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No. 02 | 2020 | Customer Magazine Datwyler IT Infra City-wide fibre optic network in Lucerne: 10 YEARS, 3000 KM, MANY EXTRAS Colocation data centres: BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DIGITISATION Innovative data centre services: PLATFORM FOR CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS
CONTENTS EDITORIAL 03 Who we are and what we are perceived as REFERENCE PROJECTS 04 Xinghua, Yangzheng and Zhenghua Primary Schools, Singapore: IT infrastructures for schools 06 Department of Education, Dawadmi Governorate: Ministry relies on mini data centre 07 Funan shopping centre, Singapore: Exactly the right brand 08 Heinen & Hopman Engineering B.V., Bunschoten-Spakenburg: In 2009, today was still the future In 2009, today was still the future – page 8 10 Lucerne Migros Cooperative: On target in every respect 12 Ctrip, Shanghai: In the service of expansion 14 ewl, Lucerne: 10 years, 3000 km, many extras 15 Address Residences Dubai Opera: The ultimate in safety for apartment complex 16 Syamsudin Noor Airport, Banjarmasin: Investment in quality and performance 17 The Grand, Dubai: For discerning clients MARKET 18 Middle East: Data centre webinar 18 United Arab Emirates, Oman: Distributor for elevator cables and UPS 19 Saudi Arabia: Workshop with distributor Online seminars – page 19 19 Middle East: Online seminars 20 China: At WEE EXPO 2020 22 China: Supplier of the Year KNOW-HOW 23 Colocation data centres: Basic infrastructure for digitisation 24 ”Multi-Site” Use Case: Many sites – one sophisticated solution INNOVATION 26 Software: Efficient platform for cable management 28 Data centre services: From “Basic” to “Premium Plus” Efficient platform 29 Fibre networks: Compact BEP terminals for cable management – page 26 Data technology – copper: 25G for office and data centre 30 Data centre services: Platform for customers and partners 31 Data technology – copper: An addition to the family Imprint Publisher and Dätwyler IT Infra AG, editorial responsibility: 6460 Altdorf / Switzerland, www.ITinfra.datwyler.com Editors: Dieter Rieken, Sonya Eisenegger Authors: Wendelin Achermann (wea), Soubhi Al-Aliwi (soa), Fabio Baldo (fab), Adrian Burri (adb), Jimmy Chiam (jic), Ihab Gazawi (ihg), Jeroen de Graaf / Redlink (jdg), Karen Gu (kag), Daniel Jauch (daj), James Ji (jaj), Suresh Kumar (suk), Karsten Lengnink (kal), Dean Lu (del), Dieter Rieken (dr), Asem Shadid (ass), Franklin Simanjuntak (frs), Ivan Yuen (ivy), Stefan Zech (stz) Translation: TTC wetranslate Ltd., Bedford Translations, Bedford / UK Layout: Carmela Letschert Printing: UD Medien, 6002 Lucerne / Switzerland Circulation: 10,000 German / English / Chinese Publishing frequency: Semi-annually Sources of images: Emaar Properties PJSC, Genossenschaft Migros Luzern, HEC Electrical & Construction, Interxion Deutschland, MOE - Department of Education Dawadmi Governorate, PT Multi Solusindo Perkasa, Wikimedia, www.pixabay.com, Adobe Stock, Datwyler picture library Reproduction of articles: Permitted only with attribution to © 2020 Datwyler panorama 2 Datwyler IT Infra
EDITORIAL EDITORIAL WHO WE ARE and what we are perceived as Dear Readers Our self image does not always coincide Many of Datwyler’s customers and business with the way others see us. This is true both associates have understood our transition – in private life and in business. In the latter and benefit from the expertise which we the magic words are “brand perception”. have developed, and from our “one-stop shop” offerings. All the others are cordially For over 100 years Datwyler has for the invited to join us in our journey into the fu- most part been associated with high-qual- ture if they have not yet done so. ity cables and cabling systems. This fact is hardly surprising because until recently Of course in the future we will continue to our company was still called “Datwyler Ca- manufacture high-quality cables and sup- bling Solutions”. ply you with state-of-the-art cabling solu- tions – but no longer only that. In order to Over the past years Datwyler has under- correct the old public perception and be gone fundamental repositioning and has seen in the right light we have now modi- massively expanded the range of hardware, fied our name to reflect our business more software and services on offer. Today we meaningfully. “Datwyler IT Infra” fairly accu- supply complete data centres, even turnkey rately describes who we are today and also if required. We engineer and implement how we shall present ourselves in future: a state-of-the-art Edge Computing solutions reputable high-tech provider of solutions for our customers. We develop concepts in the field of IT infrastructure. This is how and solutions for IoT and Industry 4.0 appli- we would like to be perceived by all our cations, for high-performance campus net- customers and partners. Kind regards works, for Smart Shopping and Smart Offices – on behalf of locally-based compa- Come into the digital future with us! Even nies as well as for businesses with branches after the pandemic our society and our worldwide. We are committed to using cut- economy will be reliant on IT infrastructures ting-edge technologies such as Indoor and which function perfectly. Outdoor 5G, GPON, 3-D visualisation and Artificial Intelligence. In some cases we are Johannes Müller reinforced by skilled partners from our in- CEO Dätwyler IT Infra AG dustry ecosystem. panorama 3 Datwyler IT Infra
Xinghua, Yangzheng and Zhenghua Primary Schools, Singapore: IT INFRASTRUCTURES FOR SCHOOLS Datwyler supplied the data networks for three state schools in Singapore. These were installed by HEC on behalf of the Ministry of Education. panorama 4 Datwyler IT Infra
REFERENCE PROJECTS Zhenghua Primary School during construction “The premium Datwyler cabling products have met the high quality expectations of our clients. We therefore recommend cabling sys- tems from Datwyler for our project tenders.” Juvi Soh, Contract Manager at HEC Electrical & Construction Space-saving installation Copper, fibre and cable under the ceiling management panel installation The first joint projects included the suc- With the creation of an end-to-end system cessful installation of the IT infrastructure solution from Datwyler each primary solutions for the Xinghua, Yangzheng and school today enjoys the use of top quality Zhenghua Primary Schools. The solutions and very high-performance structured supplied by Datwyler encompass not building cabling. This also means that the only all the data network technology, but schools are equipped for the technical also the WiFi installations in the schools challenges of the future. mentioned. The clients are very satisfied with the IT in- Future-proof solutions frastructure solutions installed. This is par- In the backbone HEC used shielded Cate- ticularly true of product reliability and the Installer pulling cables through the ceiling gory 6A copper cables and OM3 fibre optic support provided by Datwyler – two im- cables. The three data networks are de- portant aspects of the challenging educa- signed for transmission rates of up to 10 gi- tion environment. (jic) In Singapore around 20 percent of the an- gabits per second. nual state budget is allocated to the educa- tion sector in order to build up a knowl- edge-based economy in a country with few natural resources. The primary schools ben- efit from this as well. HEC Electrical & Construction, a company established in 1995, has only recently be- come one of Datwyler’s Solution Partners. HEC provides its customers in Singapore with comprehensive services, among oth- er things in the fields of communications and security systems, electrical engineer- ing, fire safety and integrated building technology. PDUs and cable management in the rack Handover of completed project panorama 5 Datwyler IT Infra
