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BICS and Fastweb partner
to boost international
cabling from Sicily
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connectivity and this partnership confirms
our position as a bridging partner for
operators expanding their capacity provision
throughout Europe,” said Daniel Kurgan,
Chief Executive Officer at BICS.
Fabrizio Casati, Chief Wholesale Officer at
Fastweb, stated: “We are highly satisfied
with this partnership agreement with such
a major international player as BICS, which
highlights the strength of our network
and the solid nature of our strategy. The
partnership with BICS adds further value
to our investments, following on from
our participation in the Open Hub Med
consortium in Sicily and the development
of an innovative and future-proof Flexible
Optical Network all along Italy.” n
B
ICS, a leading international
communications enabler,
and Fastweb, a major Italian
telecommunications operator, have
announced a strategic partnership to offer
a combined connectivity solution which will
bridge Europe via Sicily, to the Middle East,
Asia and Africa.
The partnership enhances Fastweb’s
access to major submarine cable systems
in Sicily and enables both companies to
fully satisfy the capacity requirements and
connectivity needs of operators from Europe
to the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The
solution designed by the two companies
extends BICS’ Pan European Network
through Fastweb’s fibre optic, high-speed,
low-latency, single-hop backbone in Italy,
connecting international submarine cable
system routes.
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BICS and Fastweb will deliver international
capacity services connecting existing and
new customers in the Middle East, Africa and
Asia to Europe, while offering an additional
entry point into Europe as a strategic
alternative to Marseille (France).
The partnership further consolidates BICS’
strategy to connect submarine cable systems
landing in Italy and Fastweb’s posit in the
international wholesale market. Through the
partnership, BICS and Fastweb will provide
their global customer base with seamless end-
to-end backhaul services with significantly
reduced latency and fully diverse paths. BICS
and Fastweb will ensure premium Service
Level Agreements thanks to the high reliability
of their combined networks.
“BICS has always been committed to
providing its customers with first-class
THE PARTNERSHIP
FURTHER
CONSOLIDATES
BICS’ STRATEGY
TO CONNECT
SUBMARINE
CABLE SYSTEMS
LANDING IN ITALY
AND FASTWEB’S
POSIT IN THE
INTERNATIONAL
WHOLESALE
MARKET.
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