Greece's power industry commissions Corning Cable Systems

Dec. 18, 2002
18 December 2002 -- Corning Cable Systems, Munich, Germany, has been awarded a contract by the Public Power Corporation of Greece (DEH) for the turnkey construction of a national optical fibre network.

18 December 2002 -- Corning Cable Systems, Munich, Germany, has been awarded a contract by the Public Power Corporation of Greece (DEH) for the turnkey construction of a national optical fibre network.

The new PPC network consists of three rings, totaling 1,700 cabled kilometers across Greece. Corning Cable Systems Project/Services Division will be responsible for delivery of the network. This will include network design, cable installation, fiber splicing and network commissioning activities.

The network will be implemented using Corning Cable Systems Optical Ground Wire cable (OPGW), manufactured by Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH & Co. KG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Corning Incorporated. The network will use a mix of Corning LEAF and SMF-28 fibres.

Malcolm Barnett, managing director, Corning Cable Systems Europe commented, "One of Corning Cable Systems Project/Services' core missions is to ensure our customers achieve maximum operational performance. In this major telecommunications project in Greece, we will achieve this optimal performance with the deployment of advanced network solutions such as Corning LEAF fibre."

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