wiredinUSA February 2020

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Move into Mexico

Prysmian Group has a new contract from the government-owned company Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) for its “Proyecto de Conectividad Fibra Óptica Red Eléctrica Inteligente REI” project in Mexico. This will be the Mexican government’s largest cable project, and will connect remote regions of the country with high speed broadband. The project includes the design, supply and installation of at least

9,800km of OPGW cables and 5,100km of ADSS cables. Prysmian will produce the ADSS cables at its Durango, Mexico, plant. Philippe Vanhille, executive vice president telecombusiness for Prysmian, commented: “This contract is a significant milestone for Prysmian in Mexico. Mexico and Central America offer considerable scope for development in all telecom sectors in the near future, with broadband internet subscribers constantly growing.”

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wiredInUSA - February 2020