Press release
Danish hospitals choose Nexans as partner for next generation
fiber optic networks
Framework contract between Central Denmark Region and Nexans for
microswitch delivery
Moenchengladbach, May 22, 2013 – The Central Denmark Region has awarded
Nexans a multi-year frame agreement for the delivery of 10.000 Ethernet microswitch
devices. These access switches are the key component in an innovative fiber based Local
Area Network (LAN) cabling concept called “Fiber-To-The-Office (FTTO)”. The
microswitches of the type “GigaSwitch V3” will be provided by Nexans Advanced
Networking Solutions, a unit of Nexans Deutschland and the market leader for FTTO
solutions internationally.
Within the scope of the contract signed by Kenneth Becker (Central Denmark Region)
and Ole Nielson (Managing Director at Nexans Jydsk Denmark) Central Denmark
Region will first deploy the innovative technology in the reconstruction and extension of
the Regional Hospital of Viborg as well as equip the upcoming new hospital campuses
in Aarhus (The New University Hospital, DNU) and Gødstrup (The New Hospital in
West, DNV). At a later stage it is planned to supply 20 smaller hospitals and other
public institutions in the region.
“The new concept provides us with the best possible flexibility to design our new buildings
to respond to challenging requirements of modern health care institutions – and this at
an outstanding cost advantage compared to more traditional infrastructures. Nexans has
convinced us with the best in-class offering related to both product performance and
value” manifests Lars Knudsen (IT project leader, Det Nye University Hospital Aarhus). In
deploying fiber optic cables all the way to the outlets, the FTTO concept overcomes the
constraints of legacy copper based structured cabling, thus eliminating the need for cost
intensive local distribution rooms and providing an unmatched level of redundancy and
network availability. Ole Nielsen is convinced that: “Central Denmark Region’s visionary
decision to become the first large scale FTTO user in Denmark is a major breakthrough
for this concept on the Danish market. The decision for this fiber optic-based network will
open new perspectives beyond hospital areas for future use in other building sites like
airports, banks and offices in Denmark.”
Photo: DNU Aarhus, www.dnu.rm.dk)
Very compact design of the GigaSwitch V3 for
installation in cable ducts (Photo: Nexans).
(Photo: DNV Gødstrup, www.curavita.dk)
Nexans Germany
Nexans Germany is one of the leading cable manufacturers in Europe. The company is offering an
extensive range of high performance cables, systems, and components for the telecommunications and
energy sectors, rounded off by superconducting materials and components, Cryoflex transfer systems
and special machinery for the cable industry. Producing at manufacturing plants with 8.560 employees
in Germany and abroad, the sales in 2011 amounts to approx. 940 Mio Euro. The full integration into
the Nexans Group Nexans Germany also benefits from excellent opportunities to use the available
synergies in all corporate fields, which not only applies to worldwide projects but also to research and
development, the exchange of know how, and to other areas. More information on www.nexans.de.
Further information
Nexans Deutschland GmbH
Jutta van Buehl
Bonnenbroicher Strasse 2-14
41238 Moenchengladbach (Germany)
Tel:
+49 (0)2166 27-2495
Fax:
+49 (0)2166 27-2497
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet:www.nexans.de
Nexans Denmark A/S
Ejvind Olsen
Savværksvej 18
7130 Juelsminde (Denmark)
Tel:
+46 (0)76832014
Fax:
+46 (0)75693446
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.nexans.dk
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Det Nye Universitetshospital i Aarhus
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