Department of Education, Dawadmi Governorate: Ministry relies on MINI DATA CENTRE Since the summer of In July 2019 the Department of Education ough evaluation they were convinced of the Dawadmi Governorate decided to that the Datwyler solution was reliable 2020 a cost-effective mini upgrade its IT infrastructure in order to and future-proof and satisfied the re- data centre from Datwyler digitise the processes and make them quirements specified. more agile and competitive. The Depart- has been operating in the ment therefore looked for a reliable, high- The mini data centre supplied by Datwy- Department of Education performance and yet cost-effective IT in- ler comprises three racks and an in-row frastructure solution which met all their cooler. It features an integrated UPS with of the Saudi Dawadmi requirements. 10 kVA, a 12.5 kilowatt cooling system, fire Governorate. alarm and fire extinguishing system, an in- Datwyler Middle East was given the op- telligent power distribution unit (iPDU), portunity of presenting a mini data centre access control and an environment moni- solution to those in charge. After a thor- toring system. Professional expertise Jazaa Osaimi, the Department’s Head of IT, is very satisfied with their collaboration with the Datwyler experts. “Their profes- sional expertise, their support and their flexibility were of inestimable value,” he Mini Data Centre 2+1, stressed. “The data centre solution we re- comprising two IT racks, an ceived is very efficient, cost-effective and in-row cooler (left) and an equipped for future expansion.” electrical rack (right) In July 2020 the mini data centre was in- stalled and commissioned by Hawsabah, a Saudi partner certified by Datwyler. The The Department of Education Hawsabah team were given on-site sup- of Dawadmi Governorate. port by Ihab Gazawi, Head of the Datwyler The mini data centre was Data Centre Experts. (soa) installed here. panorama 6 Datwyler IT Infra
REFERENCE PROJECTS Funan shopping centre, Singapore: EXACTLY THE RIGHT BRAND LSK Engineering backed a Datwyler solution for the data network in the new Funan development in Singapore’s Civic District. kilometres of cable and the associated In 2019 an imposing new building complex connection technology were installed was opened on the site of the former Funan and more than 2400 data connection Centre, which had been renamed several points were created. The data network times and demolished in 2016. On a total consists entirely of copper and fibre optic floor area of around 82,600 square metres systems from Datwyler. (889,000 square feet) the new “Funan” com- prises offices, a serviced residential complex As anticipated, LSK succeeded in complet- and a shopping centre. The latter is consid- ing all the work without any major problems ered to be one of the leading IT shopping or defects. In the view of the project manag- centres in Asia. Here the full range of most ers in charge, the products of a quality brand innovative new gadgets can be purchased such as Datwyler play an equally important at a relatively affordable price. role here. (ivy) The building was conceived as a textbook example for “Living, working and playing un- der one roof”, in which retail outlets, offices and a serviced residential complex – a “lyf” thus went to a reputable M&E contractor co-living residence from Ascott Limited – with an impressive track record. This in- make use of synergies. With the addition of a cluded commercial, residential and public climbing wall as well as indoor and outdoor buildings, warehouses, hospitals, banks cycling facilities, today the “Funan” appeals to and even data centres. In addition LSK millennials from all walks of life who are look- works with experienced professional staff ing for an environment which provides qual- and relies on state-of-the-art technologies ity of life, social responsibility and creativity. as well as modern project management. The right installer The right material LSK Engineering (S) Pte Ltd was awarded the LSK recommended the Datwyler brand contract for the planning and installation of for the “Funan”, and the relevant consult- the structured building cabling. The project ants specified it. Altogether around 250 panorama 7 Datwyler IT Infra
Heinen & Hopman Engineering B.V., Bunschoten-Spakenburg: IN 2009, TODAY WAS STILL THE FUTURE Eleven years ago a communications network from Datwyler was installed at Heinen & Hopman. At the time it was considered to be “future-proof” – and still is today. In 2009, Datwyler’s Dutch partner Redlink Decision in favour of a Datwyler B.V. supplied a modern communications solution cabling system for the head office of the air A structured cabling system from Datwyler conditioning specialist Heinen & Hopman. was installed in the offices, the production The IT infrastructure solution was installed facility and the warehouse. In copper terms by Van den Hoogen Engineering, a data it comprised shielded Category 7 cables network specialist based in Bunschoten- and Category 6A components. Among oth- Spakenburg. The most important thing was er things each CAD workstation was given for the cabling system to be high-perfor- a separate 10 gigabit network connection. mance and allow the trouble-free transmis- The telephones in the building were sup- sion of even large volumes of data, such as plied with power via the data network (PoE). are created, for example, by 3D CAD mod- els. What was also wanted was a flexible so- The plant rooms, which were at quite a dis- lution geared to the future growth of the tance from each other, were interconnected business. by an OM3 fibre optic backbone. Three server racks and three patch racks were set up in the central plant room. Even today the layout of the latter is clear: the respective " patch cables for connecting the telephones, The high performance reserves switches, cameras and WiFi arrays are each in a defined colour. To allow for future ex- are not nearly exhausted. pansion, space was left for additional IT Jeroen de Graaf, Sales Manager, Redlink B.V. racks. In any case the patch racks were as- sembled so that they had sufficient capaci- ty to connect further workstations and new panorama 8 Datwyler IT Infra
