Furukawa is selected to provide FTTH network in Mexico
Furukawa Electric LatAm has just been selected as a supplier for a very significant project with izzi telecom, a telecommunicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs company of the Mexican Grupo Televisa. The company is migrating from cable TV HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coax) network to FTTH (Fiber to the Home) in its M遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルterrey plant.
The project is expected to last two years and will provide optical cables and c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルnectivity accessories, as well as training in design and in installati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of the soluti遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル.
"Furukawa was chosen for its cascade, pre-terminated, fusi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル-free soluti遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル," said Foad Shaikhzadeh, President of Furukawa Electric LatAm and Corporate Senior Vice President, Furukawa Electric Group. "The greatest advantage of this system is the possibility of gradual investment in the pay-as-you-grow c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルcept, in additi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル to the faster implementati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル compared to other technologies," he adds.
The project will start in M遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルterrey and will be as the basis for izzi Telecom to define its commercial offer strategy, as well as its network topology. In total, the project will provide 8,000 kilometers of optical cables - which will replace the carrier's hybrid cables (HFCs). The new network has potential to reach 1.6 milli遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル homes passed.
izzi Telecom provides services in more than 60 cities in 29 states of Mexico through a network of more than 30,000 kilometers of fiber optic cables and 77,000 kilometers of coaxial cables.
About Furukawa Electric Group
Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, ISIN; JP3827200001) Group started business in 1884, when its copper-smelting facility and wire manufacturing factory was established. Since then Furukawa Electric has become pi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルeers in the latest technologies by addressing diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products in a number of areas, including telecommunicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs, electr遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルics, automobiles, and c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルstructi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have attained the top global market share, and all of its products have c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルtributed to society in numerous business areas. Furukawa Electric reported c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルsolidated revenues of JPY 967.3 billi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル (approximately USD 8.7B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.
Questi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs & Answers
What are the differentials of Furukawa Cascade System and why it was selected by izzi telecom?
The main differentials of Cascade System are related with increase in the speed of c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルstructi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of the network, and its topology, that allows the modular growth of the network, according to the "Pay as you Grow" c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルcept.
What promotes this increase in the speed of c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルstructi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of the network?
This fast deployment soluti遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル is based 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル the applicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of two basic c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルcepts, first, the use of balanced and unbalanced splitters in the same network for an FTTH (Fiber To The Home) applicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル and the sec遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルd, the use of cables and pre-c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルnectorized boxes. These two c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルcepts together applied to an FTTH network, bring a greater speed in the c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルstructi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of networks, in additi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル to making it simpler and safer. Eliminating faults and field rework. An additi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルal advantage is ease of maintenance, since the use of standardized and pre-c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルnectorized products provides a much simpler, easier and faster job.
How is the network designed and installed?
The development of the project requires training for the applicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of the network modules integrated to the modular topology, but 遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルce learned the designer develops the project easily. In the same way the installati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル requires training for its correct applicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル, however, the use of external boxes and pre-c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルnectorized cables makes the applicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル simple.
To which market segment does this soluti遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル apply?
To all those dedicated to the exploitati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of telecommunicati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルs services, especially for HFC network or Copper network migrati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル to FTTH, where simplicity and ease of c遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルstructi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル of the new network allow rapid replacement.
Is this soluti遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル specific to this customer or regi遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル, or can it be expanded to other markets?
遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルce the soluti遊雅堂 入金 キャンセル meets internati遊雅堂 入金 キャンセルal standards, its use can be extended to other emerging markets, to which Furukawa Latam is dedicated to developing sales channels.