Plans for Denmark's largest broadband network are based on PacketFront
technology
Recently, Denmark's largest power company, NESA, selected
PacketFront as its partner in plans for one of the world's largest
operator-independent fibre-optic networks. NESA has about 500,000 electricity
clients, and in connection with the deregulation of the Danish power market it
is building a network capable of delivering services to over 200,000 customers
in the municipalities of Greater Copenhagen and Northern Zealand over the next
ten years. NESA chose PacketFront's solution to secure automation, control and
security in the network.
In principle, NESA is an infrastructure company,
and its experience in building, operating and maintaining power grids will come
to good use for a fibre-optic network.
"When heavy winds ruined large
parts of our power grid, we decided to convert our airborne cables to
ground-based," says Lars Lorensen, technical director at NESA in Copenhagen. "At
the same time, we saw the potential of the broadband market and possible
synergies for our digging project. We now plan to create a profitable
infrastructure for broadband services as well as electricity."
To ensure
that all involved parties get the most out of the network - in the true spirit
of true broadband - NESA has decided not to provide services or content itself.
Instead, competing providers will offer their services in the network, providing a greater range and more freedom of choice
for the users. But efficiency and functionality require advanced technological solutions, experience and knowledge
of how to create profitable, operator-independent networks.
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Lars Lorensen,
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"We chose to work with PacketFront
because their solution lets us create a flexible, operator-independent network
that can be fully monitored, which is a clear advantage for the customers,"
Lorensen explains. "PacketFront is a progressive company with broad experience
of the market for true broadband, and I'm sure NESA will see this project to
fruition."
PacketFront's technology allows a business model that meets NESA's needs. No
competitor on the market today can provide such a solution. Besides the
technological platform, PacketFront has the expertise to know what challenges
face a broadband operator, making PacketFront a trusted advisor to the
customer.
Some considerations that PacketFront helps with in various
projects include sales and marketing strategies, legal aspects and negotiations
with property owners, plans for rollout and strategies for a passive
infrastructure. They can also help with business models, integration,
negotiating with service providers and content owners, advice and expertise in
system integration and in choosing technological platforms.
"Our
customers choose PacketFront because of our solution, our experience and our
complete range of partners," says Martin Thunman. "We are often consulted in
matters of strategic importance during the course of the project. We hope that
we will earn such confidence in our collaboration with NESA as well."
About NESA
NESA is Denmark's largest power company. As the Danish electricity market is
deregulated, NESA has retained many of its customers and also attracted many new
ones. NESA's strategy reflects the company's position as one making a clean
break from its previous monopoly status. Its goal is to expand its client base
and develop new business units based on its core activities. NESA's current
geographical coverage includes northern Zealand, the municipalities surrounding
Roskilde and most municipalities in the greater Copenhagen area, with a
population of about a million, plus thousands of companies. The company has
approximately 533,000 customers, of which 469,000 are households and the rest
are companies, schools and others. NESA is listed on the Copenhagen stock
exchange.
