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KPN to test sustainable fibre
cable and tube are also thinner, says KPN, more of it fits on a reel and as a result, the number of wooden reels decreases by 70%. This means that about six full freight transports fewer will be needed to connect the projected 11,000 connections in the test. KPN calculates the initiative is comparable to saving 760 plastic carrier bags per connection.
KPN says it will start a trial to build a fibre optic network made of 90% recycled plastic. The company says only 10% of new plastic will be needed to manufacture the tube in which the fibre optic cable fits. The construction is made durable by using a 4.5 mm cable in a 10 mm tube instead of the conventional 6 mm cable in a 14 mm tube. This reduces the volume of plastics used by about 50%. Because the
development is another contribution to this.”
who is responsible for the fibre network said, “KPN has been committed to sustainability for years and together with partners we are exploring how we can build fibre more quickly, more sustainably and with less inconvenience. Our ambition is not only to provide as many people with super-fast internet as possible, we also want to do so in a sustainable way. That’s what our customers want. This new
This initiative has been developed and is being tested in collaboration with KPN partners Allinq, Van Gelder Telecom, Prysmian Group and VolkerWessels Telecom. The trial will take place in Buitenpost (Friesland) and Nijmegen Dukenburg. If the result is positive, the cable will be released for more of KPN’s fibre construction projects.
KPN’s Joost Steltenpool,
to get there. together.
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