VPN delivers connectivity and performance to civil engineers
Edmund Nuttall, a leading UK civil engineering company, has contracted
Community Internet plc to replace its IP Clear network with a Virtual
Private Network (VPN).
The Wide Area Network is vital to Edmund Nuttall’s operations and their
existing system serves its Camberley head office, regional offices and a
number of construction sites with a variety of 256Kbps and 1Mbps
connections. However, this system was struggling to meet demand and so
Edmund Nuttall identified the need for a system which could keep pace with
their changing requirements for connectivity, security and data transfer.
Requirements were identified for:
a.. Additional network capacity (2Mbps or greater), to cope with the
increased frequency and size of data exchange.
b.. Ability for new remote users and sites to access central resources via
the network.
c.. Industry-standard encryption to provide additional security for data
transmitted between remote locations.
Without VPN, this major change would have required a considerable amount of
re-configuration, installation of new fibre based connections and additional
testing by Edmund Nuttall staff - incurring significant cost, time and risk.
Their decision to use Community Internet plc to upgrade to the new VPN
service was based on the need to reduce total cost of ownership, a desire
for greater flexibility for future expansion and a requirement to implement
encryption for improved security.
The new system provided by Community Internet includes a 30 Mbps connection
to the Head Office, a minimum of 2 Mbps to all 16 regional offices with ADSL
backup and SDSL or ADSL connections to construction sites which means they
can all transfer large files quickly and implement data encryption. Also
included are the JetSet roaming service which enables mobile workers to
access the Internet and email whilst they are travelling in the UK and
abroad, IPSec VPN for static locations and SSL VPN security for flexible,
remote access which enables the entire workforce to exchange information,
access email, or download files from the corporate network wherever they
are.
“We selected Community Internet plc for this key project because their focus
on delivering business solutions means they quickly understood our
requirements and proposed a flexible solution which met all our needs,”
explains Steve Shepherd, ICT Manager of Edmund Nuttall. Community Internet
plc is currently delivering these solutions in a phased implementation to
ensure minimum disruptions to Edmund Nuttall’s core business. “We are only
in the early phase of implementation, but already I have been impressed by
their approach and am pleased with the very limited disruption to our day to
day operations,” says Shepherd.
“Our knowledge has enabled us to design a solution that exceeds Edmund
Nuttall’s expectations and moves Community Internet up a division in the
level of the 'total service' we can offer to our customers,” says Graham
McLean, Community Internet plc Managing Director. “We believe other civil
engineering companies with comparable requirements for fast data transfer,
high security and remote access, could also benefit from similar systems and
we are currently discussing projects with several organisations.”
Community Internet plc Background
Community Internet is a Business-to-Business Internet Service Provider with
an unparalleled reputation for innovation and customer support. Working
closely with customers to understand specific requirements, Community
Internet builds and supports solutions crafted from an extensive portfolio
of connectivity solutions, security products web services and professional
services to support a huge variety of on-line and e-business activities.
Community Internet enables businesses of all sizes to communicate better
with their customers, suppliers, partners, home workers, branch offices,
temporary sites and mobile workers – no matter what the circumstances.
For further information please contact:
Joanne Carpenter
Community Internet
Email: joanne.carpenter@community.net.uk