As part of the three-year RUNE project, 233,000 households in 165 municipalities in Slovenia and 130,000 households in 45 municipalities in Croatia will be able to access the Internet at speeds up to 10 Gbit/s
Iskratel, a leading European broadband solutions provider, will provide active and passive equipment for the construction of an ultra-fast optical (XGS-PON and GPON) broadband network in 210 municipalities as part of the RUNE (Rural Network) project with its partners Rune Enia in Slovenia and Rune Crow in Croatia. As part of the three-year project, 233,000 households in 165 Slovenian municipalities and 130,000 households in 45 municipalities in Croatia will be able to access the Internet at speeds up to 10 Gbit/s.
“The RUNE project plays an extremely important role in rural development by providing ultra-fast optical broadband network. We are delighted to be contributing to this goal in Iskratel with state-of-the-art telecommunications equipment that is the result of our own development and production. All the more so because we have succeeded in the current, challenging economic environment,” said Director of the Iskratel Broadband Business Unit, Matjaz Aljancic.
Goran Zivec, Director of RUNE Enia, d. o. o. stressed that the RUNE project is the first and at the moment the only international project in the European Union connecting the territories of several Member States with ultra-fast broadband infrastructure. “Providing an open-broadband access network to all citizens, regardless of their location, is of utmost importance for the development of rural areas. I am delighted that we, together with our partner Iskratel, will make this possible,” he added.
About RUNE project
RUNE, recipient of the prestigious European Broadband Award in December last year, is the first project in Europe financed by the CEBF to address the lack of broadband infrastructure in rural areas by using private investment instruments, without public non-refundable sources. More information about the RUNE project available on: https://www.ruralnetwork.eu.