Optimity awarded prestigious partnership alongside Innovate UK for London’s County Hall project

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As part of Optimity’s broad portfolio of successful projects across the UK, we are proud to announce our partnership alongside Innovate UK in bringing world-class connectivity to our latest project for County Hall, London.

As dedicated specialists in the field of IT infrastructure design and installation, Optimity is perfectly positioned to deliver on every aspect of the build and to help turn this project into the success it deserves.

Optimity will design and build the backbone of the data systems required to run the facility, including high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity, IT hosted applications, cloud migration and of course, data backup integration with industry leading network security.

As part of the project, Optimity will integrate core IT systems and implement these with user triangulation through bluetooth and WiFi technologies.

To help facilitate this, Optimity will install a network with the capability to handle very different types of network information, whilst maintaining the robust security measures expected throughout.

All sensors and systems across the building will need to be qualified against enterprise security and network protocols to enable the proper functionality and make automation and machine learning possible.Optimity will also deploy wireless asset tracking to deliver more accurate information regarding space usage and which systems can then formulate decisions to improve overall building efficiency.

Ultimately, this will achieve high performance levels across the facility whilst ensuring that these standards can be maintained, creating a fully scalable and future-proofed system.

Innovate UK

Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £191 million to fund single and collaborative research and development projects as part of the Sustainable Innovation Fund over the next two years. The aim of these competitions is to help all sectors of the UK rebuild after the effects of COVID-19.

The Sustainable Innovation Fund is funding 1103 projects, 1189 UK businesses and totalling over £130 million in support across the UK.

Innovate UK Executive Chair Dr Ian Campbell said:

In these difficult times we have seen the best of British business innovation. The pandemic is not just a health emergency but one that impacts society and the economy.

Optimity, along with every initiative Innovate UK has supported through this fund, is an important step forward in driving sustainable economic development. Each one is also helping to realise the ambitions of hard-working people.