REFERENCE PROJECTS units – whether cameras or WiFi arrays, ac- ment decided to build a new wing with installed by Van den Hoogen Engineering. cess control or building automation equip- space for 60 additional workstations. The type of copper data cable installed is ment – in copper or fibre optic technology. the same as was used eleven years ago. Thanks to the existing fibre optic back- This IT infrastructure solution was consid- bone the new building could be connect- The new wing at company headquarters is ered to be extremely reliable and “future- ed up by a simple additional connection thus also equipped with a reliable, secure proof”. This was true then and – as has been in the central plant room. No rebuilding and future-orientated data network. (jeg) demonstrated – still is today. The high per- was necessary. formance reserves are not nearly exhausted. In the field of digital security in particular Hein- Back to the present en & Hopman has “upgraded” and adapted its Heinen & Hopman has grown considerably equipment to the latest safety standards. since 2009. In the end it had become so The IT rack and cabling needed for the new cramped at head office that the manage- building was again supplied by Redlink and panorama 9 Datwyler IT Infra
Lucerne Migros Cooperative: ON TARGET IN EVERY RESPECT Datwyler was appointed prime contractor by the Lucerne Migros Cooperative to upgrade the complete IT infrastructure of their Central Swiss Operations Centre. Migros is the largest retailer in Switzerland. Established in Zurich in 1925, ten regional cooperatives form the core of the conglomer- ate. One of the largest is the Lu- cerne Migros cooperative. Estab- lished in 1941, it operates over 50 branches in the cantons of Lu- cerne, Zug, Ob- and Nidwalden, Uri and Schwyz. Patrick Rastedter, Head of The Migros Central Swiss Opera- IT Infrastructure, Migros Lucerne, tions Centre is based in Dierikon. at the handover of the new data In 2017 the cooperative decided centre by Datwyler Project Leader on a comprehensive modernisa- Adrian Burri tion project so that even in future it would be able to cope with the legacy infrastructure gaps and significantly knowhow reflected in the concept submit- steadily increasing demands on the logis- increase IT availability. ted. In May 2019 Datwyler was awarded the tics and production site. In addition to a contract to act as prime contractor for the sizeable loading and container bay and a The concept included technical specifica- construction of the three systems. new automation system for fruit and veg- tions for the layout of the new data centre, etable picking, upgrading the IT infra- the climate control system, the power sup- Combination of new building structure in all parts of the building was ply including UPS and emergency genera- and rebuilding an integral part of the project. tor sets, the network architecture, safety The new building comprises a 70 square and fire protection as well as for improving metre computer room designed for an IT Overall assessment the efficiency of the existing local data cen- load of 74 kW and three ancillary rooms for Early in 2018, Datwyler was commissioned tre. Among other things Datwyler suggest- the electricity distribution networks and by the cooperative to create a detailed con- ed replacing the campus cabling based on the extinguishing system. Today the main cept for boosting IT availability. This includ- multimode fibre optic cables with a redun- room houses 14 server racks and five net- ed the construction of a new second local dant single-mode cabling system. work cabinets which are divided between data centre on the site of the Operations two cold aisle containments. The cooling air Centre. The proposed upgrade gave those Those in charge were convinced by the ho- is supplied via a raised floor, all the requisite in charge of IT the opportunity to close the listic approach to the infrastructure and the cables are carried in runs above the racks. panorama 10 Datwyler IT Infra
REFERENCE PROJECTS The Migros Operations Centre in Dierikon The electrical supply from the sub- distributors, the earthing and the in- telligent PDUs inclusive of monitor- ing servers and software are also supplied by Datwyler. The IT cabling system is based on a “HD-DCS” fibre optic solution with preassembled MTP trunks (OM4 multimode and single-mode). 588 copper links were installed here in addition to 864 DPX fibre optic links. The high-performance Class EA net- work also consists of preassembled Datwyler cables and components. A smoke suction system (very early fire detection) and a nitrogen extin- guishing system take care of fire pro- tection. The latter is incorporated into the existing fire alarm system. The entire project was coordinated A look from the rear: server rack during and supervised by the relevant Dat- the acceptance test wyler team. The close collaboration of all those involved – from client to service No operational disruption partners – proved its worth: after an integral The new campus cabling system was also set acceptance test in which the whole system up during regular operation. Originating from was checked, the new Migros Lucerne data both data centres eight kilometres of “Datwy- centre was handed over in February 2020. ler FO Universal” cable with 12, 48 and 96 fibres were laid and terminated in “OV-CH” splice The existing server room was extended by boxes in the racks. In this project as well Dat- an additional network rack row. By analogy wyler was responsible for planning and coor- with the new building 516 new Category 6A dination, documentation and acceptance. links and 774 DPX fibre optic links were cre- ated here – during regular operation. The “With Datwyler as the prime contractor we electrical supply was expanded commen- opted for an experienced and capable part- surately. The whole upgrade was carried ner,” explained Patrick Rastedter, Head of IT out seamlessly thanks to good preparation Infrastructure at Migros Lucerne. “Thanks to and close cooperation with the IT depart- the close cooperation between our team, ment at Migros Lucerne and the installation the planning experts and the proven service companies involved. It was inspected and partners, Datwyler was on budget and met accepted in October 2019. all the agreed time schedules.” (adb/dir) Server rack containment with load banks during the integral test panorama 11 Datwyler IT Infra
Ctrip’s head office in Shanghai Ctrip, Shanghai: IN THE SERVICE OF EXPANSION With micro and mini data centres and a comprehensive range of services Datwyler is supporting the travel service provider Ctrip in setting up a reliable global IT infrastructure. Ctrip – a company in the Trip.com Group – to 50 percent of its total business by 2021. is a Chinese online travel service provider To do this it was essential to get together which supplies hotel reservations, airline tick- with skilled and equally efficient partners ets, package holidays and business trip man- who could provide reliable support as well agement among other things. The company, as on-site services in the branches and of- with headquarters in Shanghai, maintains fices at home and abroad. close partnerships with over 32,000 hotels in 138 countries and regions. With a turnover of After several selection phases in which 35 billion renminbi (approximately 4.4 billion Ctrip examined various solutions, Huawei, euros) last year it ranked eighth on the “For- ZTE and Datwyler were chosen as qualified tune Future 50” list. suppliers. Datwyler was awarded the con- tract to supply the international retail out- Last year, in order to achieve further lets with its Micro and Mini Data Centres growth on the worldwide market, Ctrip de- (MDCs) and various other products in ad- Micro Data Centre solution from Datwyler cided to increase its international business dition to services. Datwyler is thus sup- panorama 12 Datwyler IT Infra
