The state of the art in connectivity
The IT teams were called upon from the very start of the project in 2017 to achieve the connectivity goals and create IT networks in the BPCE Towers.
From top to bottom: Hervé Allain, Head of IT Infrastructure at BPCE-IT and David Chapelle, Head of Datacenters & Networks at BPCE-IT.
Telecom highways
The towers are fitted out with four key telecom highways that connect them to Groupe BPCE’s IT network and data centers. Telecommunications operate at the rate of a terabit per second, the equivalent power of 5,000 to 10,000 Internet boxes in private homes. This very high speed satisfies all our requirements, whether related to new collaborative uses or to the needs of the trading rooms that consume large quantities of bandwidth.
‘Wi-Fi first’ and wired networks
Starting in 2019, the future in-house networks were designed to be efficient, open, and secure. More than 1,000 Wi-Fi terminals have been installed to ensure the network can be received in every part of the building including basements, car parks, lifts, terraces, and neighboring areas.
Multi-operator telephone coverage
Indoor radio coverage allows the many sensors and connected objects (forming the ‘Internet of Things’) installed in the premises to be linked together and to relay the 4G-5G telephone network of the four major telecom operators in France (SFR, Bouygues Telecom, Free, and Orange). It provides perfect mobile coverage for all users, regardless of how they move around the offices. These services are also shared with the hotel managed by the Laurent Taïeb Group in the West Tower in order to pool resources.
