Tampnet has selected SSE Enterprise Telecoms (SSE ET) to upgrade its existing offshore communications infrastructure with a new high quality network connecting London and Aberdeen.

Over 200 platforms in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico are connected by Tampnet.

Colin Sempill, Managing Director of SSE ET, said: "We have worked in partnership with Tampnet for many years, providing colocation services and core networking links between its main Points of Presence (PoPs), before delivering the latest dark fibre connection between Aberdeen and London."


Per Atle Sørensen, Sales Manager at Tampnet, added: "The latest dark fibre connection between the heart of the oil and gas industry in Aberdeen and London will ensure that we can continue to improve on our service delivery and also support our longer-term ambition to underpin transatlantic connectivity via Scandinavia, rather than relying on traditional hubs in continental Europe."

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