Re: Iceland to get fiber to the home
Hi ftth,
Just wanted to get this one in the record:
totaltele.com
Icelandic operator Lina.Net has signed up Ericsson to provide a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Reykjavik, in a contract worth 120 million Swedish Krona ($13.5 million).
The network, which will target residential customers, will provide speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps), enabling services such as digital TV, video on demand, always-on Internet access and home shopping, the companies. Ericsson will supply its Ribbonet optical fiber network. The companies said the network will feed one fiber pair to each subscriber, using aerial or buried cables. Fiber ribbon technology, including fiber ribbon cabling, will be used throughout.
Lina.Net, which was set up by the Reykjavik Energy Company a year ago, operates a backbone network in Iceland with connections to Europe and the U.S.
Last month, Fastweb, a joint venture between e.Biscom and Milanese utility AEM, announced plans to deploy fiber to the home cable networks throughout Italy, at a flat fee of 50 euros per month. [ Ed. - I can't wait! Sign me up! ]
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Lina.net - lina.net
From the Lina.net press release:
"We are proud of this break through on Fiber To The Home. People have been talking about Fiber To The Home for long time. Now, we are able to offer it to thousands of citizens in Reykjavik, and we see great global perspectives in our solutions", says Eirikur Bragason, Managing Director in Lina.Net.
Do you suppose he's been reading our threads??? <g>
FWIW, ERICY's press release: ericsson.com
Ericsson's Ribbonet - Case Study:
ericsson.com
Ericsson's Ribbonet - Installation Description:
ericsson.com
I was a bit disappointed in the lack of technical detail provided at the Ericsson site. :( I'm sure I'll get over it.
Best, Ray |
