Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 44 | Page 50

COUNTRY FOCUS : NETHERLANDS
The Netherlands is a thriving contributor to Europe ’ s IT sector and its success is anchored on its robust digital infrastructure . IT leaders such as Nokia and DELTA Fiber Netherlands are working to enhance its offering by providing broadband to the Dutch market . Atos and IBM are also massively contributing by building secured infrastructure for the Dutch Ministry of Defense .

The Netherlands strengthens with IT solutions

Landscape with tulips in Zaanse Schans ,
Netherlands , Europe

Nokia and DELTA Fiber Netherlands have signed a deal which will see DELTA offer 10 Gb / s broadband in the Dutch market . The sole supplier agreement covers both the network and equipment for customer premises . Deployment starts with new build followed by replacement of existing equipment .

The Fibre-to-the-Home ( FTTH ) market in the Netherlands is a fast-growing market . DELTA Fiber , part of Swedish investment company , EQT , is growing rapidly with plans to have 1 million homes and businesses connected to its network by the end of this year .
Nokia is supporting the expansion with XGS . PON network equipment based on the Quillion chipset , which is also ready for 25G PON . All retail subscribers will receive XGS . PON capable receivers with the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard and supporting Nokia ’ s Wi-Fi mesh technology for superior network expansion within the home .
DELTA will manage the network with the aid of Nokia ’ s Altiplano Access Controller which enables network automation , faster innovation and simplified operations using Software Defined Access Network ( SDAN ) solutions . The deployment will combine Nokia SDAN technology with Microsoft Azure cloudbased services and Nokia ’ s developer ecosystem to equip DELTA with the tools the operators need for Digital Transformation .
John Wittekamp , CTO , DELTA Fiber , said : “ The shift towards home working is expected to outlast
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