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EuroWire – March 2012 72
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Technology
Prysmian Group, a leader in the energy
and telecom cables and systems industry,
has announced that the combined
portfolio from the recent integration
of Prysmian and Draka FTTH solutions
opens up new opportunities for fast,
cost-effective deployment of high-speed
fibre networks in rural communities.
Prysmian Group XSNet, the new,
expanded suite of products and
engineering services, provides rural
customers with a wide choice for building
end-to-end passive FTTx infrastructure
that is fine-tuned to local conditions,
while helping build a business case to
apply for BDUK Broadband Development
funds.
The new Prysmian Group portfolio
combines an extensive range of fibre
optic and matched connectivity
components, ducting solutions,
indoor and outside plant options and
engineering services and a broad range of
cable choice.
In addition there is the benefit of
Prysmian Group’s XSNet proprietary
network design software, which can map,
configure, optimise and cost a network
concept in seconds, ensuring a strong
focus on total cost of ownership (TCO).
“Today, the Prysmian Group reinforces
its position as a major UK player in
FTTH products, systems, software and
services,” commented Adam Ashenden,
connectivity and fibre systems manager,
Prysmian Group, telecom solutions.
“Our strong UK manufacturing presence
means we can readily supply our products
nationwide, through an excellent logistics
distribution network.
"We provide one-stop shopping for
easy-to-integrate, standardised solutions,
the broadest choice of cable, connectivity
and deployment technologies as well
as expert engineering and consulting
services to help build a winning business
case for rural projects.”
Prysmian’s BT Openreach-approved
products offer local communities,
parishes and county councils the
opportunity to build a custom aerial
network based upon BT poles with
approved components.
This follows BT’s recent decision to reduce
the price of pole access to offer ‘certainty
and low prices’ to other companies.
Studies show that network optimisation –
using optimising software and algorithms
– can decrease the cost of building a rural
FTTH network by an average of 20%.
Material and labour requirements can
be reduced by identifying the best site
to place a local exchange or network
splitters, for example, and optimise the
number of times a cable needs to cross a
road.
Using in-house developed software
Prysmian Group can help to engineer and
design FTTx networks using the latest
products and connectivity innovations.
As a part of the combined offer, Prysmian
Group XSNet Engineering & Design team
can help create an efficient network
by using automating, sequencing and
simplifying components and processes.
By applying intelligent mathematical
algorithms the ‘guesswork’ for material
requirements is removed, eliminating the
need to redo preliminary drawings or cost
calculations and create multiple scenarios
for the business case.
Draka-developed network design and
engineering capability was instrumental
in the successful FTTH showcase of
CityNet in Amsterdam, currently with
40,000 connections.
The same automation benefits also apply
to smaller broadband communities,
streamlining the deployment of a
6,000-connection FTTH network for a
small town close to Rotterdam in the
Netherlands, for example.
Additionally, a consulting agreement with
the city of Biberach in Germany is helping
to extend and maintain its fibre network
as it grows.
An agreement with atesio, a Berlin-based
research institute deploying powerful
computing tools, adds the capability to
visualise FTTH networks of thousands of
dwellings in Google Earth.
Prysmian Cables & Systems Ltd – UK
Email:
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Draka – Italy
Website:
Reducing the cost of
deploying FTTH in
rural communities
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