Nordic fiber-optic network services provider Bulk Fiber Networks says it has finished the terrestrial segment of its new HAVSIL fiber network. The diverse route, which Bulk asserts is the shortest available that connects Norway with continental Europe, is ready for service.
HAVSIL features 192 fibers that connect from Bulk’s N01 Campus in Kristiansand, Norway, to its DK01 Campus in Esbjerg, Denmark. The terrestrial segment complements a subsea segment from Kristiansand to Hanstholm (see "Bulk Fiber Networks begins HAVSIL submarine cable installation between continental Europe and Nordics"); the terrestrial segment connects to Esbjerg. The network runs along the west coast of Denmark; its route required drilling 40 m under the seabed of the Thyborøn Canal. The drill hole is 1950 m, which Bulk says is longer than any other similar project performed previously in Denmark.
The new fiber network already has Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier; see "Telia Carrier: Call us Arelion") as an anchor customer; Aerlion will be the first to use the network as well. The Norwegian Communications Authority also selected HAVSIL as the new secure fiber system for the nation’s international data traffic.
“The HAVSIL system is the new express route between Norway and continental Europe, offering the shortest high-capacity route in a sustainable way,” said Inger Gløersen Folkeson, executive vice president, fiber networks and COO of Bulk Infrastructure Group. “Bulk continues to invest in high-value connectivity options needed by OTT networks, hyperscalers, enterprises, and carriers to meet increasing data growth and to unlock the business potential of the Nordics.”
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