PacketFront Wins 50K FTTH Project in Netherlands

PacketFront has entered into an agreement with the Dutch broadband company, Reggefiber BV, regarding the creation of an open access FTTH network that will cover 50,000-100,000 households in the province of Brabant in the Netherlands. The agreement spans over 3 years and Reggefiber's subsidiary, NEM Brabant BV, will build and operate the network.

The key component of the platform that PacketFront supplies to NEM Brabant is the award-winning control and provisioning system BECS. BECS makes it possible for operators to build and run fully automated broadband networks with self-provisioning functionality "on demand". This provides end users with the opportunity to increase capacity and choose services themselves, without having to wait for a third party to carry out the changes. PacketFront will also supply access routers in the ASR series and customer premises equipment in the DRG series.

The first phase of the project is already in full swing, and includes about 10,000 connections in the towns of Geldrop and Mierlo. Very soon, the next phase will begin with about 18,000 connections in Helmond-Brandevoort, Valkenswaard and Best.

"We are very happy and proud to be a partner to Reggefiber for this significant project," says Martin Thunman, CEO of PacketFront. "The automated broadband solution, powered by BECS, will allow Reggefiber to scale the network with a very low operational cost structure."

The NEM Brabant FTTH network will cover a number of communities in the province of Brabant. Most of these communities are located near the city of Eindhoven and the town of Nuenen, where two of the first and most innovative FTTH networks in the Netherlands are operational, both using PacketFront's technology. The new network of NEM Brabant will have a very similar structure and will offer similar services and benefits to end users.

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