How To Connect 810,000 Homes And Businesses Using Fiber Optics
Contracts for the sponsorship of new subsidised vouchers for extremely fast connections will shortly be inked with the two contractors.
The massive Ultra Fast Broadband (UFBB) project, which will employ fibre optics to connect more than 810,000 homes and businesses nationwide, has reached the home stretch.
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project, with a budget of €870 million, is anticipated to proceed after delays of around a year following the designation of the interim contractors. It should shortly be placed back on course.
In particular, contracts with the two UFBB contractors, OTE and TERNA Energy – Grid Telecom, will be completed in the near future (within the next few weeks), which will open the door for the distribution of new, heavily subsidised vouchers for very fast Internet connections to customers. The new FTTH connections, in particular, would have a minimum speed of 100 Mbps and be quickly upgradeable to 1 Gbps.
The Gigabit Voucher Scheme action, which intends to increase connections’ accessibility for customers and enterprises with a data download speed of at least 250 Mbps and the option of upgrading to 1 Gbps, is anticipated to go into effect in 2023 at the same time. In actuality, the motion calls for the subsidisation of the initial one-time connection price as well as a portion of the monthly fee over a 24-month period.
The UFBB Initiative
With the UFBB, about 810,000 homes nationwide (mostly in regions of non-commercial interest) will be able to have Internet connections with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps and the option to upgrade to 1Gbps. The Ministry of Digital Governance will finance this project with 400 million euros from contractors as well as from the previous and the new NSRFs (with another 300 million euros).
The Special Service for the Management and Implementation of the Information and Communication Technologies Sector formed in the Ministry of Digital Governance is the contracting authority, and the developer is the General Secretariat for Telecommunications and Post. The UFBB’s objective is to quickly fulfil the connection requirements of the European Gigabit Society initiative.
There are seven geographical regions in the UFBB. The two contractors would replace the two districts and one three if the Ministry of Digital Governance had requested three bids instead of two. Now that there are two contractors working on the project (OTE and Grid Telecom – Terna Energy), one of them will build a broadband network in four subareas and the other in three.
Of the initial eight bidders, only the two schemes listed above submitted binding offers. Wind, Vodafone, PPC, AVAX, Mytilineos-METKA, and Indrakom withdrew from the competition despite taking part in the competitive discussion phase.
Who quickly spreads networks and where OTE. It has been recognised as an independent contractor and will control zones 1, 3, and 7.
The regional entities of Zakynthos, Arcadia, Corinthia, Messinia, Rodopi, Drama, Ilia, Evros, and Xanthi are included in the first geographical zone.
Heraklion, Rethymno, Chania, Syros, Andros, Thira, Kea-Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Tinos, and Evia are all included in the H3 region.
The seventh of Ann Attica, West Attica, Kalymnos, Kos, Rhodes, Fthiotida, and Karpathos.
Community of Terna Energy – Grid Telecom. The contract for zones 2, 4, 5, and 6 was given to it.
The regional entities of Kastoria, Florina, Corfu, Pella, Pieria, Ioannina, Thesprotia, Preveza, Larissa, Magnesia, and Sporades are included in the second geographical zone.
Lesvos, Ikaria, Limnos, Samos, Zios, Thassos, Kavala, Serres, and Chalkidiki all share a same holiday.
Ithaca, Kefallinia, Lefkada, Evritania, Fokida, Thessaloniki, Kilkis, Achaia, and Etoloakarnania are the five countries.
Kozani, Grevena, Argolida, Laconia, Imathia, Arta, Karditsa, Trikala, Piraeus, and Attica Islands make up the sixth group of islands.
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Workings Of Fibre Optics
Optical fibres are thin, glass or plastic threads that, when arranged in groups of 10 or 100, form a cable. Using light waves, this cable can carry digital data at a pace of 300,000 kilometres per second! The transmitter, which sends the light waves down the wire, is on one side, while the receiver is on the other. The diameter of an optical fibre is comparable to a human hair. For increased safety and longevity, these cables have steel or rubber sheathing around them.
Definition Of Fiber To The Home (FTTH)
The usage of fibre optics up to and including the house is referred to as “fibre to the home” (FTTH). Installation of the FttB (Fiber to the Building) infrastructure, which the provider plans to deliver, is necessary for the installation of these threads in the personal space.
Fiber optics transfer data at the speed of light, while DSL transmits information at the speed of electricity. This is the primary distinction between fibre optics and the “traditional Internet.” Consequently, the initial connection is over a hundred times quicker! In comparison to a traditional phone line connection, fibre optic broadband technology is quicker and provides more consistent service. It’s perfect for the whole family. The need for a constant, high-availability connection is growing as 4K streaming, demanding gaming, and a sizable portion of workers adopt teleworking into their daily routines. Additionally, augmented and virtual reality apps, which are getting ready to take over our everyday lives and promise brand-new experiences in entertainment, consumption, information, work, and education, need fast speeds and high availability.
