Edited Press Release
ZURICH -(Dow Jones)- Swiss technology firm Huber+Suhner AG (HUBN.EB) said Tuesday it has received a large order from telecommunications company Swisscom AG (SCMN.VX) for the provision of fiber optics to households.
Over the coming years, the global specialist in electrical and optical connectivity based in Pfäffikon and Herisau, Switzerland, will supply fiber management systems for local exchanges to the Swiss market leader.
With currently more than 1.7 million fixed network broadband connections, Swisscom is a leading player in the growth market of broadband communication. Swisscom has used fiber optics technology for many years, initially to connect its exchanges and later for business customers. By deciding to bring fiber optic links into private households, the telecoms supplier is meeting the growing need of customers in the multimedia and telecommunications sectors for greater speed and convenience. This makes possible applications such as HDTV and teleworking, and faster uploading and downloading of large quantities of data.
With its fiber optics division, Huber+Suhner is market leader in fiber optic management and fiber optic connectivity. Successes with innovative system solutions, connectors and special cables for the rapidly growing "Fiber-To-The-Home" domestic and international markets, are the drivers of the growth of Huber+Suhner fiber optics. In addition there are products for antenna feed lines ("Fiber-To-The-Antenna"), as well as top quality industrial applications.
As a first step, Huber+Suhner will supply Swisscom with fully equipped, customer-specific "LISA" high-density fiber optic management systems, initially for the exchanges in Basel, Geneva and Zurich. Huber+Suhner also supplies innovative cables to transport data from the switching station to the home on the basis of new, special fiber optics and low-loss connectors.
For Urs Kaufmann, CEO of the Huber+Suhner Group, this large order from Swisscom is "a great success in the domestic market, which underscores our leading position in the future-oriented growth market of broadband communication".
Company Web Site: http://www.hubersuhner.com
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Publié le 16 Décembre 2008 Copyright © 2008 Dowjones