Prysmian Telecom takes to the road in major European FTTH Tour

Prysmian Telecom Cables & Systems will next week be embarking on its latest initiative to support the growing uptake of Fibre To The Home (FTTH) technology in Europe with a major Roadshow covering much of the region.

The 'FTTH European Roadshow' is due to commence in UK on 4th September and over the following 11 weeks will visit a total of 15 countries including Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Spain and France.

The adoption of FTTH is expanding rapidly around the world and activities in Europe are now finally gathering momentum with many municipalities and local authorities - as well as the more traditional telecom operators - starting to build  optical 'last mile' networks. With this increased and more widespread customer base Prysmian believes that by taking the technology to the customer, in the form of a Roadshow, this will greatly assist  potential operators who are aware of the opportunities offered by FTTH but may not be familiar with the 'mechanics' of building a last mile network.

The Roadshow features a specially constructed, interactive exhibition trailer packed full with all of Prysmian's latest FTTH passive product solutions - blown fibre, miniature blown cables , preconnectorised customer solutions,  new vertical riser systems for multi dwelling units, a range of new FTTH connectivity products and much more. Information will also be available on Prysmian's range of optical fibres including CasaLightTM, the bend Insensitive fibre developed by Prysmian specifically for FTTH applications. A team of FTTH product specialists will support the local Prysmian staff throughout the Roadshow providing expert advice on both the product and network design aspects of building a FTTH system.

Director of Marketing at Prysmian's Telecom business, Richard Thomas commented, ' The principle of FTTH is to take fibre closer to the end user. We are following exactly the same approach with the Roadshow and taking our products to where our customers are located. The FTTH customer profile has changed the traditional telecom marketplace. We recognize this and believe that this project will be an interesting and rewarding experience for both Prysmian and for the people who we will meet during the event'.

Prysmian
A leading player in the industry of high-technology cables and systems for energy and telecommunication, the Prysmian Group is a truly global company with sales exceeding 5 billion euro in 2006 and a strong position in higher-added value market segments. With its two business, Energy Cables & Systems (submarine and underground cables for power transmission and distribution, for industrial applications and for the distribution of electricity to residential and commercial buildings) and Telecom Cables & Systems (optical cables and fibres and copper cables for video, data and voice transmission), Prysmian boasts a global presence with subsidiaries in 34 countries, 54 plants in 20 countries, 7 Research & Development Centres in Europe, USA and South America, and over 12,000 employees. Specialising in the development of products and systems designed to meet clients' specific requirements, Prysmian's key strengths include: a focus on Research & Development, the capacity to innovative on products and production processes, and the use of advanced proprietary technologies. Prysmian is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange Blue Chip index.