Bring Energy, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London.

What began as an emergency fibre optic repair call-out, evolved into a long-term, strategic partnership encompassing network audit, full infrastructure standardisation, and ongoing expansion across more than 84 buildings

Fibre Optic Network Infrastructure Audit, Standardisation & Expansion

Client: Bring Energy

Location: Stratford waterfront, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London

Status: Ongoing

Scope of works: 3000m+ fibre optic cabling, 84+ buildings, 2 energy centres

Project Overview

ACCL Ltd is the approved network infrastructure supplier for Bring Energy at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (QEOP), one of the UK’s most iconic post-industrial regeneration projects. What began as an emergency fibre optic repair call-out in 2022 has evolved into a long-term, strategic partnership encompassing network audit, full infrastructure standardisation, and ongoing expansion across more than 84 buildings.

Why ACCL?

ACCL’s rapid response to the initial emergency, combined with our technical depth and project management capability, gave Bring Energy the confidence to entrust us with the long-term strategic development of their network infrastructure. Our ability to coordinate complex, multi-building installation programmes — often working across five or more sites simultaneously, while maintaining rigorous documentation standards has made ACCL an indispensable partner at one of London’s most high-profile regeneration projects.

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The Challenge: Legacy Infrastructure in a World-Class Park

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park was built at extraordinary speed to meet the 2012 London Olympics deadline. The scale and pace of the development, spanning dozens of buildings across a vast site, meant that multiple contractors were working simultaneously, often without coordinated documentation or consistent installation standards.

As the Park transitioned from its Olympic legacy to a permanent world-class cultural and residential destination – Stratford Waterfront, Bring Energy, who supply power to the entire Park via two energy centres (one on-site, one in Stratford), faced a critical challenge: an IT and fibre optic network infrastructure that was fragmented, poorly documented, and inconsistent across its 84+ developments.

Key challenges included:

  • No centralised or consistent documentation of the fibre optic network
  • Multiple contractors had installed disparate systems, creating compatibility issues
  • Difficulty tracing A and B ring architecture across the network
  • An expanding Park with new buildings requiring integration into the existing network

 

ACCL’s Solution: From Emergency Repair to Approved Infrastructure Partner

ACCL’s involvement began in 2022 when Bring Energy contacted us to repair a critical break in their fibre optic cabling — severed by a JCB during nearby building works. ACCL responded swiftly, restoring connectivity and demonstrating the technical expertise that would underpin a much broader engagement.

Phase 1 – Emergency Repair (2022)

ACCL diagnosed and repaired the damaged fibre optic cable, restoring network connectivity to the affected area of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park with minimal disruption.

Phase 2 – Full Network Infrastructure Audit

Following the successful emergency repair, Bring Energy commissioned ACCL to undertake a comprehensive audit of the Park’s entire network infrastructure. The audit uncovered significant inconsistencies, missing documentation, and compatibility gaps, the legacy of a rushed, multi-contractor build programme.

ACCL produced a detailed assessment of the existing infrastructure and proposed a standardisation programme to bring every building and site onto a consistent, documented, and scalable network architecture.

Phase 3 – Network Standardisation Across 84+ Developments

ACCL developed and implemented a standardised network infrastructure framework across all buildings and sites within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park estate. This included establishing consistent configurations, clear A and B ring traceability, and a unified documentation standard — ensuring that the Park’s IT infrastructure could be efficiently managed and maintained.

Phase 4 – Expansion: 13 New Buildings Added in 2025

In 2025, ACCL oversaw the connection of 13 additional buildings onto the network across two tranches:

  • Five landmark cultural buildings including the BBC Music Studios, the Victoria & Albert Museum East, Sadler’s Wells East, the London College of Fashion, and the London Aquatics Centre, requiring 3,000 metres of new fibre optic cabling
  • A further eight buildings added to the network
  • Three additional buildings at the Excel Energy Centre

Phase 5 – Futureproofing: Scalability for 2026 and Beyond

ACCL’s infrastructure design has been built with scalability at its core. Three further buildings are scheduled for connection during 2026, with ACCL already planning and provisioning for their seamless integration into the existing network.

 

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Outcomes & Results

84+Buildings on Standardised Network

3,000m Fibre Optic Cable Installed 2025

13 New Buildings Added in 2025

3 Additional Buildings Planned 2026

  • Restored critical fibre optic connectivity following emergency cable break in 2022
  • Full network audit delivered, the first comprehensive infrastructure review since the park was built for the 2012 Olympics
  • Standardised IT network infrastructure across 84+ buildings, replacing a fragmented, multi-contractor legacy system
  • Installed over 3,000 metres of new fibre optic cabling in 2025 to connect major new cultural venues
  • Successfully coordinated simultaneous installation works across five or more buildings
  • Established ACCL as the sole approved network infrastructure supplier for Bring Energy and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
  • Ongoing maintenance and support relationship in place since 2022

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