REFERENCE PROJECTS On-site installation of the IT infrastructure at the Ctrip site in the Philippines porting Ctrip in rapidly setting up a global after-sales support and the maintenance for the MDCs – which has likewise been IT infrastructure. of the technical solution for each Ctrip site. tried and tested in many projects. It can eas- ily be adapted to the relevant customer re- Reliable solutions and software Standardisation of IT infrastructures quirements and can be integrated into both integration As part of the expansion the travel service the existing monitoring and management Ctrip maintains a huge business network in provider revised its worldwide standards platform as well as Ctrip’s subsystems. China and abroad. The uninterrupted and for IT Infrastructures, with the aim of har- stable operation of the MDCs in all the re- monising these globally. For the suppliers Initial installations tail outlets is vital, despite the great dis- this means bringing in their own products Since May 2020, a Datwyler Micro Data tances and the complex installation and and ensuring the integration of existing IT Centre has been in operation at the Ctrip operational environments. Even a small systems everywhere that non-standard site in Hangzhou. In one compact rack this glitch could seriously affect the business designs are in use. This relates to the com- includes power distribution, UPS, PDU, operations of a Ctrip site. puter networks, cabling, safety monitoring cooling, a monitoring system and a touch- and wireless coverage among other things. screen controller. Ctrip operates a central monitoring and management platform at the head office Datwyler solutions For the site in the Philippines a joint site as- in Shanghai. A SNMP-based interface is For Ctrip Datwyler worked out solutions sessment was carried out with Ctrip’s IT designed to give those in charge remote which met all the requirements specified. team. Datwyler delivered a Mini Data Cen- access to all the MDCs. Software which is This created a solid foundation with the tre solution based on the design report stable and works reliably is also essential. promise of a stable long-term partnership. compiled by Datwyler on the reconfigura- This means that the data of individual tion of the IT infrastructure. The solution is sites can be uploaded to the platform in Previous successful micro data centre pro- currently being installed. Shanghai in real time. jects – since 2018, for example, with WEBi English (see Panorama No. 2/2018) – have This year because of coronavirus, Ctrip has On-site services and fast responses given Datwyler the relevant experience of slowed down expansion plans for the In the end Ctrip’s rapid growth posed insu- MDC solutions. On the basis of these pro- time being. This has not affected the perable challenges for the IT personnel at jects Datwyler was able to put forward to good working relationship between the head office. To reduce the workload of its Ctrip constructive and professional sug- IT team and Datwyler. In urgent cases, the own IT personnel, Ctrip expected Datwyler gestions relating to building and design Datwyler service team was also available to provide on-site services on a global lev- standards, which were gratefully accepted. immediately at all times. (jaj) el. These services range from site surveys through design, planning, production, lo- In addition, Datwyler provides a software gistics, installation and commissioning to solution – specifically developed in China panorama 13 Datwyler IT Infra
ewl, Lucerne: 10 YEARS, 3000 KM, MANY EXTRAS In Lucerne ewl energie wasser luzern has set which was only 2.8 millimetres. It was terminated in the homes in special sur- up a FTTH fibre optic network jointly with Swisscom. face-mounted telecommunications out- Among other things ewl is relying on product lets, around 23,500 of which Datwyler delivered between 2010 and 2012. solutions from Datwyler. The cable was supplied on easy-to-man- Ten years ago, ewl, the energy service In order to access the telecommunica- age plywood reels each carrying 1000 provider for the city of Lucerne, decid- tions outlet in a home with optical fibre metres. It was installed by ewl-approved ed to implement a city-wide fibre optic ewl needed a slim cable with bend-opti- companies. This meant that a very high network to homes. For this purpose, mised fibres, as existing duct systems are quality could be maintained even during ewl formed a joint venture with Swiss- mainly used for installation. laying and installation. ewl implemented com. The Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) net- the FTTH network on the 4-fibre model work was to provide telephone servic- Almost 3000 kilometres of cable based on the guidelines issued by BA- es, fast Internet and high resolution At the time the decision was made to use KOM, the Swiss Federal Office of Commu- television. Datwyler products. The decisive factor nication. In this context one of the four fi- was not the physical closeness of the fac- bres remains the property of Swisscom. During implementation ewl built all the tory, but the manufacturer’s experience, household connections. This means that quality and expertise – as well as the trust Error rate: 0.03% fibre optic cables were run from the base- which could be established. The project was completed at the end of ment into each home. In the basements 2019. Until then Datwyler had always de- the fibres of the outdoor cables, those Construction began in 2010. In the years livered exactly the correct amounts at the leading from the distribution centre – the that followed Datwyler produced for right time. The manufacturer always had Point of Presence – into the building, had ewl around 2900 kilometres of “FO In- a ready solution even when there were to be spliced together with the cable laid door” FTTH cable with four bend-opti- bottlenecks. Only one of 2900 reels deliv- in the home. mised fibres, the external diameter of ered was rejected. Because of the short panorama 14 Datwyler IT Infra
REFERENCE PROJECTS Address Residences Dubai Opera: THE ULTIMATE IN SAFETY FOR APARTMENT COMPLEX Datwyler contributes to fire safety in the Address Residences Dubai Opera. The Address Residences apart- stalled in their buildings. In the ment towers close to the Dubai case of the Address Residences at Opera cultural centre are one of Dubai Opera, Datwyler was able the finest luxury properties in to satisfy the demands made in Downtown Dubai. Datwyler safety respect of quality, reliability, tech- cables were installed in the build- nical specifications and delivery ings to provide the residents with capacity. a high level of fire protection. The strong support and great flex- The two gleaming towers, which ibility of Scientechnic, Datwyler’s were developed by Emaar Prop- distributor for safety cables in the erties, are located beside the Burj United Arab Emirates, had a con- Khalifa Lake. The facilities are very siderable influence on the award exclusive. The many amenities in- of the contract. clude a five star concierge service for the use of residents and The Datwyler product solutions guests alike. supplied included 240 kilometres of type “DFS ME” two-wire British In the Middle East Emaar Proper- Standard cable, halogen-free and distance from the construction site this is- ties is known for the develop- with improved fire performance, sue was quickly and easily solved. ment of iconic and unique infra- and with conductor cross- sections structure projects. The company of 2.5 and 1.5 millimetres. The in- Hardly surprising, then, that ewl is very expects very high standards from stallation was completed in mid satisfied. In March 2020 Otmar Krauer, ewl the materials and products in- 2020. (suk) Project Leader, expressed his appreciation of Datwyler’s fantastic 10-year collabora- tion. (daj) Exclusive address: the Address Residences Dubai Opera in Downtown Dubai panorama 15 Datwyler IT Infra
