(Finance) – Prysmian Groupworld leader in the energy and telecommunication cable systems sector, will work with Telstra to develop a state-of-the-art fiber network which will connect major Australian cities.
As part of the multi-year project related to the Australian fiber network, Telstra will build a state-of-the-art dual fiber cable system that will connect the country’s cities with up to 20,000 km of new fiber optic terrestrial cables, increasing transmission capacity both between city and city, both at the regional level.
Prysmian cables have been specially developed for Australia’s unique environmental conditions and will be designed and manufactured locally at Prysmian’s Northern Beaches factory in Sydney.
“We see a steady growth in demand for fiber capacity which allows to have a very high transmission speed and on an extremely wide band with lower latency. We are committed to supporting Telstra in carrying out this projectfor which it is essential to have quality products and innovative cabling solutions “- he declared Philippe Vanhille, EVP Telecom Division of Prysmian Group –. “Our approach is to invest in understanding our customers’ challenges and leveraging our innovation to create the most advanced solutions for all applications, without ever compromising on quality and robustness,” added Vanhille.