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Prysmian Group secures 1,200 km
of optical cables (OPGW) contract from TIM Brazil
Prysmian Group has won a contract to supply TIM CELULAR S.A. Brasil (a
subsidiary of TIM Brasil S.A.) with more than 1,200 km of Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) telecom
cables. The cables will be installed on the important Tucuruí–Macapá–Manaus transmission line as
part of the “LT Amazonas” infrastructural modernisation project.
The Tucuruí-Macapá-Manaus line, also known as “The Big Line” and located on the left bank
of the Amazon River, is over 1,800 km long. Its purpose is to enhance the electricity
system in the north of the country by connecting the capital cities of the Amazon and Amapá regions
to Brazil’s second largest hydroelectric plant, located in Tucuruí. The connection will consist of
seven transmission lines and eight substations involving an overall investment of more than €1,200
million.
The overhead OPGW cables, manufactured for this project at the Brazilian Sorocaba plant and
containing 36 optical fibres,
serve the dual role of both earth conductor - protecting the transmission line
against lightning and fault currents –
and communications cable, with the optical fibres providing a state of the art
high-speed data transmission system carrying voice, internet and data traffic.
This new contract confirms Prysmian Group’s leadership in projects to upgrade telecom
networks on high voltage overhead lines using OPGW technology. Since supply of OPGW began
in 1983, the Group has installed more than 175,000 km of cables worldwide, demonstrating this
product’s superior performance and long-term reliability in a wide range of environments.
Prysmian Group is a world leader in the sector of optical cable for telecommunications. The
Telecom business represents 18% of Prysmian Group turnover, equating to €1.3 billion (pro-forma
2010).
The recent integration with Draka has significantly increased the Group’s presence in the
TLC sector, as well as in the highest growth-potential regions such as Europe, Asia
Pacific and South America.
Prysmian’s customers include the world’s principal telecom operators such as
Verizon in the USA, for whom Prysmian has been a main partner in FTTH programme to cable 3 million
homes a year, British Telecom in Europe, Bharti in India and Telstra in Australia, where the Group
is involved in bringing broadband connections to 93% of the country’s homes and businesses and is
the main supplier of optical cable for the NBN (National Broadband Network) project.
Related Info:
OPGW webpage
Prysmian reaches 150,000 km installed
base for OPGW
Related Documents:
OPGW Cable System Brochure
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