Rostelecom placed fibre equipment orders

Russian service provider Rostelecom has awarded contracts for the supply of equipment to build Metro Ethernet fibre-to-the-building and GPON fibre networks.

The operator placed contracts worth RUB1.570 billion (€34.5 million), saving over 35% on its initial maximum budget.

Rostelecom is placing orders worth RUB375.7 million for access switches, RUB183.1 million for aggregation equipment, RUB708.1 million for FTTB cabinets and RUB303.3 million for GPON equipment.