Nokia has announced it is deploying a 10G broadband network for operator, Valoo, in Finland.
The deal includes fibre access nodes for the central office and Nokia’s Altiplano broadband access controller, which includes software-defined access networking (SDAN) capabilities. The new network will connect 200,000 homes in and around 30 cities by the end of 2026.
With Nokia’s Quillion chipset at the heart of the solution, the XGS-PON deployment is ready for 25G PON when Valoo wants to add more capacity. Quillion also means lower emissions.
“With Nokia’s advanced Lightspan multi-gig fibre broadband solution we can provide our customers the best possible technology there is in the fibre world,” said Tommi Linna, CEO at Valoo.
“The solution enables us to deliver network connection to multiple customers using the same fibre and accelerate Internet connections up to 20 gigabit and beyond. With Nokia’s new Altiplano controller, we can bring advanced open-access network solutions to the Finnish market.”
Valoo (Adola Oy) is 100% owned by DIF Capital Partners, an independent infrastructure equity fund controlling more than €15 billion of investments globally. Valoo focuses on fibre broadband access and is undergoing large-scale fibre developments in the Finnish market. In February 2023, the company announced that as well as building fibre networks it will offer Internet service subscriptions itself and make its network available to third-party operators.
