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EuroWire – May 2010 12
corporate news
At the FTTH Conference 2010 in February, the FTTH Council Europe unveiled the latest
figures showing which European countries were leading the way in the penetration of
fibre-to-the-home at year-end 2009.
Although Sweden, Norway and Slovenia maintained their places in the top five,
they were overtaken by Lithuania, which made a dynamic jump to the number one
position with 18 per cent FTTH penetration. All four countries now have penetration
rates greater than 10 per cent.
France and Portugal broke into the ranking for the first time, helped by strong
deployment of fibre infrastructure as well as marketing efforts to engage subscribers.
FTTH uptake in both countries is expected to continue to increase rapidly as both
countries also rank in the top ten economies in terms of the availability of FTTH.
In absolute figures Europe has reached 2.5 million subscribers – 3.5 million if Russia
is also included. The majority of subscribers (77 per cent) are concentrated in seven
countries, in the following order: Sweden, Italy, France, Lithuania, Norway, The
Netherlands and Denmark. Amongst these seven, five countries now have more than
200,000 connected subscribers.
FTTH Council Europe – Belgium
Fax: +32 2503 2277
Email:
Website:
FTTH take-up gathers pace
Dubai Cable Company (Ducab), one of Middle East’s top power cable makers,
has appointed Jon Vail as CEO of its newly launched subsidiary, Ducab HV Cable
Systems.
The announcement came exactly a year after the company announced the
formation of the joint venture company in which Ducab has a 50 per cent holding
with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Abu Dhabi Water and
Electricity Authority (ADWEA) holding 25 per cent each. Ducab is jointly owned by
the governments of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
The new company will sell cable systems in the voltage range of 66kV to 400kV,
covering the highest voltage currently used in the GCC and operating as the first
dedicated high-voltage facility in the region. Once fully operational, the company
plans on selling over Dh1 billion of cable and associated services annually,
approximately 60 per cent of which will be consumed in the UAE.
The company has also confirmed the construction of a new dedicated factory at the
Jebel Ali site. Machinery installations will begin later in 2010.
Dubai Cable Company – Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Email:
Website:
CEO for high-voltage cable firm
In the March issue of EuroWire, within the armouring and reinforcing of cables
feature, the website address of Flymca was incorrect.
Please note that Flymca’s correct website address and contact details are as given
below.
Flymca – Spain
Fax: +34 942 55 9865
Email:
Website:
Correction of contact details