Syamsudin Noor Airport, Banjarmasin: INVESTMENT IN QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE When expanding the Indonesian Syamsudin Noor Airport the operator decided on IT infrastructure solutions from Datwyler. The new Banjarmasin Airport following renovation and expansion Arrivals area Lounge in the departure area Datwyler patch cables panorama 16 Datwyler IT Infra
REFERENCE PROJECTS Check-in area at the airport Syamsudin Noor Airport, named after a local aviation pioneer, is operated by the state-owned company PT. Angkasa Pura I, based in Jakarta. It is situated 25 kilome- tres southwest of Banjarmasin, the capital of the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Selatan, and is one of Indonesia’s largest airports. sudin Noor has space for 20 aircraft: two good relationship between Datwyler’s lo- Despite repeated expansions the airport Boeing 747s, two 777s and two 767s, cal system integrator, PT Multi Solusindo has never managed to cope with the stead- twelve Boeing 737s and two ATR turbo- Perkasa, and the main contractor of this ily increasing volume of passengers. Al- props. The take-off and landing runway project was another key to success. though the airport was only designed for was lengthened from 2500 metres to four million passengers, in 2013 5.5 million 3000 metres. PT Multi Solusindo Perkasa – who was also were already being handled on around the network designer – was able to install 9000 square metres. Complete systems from a single source the new IT infrastructure solution in only An IT infrastructure solution from Datwyler just two and a half months. It comprises a In order to expand capacity a new exten- was installed in the terminal in the final backbone fibre optic network with 24-fi- sion was added to the old terminal. The months prior to opening the new building. bre single-mode cables, LC connections extension was completed in December The decision to choose end-to-end Dat- and the requisite accessories, as well as 2019. Today the terminal occupies 77,000 wyler solutions was made because the op- structured building cabling with copper square metres and can handle ten million erator placed great importance on a high data cables and Category 6A connection passengers annually. The apron of Syam- quality solution and performance. The technology. (frs) The Grand, Dubai: FOR DISCERNING CLIENTS Thanks to Datwyler the future posed a copper solution which consisted residents of “The Grand” will benefit of 180 kilometres of Category 6A and 6 from an ultra-modern IT infrastructure data cables to link the planned 4800 RJ45 solution. connections on the floors. For the back- bone there were also nearly 60 kilome- “The Grand”, a 62-storey skyscraper on tres of fibre optic cable, with 24 to 144 fi- Dubai Creek Harbour, was developed by bres as required. Emaar Properties. Situated between the marina and the promenade, the new All requirements satisfied building features 500 modern residential 3W Networks were convinced that this so- units – with plenty of opportunities for lution met all the project requirements, eating, shopping and entertainment in that Datwyler could supply premium the immediate vicinity. quality products, and that it had a compe- tent, experienced technical support team. For the IT infrastructure in the impressive HASB, Datwyler’s distributor for structured state-of-the-art building Emaar Properties cabling solutions in the United Arab Emir- were looking for a structured cabling sys- ates, gave 3W Networks its full backing. tem of equally high quality to provide the residents with ultra-fast connections and Once the order was placed the requisite ca- maximum performance. bles and components were delivered from May 2020 onwards. The installation of the 3W Networks was responsible for the low IT infrastructure in “The Grand” is sched- voltage part of the project. Datwyler pro- uled for completion in early 2021. (suk) “The Grand” in September 2020 panorama 17 Datwyler IT Infra
Middle East: DATA CENTRE WEBINAR Over 400 interested parties attended the first of the online seminars organised jointly by Datwyler and BICSI. On 21st April, a live webinar via Zoom conducted jointly by Datwyler Middle East and Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) was a resounding success. Ihab Gazawi, Head of Datwyler Data Cen- tre Experts, discussed “new, existing and evolving data centres”. Gazawi gave the participants an overview of current standards, best practices and up-to-date trends in technol- ogy, including data centre upgrades using modular all-in-one solutions such as micro and mini data centres. More than 400 interested parties from the region as well as from Europe, America, Asia-Pacific and Africa took part in the live webinar – and they expressed complete satisfac- tion with the content and method of presentation. Many of them joined in and asked questions, particularly with reference to Datwyler’s Micro and Mini Data Centres. Those who were registered BICSI members received Con- tinuing Education Credits (CECs) for attending. As webinars are becoming increasingly popular and this form of continuing education and communication is used by companies in many industries, the Datwyler Mid- dle East team will continue to conduct online seminars featuring innovations and trends in the field of IT in- frastructure. (ass) United Arab Emirates, Oman: DISTRIBUTOR FOR ELEVATOR CABLES AND UPS Datwyler is adding Quadra Electronics to its distributor network in the Middle East. Suresh Kumar, Sales Manager at Datwyler In early September, Datwyler Middle East well as planning and consultancy. The new Middle East, Swapnita Madhavan, Owner and appointed Quadra Electronics, a Dubai- Datwyler distributor has wide-ranging tech- Managing Director of Quadra Electronics, based company, as a new distributor for nical know-how and maintains close busi- and Philip Daniel, Head of Finance & Controlling elevator cables and uninterruptible power ness relationships with reputable organisa- at Datwyler Middle East (from left to right) supplies (UPS) in the United Arab Emirates tions in the region. (suk) and Oman. Quadra supplies products and services in the fields of telecommunications networks, SCADA software and other automation sys- tems for utilities and the transport sector as panorama 18 Datwyler IT Infra
