Huawei and Telefonica announced their joint development agreement for deploying optical distribution network (ODN) solutions to strengthen FTTH initiative.

Utilizing Huawei FastConnect solution, Telefonica, a leading European telecom operator, will aim to address fiber to the home (FTTH) challenges and improve fiber deployment process.

Huawei, which constructed more than 60 Intelligent Optical Distribution Networks (iODN) worldwide, did not reveal financial details of the deal.

Telefonica, which framed its FTTH strategy in 2008, has selected Huawei’s ODN solutions for its FTTH network, such as outdoor connectivity elements to improve the efficiency of the deployment.

Daniel Paul, Telefonica Spain Access Network Director, said: “The ODN is a fundamental piece of the FTTH deployment.  Huawei, with its adaptability and plug-and-play ODN solutions, such as FastConnect, has improved our FTTH broadband services deployment efficiency and helped to implement our project.”

Huawei FastConnect solutions will support Telefonica to adopt an alternative system for the outdoor hardened optical connectors of fast-connection technology. Huawei claims that the FastConnect solutions comply with IP68 and they adjust to high-humidity environments and temperature variations from +70℃ to -40℃.

You Yiyong, president of Huawei Access Network product line, said: “As an example of our commitment to innovation and our focus on customer challenges, we have developed FastConnect solutions, which greatly improve FTTH deployment efficiency and strongly support customer strategy in the construction of ultra-broadband networks.”

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