Huawei and Portugal Telecom Develop Biggest Fiber-to-the-Home Network in Portugal

Huawei has been selected by Portugal Telecom for the development of the its Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network in Portugal.

Since 2007 Huawei, in collaboration with Portugal Telecom, has been developing laboratory tests and field trials with the objective of supplying new generation optical technology for the access network in Portugal. These tests are based on new Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology.

This project will allow Portugal Telecom to provide the Portuguese market with the most advanced access technology. Under the commercial offering Meo, Portugal Telecom is currently providing the new concept of television services based on IPTV. The development of the FTTH network will allow the operator to increase the efficiency and quality of these services and provide for example High Definition IPTV, enhanced high speed Internet and advanced IP telephone services. At the same time, the operator will be able to increase its number of subscribers and develop new services for the future.

“This new network that Portugal Telecom is implementing will allow the access to the highest debits and high reliability services and will fulfill the growing demand of our customers” explains Mr. Zeinal Bava, CEO of PT Group. “It will create a new way of working and will lead into a new era for creation, innovation and cooperation”.

Huawei has already engaged in more than 100 FTTx projects worldwide with almost 50 telecommunications operators. The GPON project with Portugal Telecom is based on the Huawei MA5600T platform. This solution meets operators’ requirements for the ultra-high bandwidth necessary for Multi-Play. Its Terabit architecture, Carrier-class IP services and comprehensive access features support most optical fiber and copper pair access technologies (such as GPON and VDSL2) in a single platform in order to help the operators undergo network transformation.