MARKET Middle East: Asem Shadid, Managing Director of Datwyler Middle East, presented new technological trends and innovations from Datwyler. ONLINE SEMINARS Saudi Arabia: Datwyler Middle East provides regular online seminars – so-called webinars. The events are created jointly WORKSHOP with partners. WITH DISTRIBUTOR On 26th August, Datwyler joined forces with IT Events, a company based in Cairo (Egypt), to conduct a one-hour live webinar dedicated to the design and planning of ca- bling systems. Ahmed Abdelaleem, Datwyler’s Technical Datwyler’s close business partnership with the Manager in Dubai, gave an overview of how to plan and distributor Bright Wires fosters success and innovation. design robust and future-proof IT infrastructures for intel- ligent buildings. At the end of January, Datwyler Middle East met Bright Wires Co., one of the two distributors in Saudi Arabia, for a joint workshop in the Abdeladeem gave the participants an understanding of Holiday Inn Meydan Hotel in Riyadh. what the correct IT infrastructure solution should look like. He covered issues ranging from investment strategy to the At this event, Asem Shadid, Managing Director of Datwyler Middle operation of a complete “Smart Building Ecosystem”. He ex- East, presented the current technological trends of importance for plained what goes into making an “intelligent building”, future business development. He also shared with the Datwyler highlighted the market and technology drivers, and among partners his insights into the development of a customer-orientat- other topics discussed cabling standards and recommenda- ed strategy which would be even better able to meet customer re- tions for the use of Power over Ethernet up to 100 watts quirements in respect of future-proof IT infrastructures. (4PPoE). On the subject of 4PPoE he explained “Smart Light- ing” systems as one of the most interesting examples of an At the same time, the Datwyler team took advantage of the work- application in an intelligent building. All those attending re- shop to thank Bright Wires for their great commitment and excel- ceived a Continuing Education Credit (CEC) from BISCI. lent performance over the past year. Ahmad Fattal, the distribu- tor’s General Manager, reciprocated by expressing his satisfaction Originally intended for end users and consultants in the Mid- at the successful collaboration: “Datwyler is a really innovative dle East region, numerous other interested parties also took company, and the team is extremely flexible and always anxious part in the webinar. The event generated plenty of positive to create as simple a partnership as possible.” (soa) feedback – on both the content and presentation. (ihg) Asem Shadid presented the General Manager of Bright Wires, Ahmad Fattal, and his team with a plaque to mark Datwyler’s appreciation. panorama 19 Datwyler IT Infra
China: AT WEE EXPO 2020 At the “World Elevator & Escalator Expo” trade fair, Datwyler presented proven and innovative solutions. The “World Elevator & Escalator Expo” first particularly obvious from the cutting-edge took place in 1996. The 14th WEE EXPO was IoT, automation and digital technologies. held from 18th to 21st August 2020 in the Na- tional Exhibition and Convention Center in Energy and data for modern elevators Shanghai. It covered 130,000 square metres, Datwyler had a floor space of 100 square me- attracted over 1000 international exhibitors tres on which to exhibit its premium quality and more than 100,000 industry visitors. branded products, services and cutting- edge technologies, including elevator cables The high-quality state-of-the-art products and system solutions for “Industry 4.0” as well and solutions seen at this year’s trade fair as for the “Internet of Things” in elevators. clearly demonstrate the dynamic growth of the elevator industry, and the enthusiastic re- The products presented by Datwyler in- sponse of those attending the exhibition – cluded a broad spectrum of traveling cables despite the postponement caused by the for shafts of between 80 and 600 metres in Covid 19 outbreak – is the unmistakeable height, which have all the relevant certifica- message that “the future is coming”. This was tions such as CCC, CE and UL. Also featured Datwyler´s harnessing specialists in a discussion with interested parties. IoT solution panorama 20 Datwyler IT Infra
MARKET Interested visitors at the stand on the Datwyler stand were cable harness- important functions, for instance preventa- es for shaft wiring and machine rooms as tive maintenance, remote defect response, well as the associated preassemblies. automatic order dispatch, operational risk analysis and optimisation as well as targeted System solutions for “Industry 4.0” maintenance measures. Industrial cable harnesses are among the products most in demand in the manufac- To supplement the elevator operating data turing industry. Fully preassembled prod- the front end uses the data of special sen- ucts allow for the simplest installation in the sors, for example for voltage, vibration and electronic and digital age. At WEE EXPO environmental data. The local computer in 2020, Datwyler exhibited its sophisticated the immediate vicinity of the installation industrial cable harness products, including uses “DatEdge-E”. This is an independently solutions using copper and fibre optic con- developed Datwyler product which pro- ductors as well as those for gearless drives vides numerous interfaces for real-time in- and servomotors. Datwyler supplies these tegration into the elevator controllers of var- premium quality tailor-made solutions to ious suppliers. DatEdge-E collects and filters the elevator industry worldwide. the data relevant to operation and uploads Industry 4.0 solutions IoT solutions For over 100 years, Datwyler has been at the the information to a Cloud platform via 4G, forefront of technical development in order 5G, WiFi or other communication channels. to best meet client requirements. In the el- The platform in turn stores and analyses the evator industry this currently includes the is- uploaded data. They can thus be visually sue of IoT. At the exhibition, Datwyler pre- represented via GIS or BIM, can be used for sented a solution based on IoT architecture. analysis, and real elevator-lifecycle manage- This enables users to implement numerous ment becomes possible. (kag) panorama 21 Datwyler IT Infra
