Telecommunications

The dependability of the telecommunications infrastructure is vital to the wellbeing of most organisations and, by extension, the wider national infrastructure. It is therefore important for organisations to take appropriate measures to ensure that their telecommunications systems are able to continue to deliver in the face of any disruption.

Submarine cable technology (PDF)
This report examines the sub-sea fibre optic infrastructure terminating in the UK and considers its importance in terms of supporting the national infrastructure and its vulnerability to electronic attack.

Wide area network fibre optic and SDH technology (PDF)
A study of SDH and fibre optic infrastructure, looking at its role and importance in the UK as well as its vulnerability to electronic attack.