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FTTH Solutions (end-to-end)

CBE is a Leading Company in the market and an international benchmark in the area of FTTH and FTTH solutions (End-to-End): Turn-key and Built to Suit.

CBE is member of the FTTH Council Europe, the world's largest organisation in the FTTH industry, and CBE President & CEO is member of the Board of this important Brussels-based organisation (www.ftthcouncil.eu).

CBE's experience in FTTH, with more than 1.5 million homes passed in FTTH and HFC, and worldwide partnerships, make CBE an international benchmark and attending all FTTH conferences and forums.


Planning, design and consulting in FTTH networks

CBE's engineering team is highly qualified and specialised in the field of FTTH, has been actively involved in all major projects of telecoms operators, namely:

  • Involvement in 5 FTTH projects for different telecoms operators;

  • Over 1.5 million homes passed in FTTH and HFC networks;

  • Over 15.000 Km of optical fibre deployed in FTTH / FTTN projects.


Specialised areas:

  • Design and development of architectures for FTTH networks;

  • Planning, design and calculation of FTTH networks;

  • Technical consultancy on FTTH networks (engineering, construction, installation, etc.);

  • Development of specific software and applications for FTTH networks;

  • Outsourcing.


Construction and installation of FTTH networks

CBE has extensive experience in the construction and installation of fibre optics networks, particularly FTTH - Fiber to the Home.

Important investments in employee specialisation and the use of latest generation tools and equipment make CBE a market leader and an international benchmark in the area of FTTH networks and solutions:

  • Over 5 million fusion splices;

  • Over 2 million power meter and OTDR tests;

  • Over 15.000 Km optical fibre installed and tested in FTTH / FTTN networks;

  • Over 500.000 Turn-key / Built to suit homes passed in FTTH networks.


Specialised areas:

  • Deployment of FTTH network, On Time On Cost;

  • Installation and configuration of routers, ONT's and OLT's;

  • Attenuation, reflectance (ORL) and reflectometry (OTDR) tests;

  • Go Live of the FTTH Network .


Operation and maintenance of networks FTTH (O&M)


CBE has unique skills as an integrator: technology and infrastructures.

Specialisation in cost reductions (OPEX) and in innovative O&M business models, make CBE the trusted company for many operators to ensure networks operation and maintenance (O&M) services.

Service integration and resource optimisation are the basis of O&M contracts and OPEX and cost reductions in the following areas:

FTTH preventive and corrective maintenance:

  • Fibre optics networks - FTTN / FTTH;

  • Power and air conditioning systems in central offices.


Equipment integration :

  • Performance tests;

  • Network monitoring.


Network operation:

  • Configuration update;

  • Alarm management.


Turn-Key and Built to Suit FTTH network solutions

CBE is a Leading Company in the market and an international benchmark in the area of FTTH and FTTH solutions (End-to-End): Turn-key and Built to Suit.

CBE's experience in FTTH, with over 1.5 million homes passed in FTTH and HFC networks, means that this is the model that ensures the best results: huge time savings, shared responsibility and the best return on investment for operators.

Having managed and developed projects under Turn-Key and Built to Suit models since 1999, CBE has the know-how and experience that allow optimisation of the entire value chain.

The maturity of existing processes, extensively tested and proven, are the guarantee of success of On Time, and On Cost Projects.

Advantages in choosing Turn-key and Built to Suit:

  • Streamlining of the operator management effort;

  • Design geared towards results;

  • Time-to-Market optimisation;

  • Greater accountability of all Stakeholders;

  • More effective control of costs: CAPEX and OPEX;

  • Greater scalability and flexibility.


Selection of materials and equipment for FTTH networks

The selection of material is a key factor for designing FTTH networks, with direct impact on CAPEX and OPEX.

Due to the company's vast experience, CBE has developed expertise in the optimisation of FTTH networks, both in Time-to-Market and in cost and OPEX reductions.

CBE's materials selection process allows the identification of the best solutions, equipment and partnerships with global manufacturers according to:

  • Cost, quality and reliability;

  • Ease of handling and installation;

  • Applicability;

  • Maintenance and operation costs.


The search for the best solutions has led to the development of new equipment, providing CBE with an extensive portfolio of solutions that suit the needs of each Customer and the specifics of each FTTH network.

CBE's experience in FTTH, with over 1.5 million homes passed by FTTH and HFC networks, and worldwide Networking and partnerships, make CBE a leading company and an international benchmark.

CBE is member of FTTH Council Europe, the world's largest organisation in the FTTH industry, and CBE President & CEO is member of the Board of this important Brussels-based organisation (www.ftthcouncil.eu).