China: SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR At this year’s “World Elevator Summit”, Datwyler was named “Supplier of the Year” for elevator parts and components. In China over 200 million people use an el- products, technologies, services and man- evator every day. The rapid development in agement concepts on the largest market in residential and infrastructure construction the world. They have long played an impor- means that the elevator industry in the Peo- tant supporting role in urban development Rankings and awards ple’s Republic enjoys consistent robust and vertical transport. The “summit” also publicised three cur- growth. There are over seven million eleva- rent rankings: the top-10 lists of the larg- tors in the country, and up to 800,000 are Participants from all over the world est elevator companies 2020 – worldwide added every year. This accounts for over 70 No wonder, then, that over 100 companies and in China – as well as a top-100 list of percent of the market worldwide. from all branches of the elevator supply elevator maintenance companies. Last chain attended the “World Elevator Sum- but not least, several awards were pre- All the major manufacturers have now ex- mit”, held in Shanghai on 18th August, in- sented during the event, including one panded into China and are offering their cluding well-known manufacturers, ser- for “Person of the Year” and one for “Sup- vice providers and suppliers of plier of the Year for Elevator Parts and assemblies and components – Components”. This year the latter award from China, the U.S.A., Germany, went to Datwyler, a company with strong Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, Swiss roots and a tradition of over 100 Finland and other countries. years for quality and performance. There was a lively exchange of ideas The organisers of the meeting also pre- in the form of talks and forums deal- sented the “Elevator Projects of the Year ing with market trends, future main- 2020” together with the organising com- tenance concepts and the growth mittee of the “China Construction Tech- of the supply industry for parts and nology Innovation Conference”. Included components. New opportunities among the Chinese top elevator projects and applications were covered, and were three Datwyler projects: the CITIC new products, technologies and Tower (cf. Panorama No. 1/2020), Daxing services were presented. This made International Airport in Peking, and the it clear that the elevator industry Chow Tai Fook Financial Centre in Tianjin. has gained in importance. (kag) panorama 22 Datwyler IT Infra
KNOW-HOW MARKET Colocation data centres: BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE for digitisation An interview with Jens Prautzsch, zsch, n Deutschland. Managing Director of Interxion Frankfurt may still be regarded as the skyscraper raper capital, but in fact for a long time the city has also been the data centre capital. The he biggest player locally is Interxion, with 16 data centres in Frankfurt alone. And by 2028 8 Jens Prautzsch, head of operations in Ger- many, wants to spend around one billion euros ros on creating the Fechenheim Digital Park with a further data centre. Herr Prautzsch, what makes Frankfurt such an attractive location? Frankfurt is the Internet capital of Europe. Firstly because De-Cix, the world’s lead- ing Internet Exchange, is located here. Secondly, y, the two largest European fibre optic routes run through the middle of our site. e. Our close cooperation with De-Cix is an important growth driver for Interxion. on. What role do data centres play in digital transformation? Data centres are a basic infrastructure in digitisation. tisation. The huge volumes of data which have to be collected and evaluated by IoT systems need sites where they can be processed and exchanged. Studies predict that the volume of data worldwide de will reach an incredible 175 zettabytes by 2025. This is a massive ssive driver of the demand for data centre capacity, as an increasing asing number of companies want to move parts or all of their heir IT up into the Cloud. Where does Interxion nterxion come into it? We are seeing a significant increase in data traf- f fic at the majorr hubs. In parallel, many small hubs will be established shed in the wake of 5G and new applications – the key concept being Edge Com- puting. Lastly, much of the data collected via Edge Computing ng must flow into a central Cloud, Interxion where it is processed cessed and stored. With our colo- cation offerings gs including optimum links to car- is part of the Digital Realty riers, Cloud and nd Internet hubs, companies can Group, a leading global pro- find a much faster ster way into digitisation. (dir) vider of Cloud and carrier- neutral data centre services Jens Prautzsch, which operates 267 data cen- Managing Director of tres worldwide. Interxion Deutschland panorama 23 Datwyler IT Infra
”Multi-Site” Use Case: Many sites – ONE SOPHISTICATED SOLUTION What does the optimum IT infrastructure for a company with a lot of branches look like? This use case provides an answer. Are you proud of the close relationship with your customers? Does your company provide them with a range of tailor-made services, in different cities, countries or even continents? Then you will probably operate your business from a model of multiple business units, shops or offices, striking a balance between local availability and central ap- plications in respect of your IT architecture. Typically, the IT experts in your company have a clear idea of where data has to be generated, stored and processed for the business to “work” and to enable the data to be analysed further. As a rule, they know exactly which IT equipment is needed by their colleagues at the various sites and which should preferably be run centrally. They work out which software applications are better run locally and which should rather be managed centrally. All this – the internal knowledge – ultimately results in the establishment of an IT architecture. It is very likely that these staff members are well informed about the benefits of the Cloud and Edge Computing. They know about the opportunities provided by local on-site data hosting: that, for exam- ple, this can avoid unnecessary data traffic or can allow easier com- pliance with country-specific data privacy regulations. The use of Edge Computing and 5G networks at individual sites provides great opportunities, particularly for the use of powerful software applica- tions with high response time and bandwidth requirements. Karsten Lengnink, Vice President Product Management, in front of a Often, however, the IT experts only have a vague notion of what the Datwyler Micro Data Centre IT infrastructure underlying their IT concepts should look like. The issues panorama 24 Datwyler IT Infra
KNOW-HOW 5G ample, to the material for the office ca- bling, the wireless networks and the on-site data centres including the 5G cabinets, cooling and power dis- tribution as well as the monitor- 5G ing hard and software. Datwyler plans, supervises and documents the installation work and ensures the quality of 5G execution through to handover. The client is kept regularly updated by milestone re- views and ongoing reports. Datwyler’s responsibility need not end with 5G handover, but can extend far into the oper- 5G ational and maintenance phase. Of course, Datwyler provides warranty conditions which can be extended for a fee, and offers maintenance agree- ments (SLAs) to cover current operation. layout for the network and data centre infra- You can learn more about our services – for structure as well as a servicing and mainte- example how remote monitoring can be nance concept with defined procedures. combined with a modern service ticketing Datwyler experts or certified local partners system – on page 30. of energy supply and emergency power, are available to assess the individual sites – cooling and data networks belong to the including a “health check” of the data centres Many years of experience specialist knowledge of other groups of ex- and networks already available. In