KPN selects PacketFront to deliver new Gigabit FTTH Network Termination unit
PacketFront delivers Gigabit termination units to KPN in The Netherlands.
KPN, the leading telecommunications and ICT service provider in The Netherlands, has selected Ericsson and its partner PacketFront to deliver a new Gigabit FTTH Network Termination unit (MC901). KPN started the deployment of the MC901 in August this year in support of their large scale Fiber-to-the-Home services rollout. The MC901 provides fiber-to-copper termination for customer premises and is specifically designed to fit the Universal Fiber Termination Unit used as the standard FTU in the Netherlands. The MC901 will be simply clicked onto the Universal FTU at every customer that selects KPN’s Fiber based services.
The MC901 provides a very cost-effective fiber-to-copper termination at KPN's customer’s premises and supports a seamless migration from 100Mbit/s to Gigabit Fiber based services to the Home.
“We have discussed our complete product range of FTTH CPEs (Customer Premises Equipment) with KPN and are proud to have found the best solution for the specific end-customer environment enabling KPN to use their current selection of copper based residential gateways. In addition, delivering this product in high volumes through our partner Ericsson to the leading telecommunications provider in the Netherlands marks a next phase in PacketFront’s growth and partnership with Ericsson”, says Peter van Bourgondien, Director of Business Development at PacketFront.
PacketFront will deliver the MC901 in the years to come and in support of KPN’s large scale Fiber-to-the-Home services rollout.
Press contact PacketFront:
Tuuli Waern, Marketing Manager
Phone: 46 70 7880 490 Email: tuuli.waern@packetfront.com
About KPN: KPN is the leading telecommunications and ICT service provider in the Netherlands, offering wireline and wireless telephony, internet and TV to consumers and end-to-end telecom and ICT services to business customers. KPN’s subsidiary Getronics operates a global ICT services company with a market leading position in the Benelux, offering end-to-end solutions in infrastructure and network-related IT. Getronics manages 2.2 million workspaces. In Germany and Belgium, KPN pursues a Challenger strategy in its wireless operations and holds number three market positions through E-Plus and BASE. In Spain and France, KPN offers wireless services as an MVNO through its own brands and through partner brands. KPN provides wholesale network services to third parties and operates an efficient IP-based infrastructure with global scale in international wholesale through iBasis. At December 31st, 2010, KPN served over 42.2 million customers, of which 33.9 million were in wireless services, 4.4 million in wireline voice, 2.8 million in broadband Internet and 1.2 million in TV. With 19,192 FTEs in the Netherlands (30,599 FTEs for the whole group), KPN reported full-year revenues of EUR 13.4bn and an EBITDA of EUR 5.5bn in 2010. KPN was incorporated in 1989 and is listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
About PacketFront: A pioneer of FTTH broadband networking, PacketFront provides advanced complete purpose-built solutions for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks. PacketFront also offers its world leading Broadband Service Management software to all broadband operators, who want to profit from a fully automated network with a lower total cost of ownership. For more information, please go to www.packetfront.com