EU proposes cross-border access to online content
The European Commission has proposed new regulations for access to online content services across country borders. Europeans traveling within the EU may lose access to online services that provide films, games, music, e-books or broadcasts paid for in their home country.
A newly proposed regulation on the cross-border portability of online content services addresses these restrictions. If ratified, it could allow EU residents to travel with the digital content they have purchased or subscribed to at home. Furthermore, the Commission has outlined its vision of a modern EU copyright framework.
Prysmian website enters Italian Top 10
Prysmian Group came number 9 in the Italian Webranking 2015, Europe’s leading survey of corporate websites. This is an improvement on last year’s 16th position. The Webranking survey is conducted by the Italian weekly CorrierEconomia in collaboration with Lundquist, a strategic consultancy specialised in online corporate communications.
“It is strategic, also for B2B companies like us, to continuously communicate information about our investments, future vision, business objectives and stance on sustainability and transparency,” says Lorenzo Caruso, Corporate & Business Communication Director Prysmian Group. “In recent years we have invested time and energy in renewing our brand image and improving our reputation on the web, becoming a benchmark for our sector.”
Massachusetts Town Proves Gigabit Demand
LeverettNet was built by and for the Town of Leverett, Massachusetts as municipal infrastructure for telecommunications. Since the municipal provider started offering gigabit broadband in April, more than four out of five households in the town have signed up for the high-speed service. Granted, the town boasts fewer than 2,000 residents in total, but the adoption rate is still stunning evidence that gigabit demand is on the rise.
Comms Centre: major new UK distribution deal
Prysmian Group has signed a partnership with leading UK fibre optic and structured cabling product distributors Comms Centre, for the distribution of Draka branded Universal Cabling (UC) Connect system.
Comms Centre outlets will stock Draka branded Cat5E, Cat6 and Cat6a and UC Fibre, utilising Bendbright bend insensitive fibre. Installers will also be able to benefit from the UC Connect System Approved Installer Programme, providing technical training and support for contractors.
Russia’s Rostelecom extends fibre coverage to 30 mln households
Russian national operator Rostelecom recently announced its fibre-optic broadband network coverage has reached 30 million households across the country. This represents an increase of 5 million in the past year.
Upgrading of the network and switching to fibre technologies have become strategic priorities for Rostelecom. The company aims to cover 33 million households in 2016 and provide service at speeds up to 1 Gb/s.
'The New Big is Small' focuses on North American Telecom market
With the tag line ‘The New Big Is SMALL’, the North American Prysmian Group Telecom division presented its comprehensive product portfolio featuring small diameter cables at the Outside Plant Expo 2015 in Denver, USA. “Interest from new & existing customers was very positive,” says Steve Szymanski, Prysmian Group VP Telecom Business.”
“A competitive environment has given birth to 130 gigabit projects underway or near term slated in North America. That’s roughly 100 more than one year ago. Broadband and FTTH providers are demanding cables that enable more bandwidth capability but in a smaller form factor. The net benefit for the customer is a lower TCO, from Capex or Opex perspective.”
EU data protection reform will boost Digital Single Market
The European Commission put forward its EU Data Protection Reform in January 2012 to make Europe fit for the digital age (IP/12/46). Recently an agreement was found with the European Parliament and the Council, following final negotiations between the three institutions. More than 90% of Europeans say they want the same data protection rights across the EU – and regardless of where their data is processed: this will soon be a reality. The Reform package will put an end to the patchwork of data protection rules that currently exists in the EU.
China Mobile buys TieTong assets for $5B to expand broadband
China's broadband reform continues with China Mobile's acquisition of the core assets of fixed-line provider TieTong for 31.88 billion Chinese yuan ($5.15 billion). China Mobile is acquiring the fixed line operator from sister company CMCC.
Through the acquisition, China Mobile Ltd. gains 12 million fixed broadband and 18 million voice customers as well as a 99,000km backbone network and 1.8 million cable kilometres of metro fibre. The company is also currently focusing on bundled services.
Prysmian Spain at FTTH Council Africa Conference
Prysmian Spain’s Telecom Solutions representatives, in conjunction with the New Markets Business Unit and HQ Communications, have participated as sponsors in the FTTH Council Africa Conference for the first time.
Regional and international company representatives, industry experts and public as well as private sector stakeholders visited this year’s edition in Kigali, Rwanda. Prysmian showcased FTTx Solutions, focusing on Flextube® Technology, the RetractaNetXS outdoor underground solution and a specially-manufactured retractable cable.
Bharti Airtel ‘Project Leap’: US$8.9 billion for better network
India's biggest operator, Bharti Airtel, has unveiled plans to spend around 600 billion Indian rupees over the next three years on improving the quality of its network.
Bharti Airtel plans to deploy more than 70,000 base stations by the end of the current financial year. It also intends to double its presence over the next three years with the rollout of nearly 160,000 base stations.
Submarine and underground cables: vital to new European grids
Europe needs to expand its electricity transmission grids to match the increase in electricity generation, notably wind and solar, to guarantee power security and affordability in future. The e-Highway2050 project, supported by the EU Seventh Framework Programme, supports renewable electricity and pan-European market integration.
“There is a broad consensus in Europe that more grids will be needed for a sustainable, de-carbonised and competitive energy market”, states Raul Gil, Chairman of the Europacable Utilities Board. “Submarine and underground cables will play a critical role in complementing overhead lines.”
Milan EXPO 2015 and Prysmian: a shared success
Milan EXPO 2015, attended by 21 million visitors in 184 days, has been a great success.Prysmian Group supplied the cables for the Exhibition Piastra, the site’s exhibition ground and its most important infrastructure, on which the facilities, pavilions and amenities of the Milan Universal Exposition were built. The Group supplied low environmental impact MV P-Laser cables for power distribution and LV Afumex cables with special fire performance.
The Group also supplied special power distribution cables for the Milan Isozaki Tower and low and medium voltage Afumex cables for installation along new stretches of the motorway built to facilitate access to the EXPO.In addition, Prysmian installed two high voltage (220kV) underground cable connections for power transmission to the exposition area in record time. The contract for the turnkey project was awarded by Terna Rete Italia.
