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VolkerWessels Telecom Awards Prysmian Group
a multi-city deal to extend Reggefiber networks in 2012
Prysmian Group today announces the signing of a new FTTH deployment contract with
VolkerWessels Telecom, the telecoms division of Dutch construction company VolkerWessels.
The contract will be executed by Draka which earlier this year became part of the Prysmian Group.
In a first Dutch multi-city agreement of its kind,
Draka becomes the sole partner of VolkerWessels Telecom for a series of FTTH
projects that will bring next generation broadband closer to an additional 48.000 homes in
5 townships throughout the Netherlands and a possible extension to 63.000 households. Construction
will begin in phased stages in January and is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. These
latest regional networks are an expansion of the Reggefiber nationwide fibre network which
currently covers 110 municipalities in the Netherlands.
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We’re pleased to appoint Draka as our trusted partner for this extensive FTTH project,”
said Arjan ten Hove, Director VolkerWessels Telecom FTTH. ”Draka and VolkerWessels have
established a close working relationship based upon past successes. We will build upon this with
this first multi-city arrangement that allows us to work closely on joint innovations for these
townships and communities.”
Under the recently signed agreement, Draka will be responsible for the entire materials
requirement of VolkerWessels Telecom FTTH projects over the coming year. Draka will
provide materials from an extensive portfolio for passive infrastructure deployment to townships
and communities throughout a total of 5 regions in the Centre and North East of the country.
“Providing quality solutions which control CAPEX and OPEX of passive network installations
meets our network Partner demands for lower Total Cost of Ownership” says Mischa Vos, Commercial
Director, Benelux, Prysmian Group, Telecom Solutions. “For complex FTTH access network roll-outs,
flexibility and close partnerships with Customers are key to successful innovation and
installations.”
Draka estimates that the project requirements will include over 1.100 km of fibre cable and
6.200 km of direct buried fibre access cable, together with the ducts, micro-tubes, ODF
drawers and cabinets required to complete the installation. This offers a protective, convenient
solution to bring the retracted fibre over the last section from the trench to customer homes when
they agree to be connected
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