The Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, awarded Nexans a EUR 65 million contract to supply optical fiber cable solutions to upgrade the communication systems serving Sweden’s rail network.
The Nexans cabling solutions, allied with Emtelle’s microducts and microduct bundles, will be used in rail projects as the Swedish government continues to develop FTTX (Fiber to the X) networks throughout the country.
“And as the rail market in Sweden is in the throes of a huge FTTX expansion, we are joining forces with Emtelle to help the Swedish operators cover huge swathes of their national networks rapidly and cost-effectively with our cutting-edge solutions,” said Christer Larsson, the Head of Telecom Sales for Nordic countries at Nexans.
Nexans and Emtelle will supply Trafikverket with a complete fiber optic solution, fully compatible with existing rail networks, which also meets the customer’s strict requirements for the exceptional blowing performance of fiber cables into the microducts.
The delivery of the Nexans and Emtelle products will begin in early 2019 and will be completed by 2029. The optical fiber cable solutions will be manufactured by Nexans Sweden in the Grimsås plant, while microducts and microduct bundles will be provided by Emtelle.
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