Canosa di Puglia prepares to take off with the optical fiber di Open Fiber. In the Municipality of the BAT province (Barletta-Andria-Trani) theItaly plan at 1 Giga” financed with funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr). The intervention involves the wiring in mode FTTH (Fiber To The Home, the optical fiber up to the house) of 2.439 street numbers distributed throughout the territory which correspond to 4.628 real estate units. Among these there are several schools and offices of the PA, the emergency room of the "Caduti in Guerra" hospital and the Single Reservation Centre, the Police Station, the railway station, the "Sonia" Social Childhood Center and some historical sites - artistic. The works have already started in "Zone 167" and will continue in the coming weeks in other areas of the city.
FTTH fiber coverage and 10 gbps connectivity
La connectivity optical fiber made by Open Fiber can achieve the speeds of 10 Gigabits per secondFurthermore, fiber optic cables also have a positive impact ontechnology: they consume less energy, reducing the emission of carbon dioxide and heat into the atmosphere.
"Thanks to the opportunities of ultra-fast connectivity, companies will be able to improve production processes and, consequently, increase their revenues to the advantage of the commercial and industrial fabric of the area", he declared Nico DiPalma, municipal councilor for public works and economic development. "A fundamental technology for the socio-economic development of our territory", added the city councilor Vincent Gallo.
The intervention on Canosa di Puglia, explains a note, involves the reuse of existing infrastructures and will minimize the impact and any inconvenience for the community. As in the construction sites opened by Open Fiber throughout Italy, the excavations will be carried out favoring innovative methods with low environmental impact.
The advantages of the new ultra-broadband network
"Open Fiber's goal is to create a latest generation ultra-broadband infrastructure that guarantees high performance in terms of speed, latency and reliability - he underlined Nicola Montingelli, field manager of the company led by the managing director Mario Rossetti and works manager in Canosa -. An innovation goal that we are reaching to accelerate the infrastructure process and quickly guarantee an ultra-fast network to all citizens, professionals and production activities of Canosa di Puglia".
The Italy Plan at 1 Giga of Open Fiber
The "1 Giga Italy Plan" is part of the public intervention plans of the Italian strategy for Ultra Broadband, financed and promoted by the Department for digital transformation of the Prime Minister thanks to the funds of the Pnrr, and implemented by Infratel Italia. OF was awarded a total of 8 lots in the tender, for a total of 3.881 municipalities in 9 regions: Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Lombardy, Sicily, Tuscany and Veneto are in fact involved together with Puglia.
