Hudiksvall Municipality Hudiksvall Municipality, Sweden

success story
Hudiksvall Municipality
BUILDING
A CITY
Hudiksvall, Sweden
enhances communication
using Ericsson’s advanced
fiber broadband solution
open access
boosts
choice
Customer Profile
Hudiksvall Municipality (Hudiksvalls
kommun) is one of Sweden’s 290
municipalities, situated in Gävleborg County
in the east of the country. Hudiksvall is a
local authority area with 37,000 inhabitants,
40 percent of those live centrally in the city.
The municipality has built City Networks
since 1999 and the latest investment in
broadband was made in order to drive
penetration with partners and encourage
economic growth. Hudiksvall believes in
providing communication and technology
for all and the open access infrastructure
meets this need.
Website: www.hudiksvall.se
As part of a managed services
agreement, Swedish municipality,
Hudiksvall introduces an open
network broadband solution. The
deal promotes economic growth
and provides a wider choice of
services for the user.
When selecting a home broadband
package, one of the most
appealing aspects for the user is
choice. Whether in terms of price,
bandwidth speed or optional
services, offering a competitive
bundle is imperative if service
providers are to cater for varying
demands and succeed in the
marketplace. For Hudiksvall
residents, choice was limited.
Hudiksvall is a municipality with
37,000 inhabitants, however only
40 percent live centrally in the city.
Due to this low population density,
it became hard for commercial
operators to provide competitive
communications solutions in the area.
On the map
To expand and refresh its services,
Hudiksvall Municipality employed
Zitius, an open access network
operator to transform its already
established City Network. The
communications operator proposed
supplying a network connection to
the inhabitants of the municipality.
By encouraging economic growth
through advanced technology the
municipality is set up for future
development and places Hudiksvall
firmly on the map. Ericsson signed
a seven-year managed services
contract. This included operating
the open access network and
deployment of new lines and capacity
as demand required. As part of this,
Full Service Broadband can be
introduced in individual homes.
On demand
By investing in passive fiber-tothe-home equipment, Hudiksvall
will benefit from having the
most up-to-date, high quality
equipment on the market which
caters for growth in bandwidth
speed as well as supporting the
latest services. Nicklas Björn,
Senior Account Manager in New
Broadband Providers, Ericsson
details how this project differed
from a traditional broadband
contract: “What is unique about
this project is that it involves an
open-network broadband solution
which allows the user to select
services from a Service Provider
(SP) of their choice. Residents will
be able to choose individualized,
high speed broadband services,
such as high-definition IPTV and
video-on-demand. This is about
providing the area with a high
quality infrastructure that will keep
corporations and businesses in the
region and support future growth.”
Next step
To take the next step in delivering
a next-generation City Network,
This model
works with city
development and
is an investment in
improving society.”
Lennart Borgsten,
Chief Executive Officer,
Hudiksvall Municipality
Hudiksvall Municipality required
Ericsson to use existing investments
in the network as well as build in
new technology. Lennart Borgsten,
Chief Executive Officer, Hudiksvall
Municipality comments: “It is
important to be positioned at
the forefront of technological
development in order to attract
enterprises and inhabitants to the
area. Together, Hudiksvall and
Ericsson have created a model that
works with city development across
the public and private sector,
investing in improving society. I
think that this is private-public
partnership at its best.”
Smart technology
Ericsson will manage the network
until 2016. Under the agreement,
Ericsson will supply and deploy
EDA 1200 fiber-access switches
and metro aggregation, as well
as SmartEdge Multi-Service
Edge Routers and core network
products. The open fiber-tothe-home network solution
includes switching old technology
and replacing it with the latest
equipment, building-out to new
users and providing operation and
maintenance services.
Innovative city
The City Network delivers an
innovative communications
environment to Hudiksvall. Apart
from delivering a technicallyadvanced, high speed
communication solution there is
also the possibility to develop
other kinds of services within the
municipality’s core activities, such
as health care, information and
public services.
a high quality infrastructure
will keep corporations
and businesses in the
region and support
future growth.”
Nicklas Björn,
Senior Account Manager in
New Broadband Providers, Ericsson
Real IMPACTS
The advanced fiber broadband solution
uses the latest technology to offer the user
higher broadband speeds and support
overview
Customer:
Hudiksvall Municipality
new services, including high-definition
IPTV and video-on-demand. With an
Customer Objective
open network, consumers can choose
> Communication for all
the Service Provider that they prefer. This
> Open access network
increases competitiveness and leads to a
greater offering in individualized packages
> Encourage growth in the area
to suit differing needs.
Ericsson Solution
The City Network delivers an innovative
communications environment to
support growth in the area for residents,
businesses and enterprises as well as
attract new ventures and inhabitants
to the area. The model works with city
development across the public and
private sector, investing in improving
society and expanding services within the
> Development, operation and
maintenance of an open fiber-to
the-home network solution
> EDA 1200 fiber-access switches,
SmartEdge Multi-Service Edge
Routers and core network
products
> Managed services agreement
municipality’s core activities.
Customer Benefits
>Operator-neutral infrastructure
> Competitve and multiple service
offerings
> Social and economic
development.
To find out more about this article contact
Nicklas Björn
Email: nicklas.bjorn@ericsson.com
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