of broadband in ways similar to electricity, running water or mains gas. Yet while we understand how our homes are supplied with clean water, or where our energy is sourced, broadband is more mysterious.

 

To many, the ethereal process of server-to-modem data exchange might seem intangible, if not entirely incomprehensible. But what we know as “the internet” is generated, organised and delivered through complex physical networks, much like other utilities. In the UK, these are typically subterranean: dense systems of cables, nodes and amplifiers that receive and deliver intangible data through inaudible signals. The unfathomable quantities of information-sharing and communication this enables are practically supernatural.

 

But who is responsible for making all of this possible? Who’s behind the equipment and innovation that makes it possible to subscribe to internet services? Since 1990, Technetix has developed industry-shaping telecoms technologies. This includes the radical repurposing of existing cable infrastructure, not just as cable TV (CATV) gave way to broadband, but more recently as fibre networks grow and superfast speeds become the norm. Numerous awards  are testament to the scope of Technetix’s innovation; physics-defying development is all in a day’s work here.

 

This includes “virtual fibre”, system overlay that provides fibre-like speeds over legacy coaxial cable, maximising existing assets and keeping capital expenditure minimal. Or how about the modular approach to equipment design that supports networks upgrades without major digs, unit replacement, environmental and civic disruptions, for minimal cost? And then there’s the AC-switching power unit, a cock-a-snook to unchallenged AC/DC-based solutions, that turn half a century’s methodology on its head while saving operators up to 30 per cent in power consumption.

 

Expanding its operation over four decades, adding fibre-optics, wireless, network powering and software to its original cable portfolio, today Technetix supports customers across 70 countries on all continents. But while the company is bold and enjoys a challenge, the public’s relative unfamiliarity with Technetix means it’s doing the job right. Consumers won’t experience the next groundbreaking gadget or game-changing service directly from Technetix – but on a daily basis, they’ll likely benefit from numerous products and systems it has built. Keeping the world connected is hard work that requires exceptional skills, but it’s work that Technetix is firmly in the business of doing behind the scenes.

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