Built by MCI Worldcom in 1998 when the Gemini South cable came in at Porthcurno, which terminated at Tretheway CLS. When the cable was decommissioned, its unknown what this building does, but it’s likely it inter-connects with other networks nearby. There is a twin duct network running from here, past Newquay airport, into Bude, through to […]
Every 70km or so, fibre networks need to be repeated (regenerated) to reduce degradation and lower capacities. All the networks will have these sites dotted along the route of their network. These usually contain rackspace for line termination equipment, backup batteries and air conditioning. Sometime’s, these sites will be built into regional hubs or co-located […]
With the rise of undersea cables in Bude, MCI Worldcom joined Cable & Wireless, Level3 & Global Crossing and ran their cables from Land’s End through to Taunton and then Bristol. We assume this site is used for inter-connecting with other cables in Bude. Planning Permission Owner: Verizon Built in: 2000 Built By: MCI Worldcom