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Stofa and Teleste deliver
network products and services
for Stofa’s upgrade
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eleste, a leading provider of video and
broadband technologies and related
services, has signed a framework
agreement with Stofa to deliver the next-
generation network products and services
for Stofa’s cable network upgrade to the
new DOCSIS 3.1 technology. The agreement
is a continuation of a long product-related
cooperation between Teleste and Stofa,
which is now being extended with detailed
network design services. The value of the
two-year agreement is expected to exceed
EUR7 million.
Stofa is the second-largest cable and
fibre-based TV and consumer broadband
company in Denmark. When finished,
this new cable network upgrade project
will enable 1GBit/s network speeds over
Stofa’s cable network, allowing customers
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smooth and reliable access to all Internet-
based video and TV content offering.
“We wish to offer our customers services that
include more than just the Internet,” said Ole
Fruekilde, CEO of Stofa. “Excellent customer
satisfaction comes from fast and stable
connectivity that answers each customer’s
needs, whether they wish to check emails,
or watch online video and TV content that
require high data transmission capacity.
Working with Teleste, we have been able to
improve the reliability of our network during
the past years; and now, we are pleased
to continue our previous cooperation in
upgrading our network to meet the growing
capacity requirements for years to come.”
Teleste’s deliveries for the project will include
the company’s next-generation intelligent
amplifiers and RF passives. To ensure fast
and consistent upgrade of the networks,
Teleste will also provide Stofa with detailed
planning services. Combining service expertise
to high-end products ensures that Stofa’s
customers will be able to take full advantage
of the increased network capacity and speed.
“We are pleased to continue our long-term
cooperation with Stofa in designing and
building networks for today, as well as for
the future. Answering customers’ service
expectations requires high-quality networks
with great capacity and optimum reliability.
We are confident that combining our state-
of-the-art products with our expertise in
network design and planning, we will be able
to help Stofa upgrade its network to meet
the service expectations from headend to
home,” stated Hanno Narjus, SVP of Network
Products at Teleste. n
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