B4RN brings 400G to rural UK with Smartoptics
Oslo, Norway – July 12, 2023 – Smartoptics, a leading provider of optical networking solutions, today announced that Broadband for the Rural North Ltd (B4RN) has partnered with Smartoptics to upgrade its rural UK core network to 400G. The upgrade project will make the network future-proof through 2030 with flexible and cost-effective network solutions.B4RN was launched in 2011 to bring world-leading full fiber broadband speeds to underserved rural areas in the UK. As a community benefit society, any surplus made is put back into the communities. The rural UK Internet service provider (ISP)