doing so Datwyler IT Infra can draw on more than perts – experts capable not only of design- they contribute their own ideas and state-of- ten years of experience in implementing ing the requisite central and decentral data the-art technology and, for example, sug- this kind of “turnkey” project. During this centre and network infrastructure, but also gest access control systems, CCTV and other period, the service portfolio has been con- of installing it and ensuring its sustainable safety technology up to and including an en- sistently expanded, and an increasing operation, across all the company’s sites. ergy-saving “Smart Lighting” concept. number of clients are entrusting their IT in- frastructure projects to Datwyler – from Professional support This phase is concluded by a budget pro- planning through implementation to op- That is why companies like to call on exter- posal. It may – if desired – be rounded off eration and on-site services, which are al- nal help in defining, installing and operating by a leasing or financing offer from a reli- ways designed to meet their specific re- such an IT infrastructure. Rightly so! Ulti- able partner. quirements. mately it must not only comply with pre- sent-day requirements, but must also be During the construction and implementa- An up-to-date example is Ctrip, the Chi- prepared to meet future challenges. tion phase Datwyler produces and procures nese online travel (fab/phb/dir) service provider, which the requisite hardware and takes care of the is expanding rapidly and has subsidiaries in Numerous projects have demonstrated logistics, including just-in-time deliveries to many countries. You can see what Datwy- that Datwyler IT Infra service teams can the client’s various sites. This applies, for ex- ler is doing for Ctrip on page 12. (kal) close this gap. Our experts and qualified partners understand the special condi- tions at a company’s worldwide sites, and design the local networks subject to the requirements of bandwidth and access times. They install the IT infrastructures – be they copper, fibre optic and/or WLAN networks – integrate micro and mini data centres for processing data on site (cf. Pan- orama No. 1/2019) and connect these local units to the respective customer’s central data centre. IT infrastructures from a single source In the planning phase Datwyler produces a panorama 25 Datwyler IT Infra
Software: EFFICIENT PLATFORM for cable management CABNAVI, a software solution which Datwyler is offering its customers in China, makes it considerably simpler to operate and maintain cabling infrastructures. of operating and maintenance staff. Several Excel tables may even be maintained on one specific object. But the correla- tions between objects and information cannot be shown like this, and historical data cannot be stored. Platform for integrated cable management CABNAVI is an intuitive, easy-to-operate and efficient plat- form for integrated cable management which Datwyler is of- fering to its customers in China – in Chinese and English. The solution is based on the Browser/Server (B/S) Framework and works on the “online planning and offline implementation” principle. It provides a combination of graphic visualisation and database as well as process-based assets and resource management. Moreover, it not only facilitates integrated in- formation management, but also improves the operation and maintenance of the cabling infrastructure. User-friendly solution The system allows the entire IT infrastructure to be repre- sented visually – in two and three dimensions, from the A future-proof IT infrastructure forms the foundation of racks through the installed patch panels and switches to the every digitisation project. Datwyler supports its customers individual ports. A great deal of information about the indi- in setting up data networks which are easy to maintain, vidual objects can also be integrated into the platform. manage and equip and are thus able to meet the challeng- es of digitisation. The combination of graphics and data, which can be ac- cessed at any time, is very intuitive and clear. It not only Management of the cabling system is an important issue gives a comprehensive overview of the resources available, here. A uniform platform is needed for the smooth exchange but also of any changes. of information – yet not many companies have one. Instead of this, information is still often recorded in Excel tables. The system can pinpoint each individual port and provide in- When this is so companies frequently rely on the experience formation on its status as well as on the entire link. Optical panorama 26 Datwyler IT Infra
INNOVATION Visualisation at Campus level other users – and to manage change orders. The work orders can be created in different ways and forwarded via various mes- saging channels. For change orders and move or- ders CABNAVI automatically cal- It simplifies operation, speeds up mainte- culates the necessary tasks and creates an nance, reduces operating costs and lowers amendment log. The visual representation the probability of errors compared with makes it possible to analyse the status of manual calculations. the system at any point in time, for exam- ports can distinguish status based on col- Data and system security ours. Components such as switches, servers The system is backupable or patch panels can be added to a rack and provides numerous and positioned in it by drag-and-drop. It is security features including just as easy to add the cables connected user password encryption to the ports to the visual interface and to with MD5, SSHA, CRYPT store the relevant information such as cable and SHA. Additionally, it type, port number and cable length in the supports procedures such data base. as SASL, TLS and SSL, as well as access authorisa- Unique functionality tion using LDAP. The platform allows different access author- isations to be assigned to each user. At the Datwyler gives Chinese us- same time CABNAVI offers a versatile pro- ers the opportunity of gramming interface (API) and supports in- Visualisation of switch and patch panel ports combining CABNAVI with electronic patch panels. ple the number of availa- This means that the status of each individual ble ports or the kind of connection can also be monitored remotely equipment in use – from and the ports can be switched on and off re- the floor distributor to motely. (del, kag) the entire campus ca- bling system. The number of changes, the implementation of or-ders or the perfor- mance of maintenance staff can also be tracked at any time. Intuitive and clear visual operation The platform uses naviga- terfaces like WebService and Socket. Au- tion technology to help the operation and thorised users can access relational data maintenance team automatically calculate base objects and develop their own appli- the path from Point A to Point B. It also cations and services needed for their task. provides complete link information, such as the machine room, cabinet and equipment The system can also be used to generate associated with the link – according to the work orders – to the IT service as well as workflow requirements. panorama 27 Datwyler IT Infra
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