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FIBre optics and all its benefits are now
within reach of rural areas previously
starved of advanced communications.
that was the key message from
Alessandro Pirri, the head of
connectivity and Fttx for Prysmian
Cables and Systems, when he spoke at
the FttH Council europe conference
and exhibition in milan.
In his address to an audience of
international industry professionals
as part of a “Voice of the Industry”
session, mr Pirri outlined the benefits of
bringing fibre to rural areas, including
its ability to maintain countryside
culture, reduce migration to cities,
encourage agricultural growth and
enable home-working.
He also explained how Prysmian – a
leading worldwide player in the energy
and telecommunications cable market –
has modified its QUICKDr@w® solution
to aid Fttx deployment for projects in
europe and internationally.
QUICKDr@w® was originally designed
to boost rapid FttH rollout and is being
demonstrated at the event.
“Using our expertise and technology,
we have adapted our QUICKDr@w®
pre-connectorised cabling system for
successful use in low density areas right
across europe, where a “do-it-yourself”
attitude must be supported by an easy
to install product that requires minimal
technical support,”said mr Pirri.
“So, focussing on customers’ needs and
responding to specific requirements,
we have been able to deliver a reliable
infrastructure based on low-cost cable
installation using rural paths or cultivatable
area borders, a high degree of mutualisation
and do-it-yourself optical kits.”
one scheme that mr Pirri is set to highlight
is that of the yvelines Project in France
through which 1,600 households and
25 Smes across three villages were
supplied with fibre using 12km of existing
local authority ducts and 8km of rural
distribution.
working with Fibtic – responsible for
developing a sustainable optical fibre
broadband implementation model across
France – Prysmian used its QUICKDr@w®
products and now intends to deploy over
200 DIy optical kits.
In addition to the yvelines Project,
Prysmian is also working with key telecom
operators France telecom, SFr and Free
with the national rollout of fibre across the
country and has demonstrated its cabling
capabilities in several other countries in
europe.
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