Enable Services has selected Huawei New Zealand to supply the fibre equipment for its Christchurch UFB build, the second-largest in the country by coverage area.

It's the second big win for Huawei, which late last year was named as supplier for Ultrafast Fibre, the company responsible for the UFB build in the central North Island.

The new deal will also include service and maintenance expertise, and is ‘one of the most important' to the build, according to Enable Services general manager – network, John Humm.

"It's very pleasing to have finalised a deal with Huawei,” Humm says.

"The network equipment provided by Huawei is going to deliver services to our homes, schools and businesses for the next 50 years and more.

Huawei will supply the optical equipment, including micro tube ducting and optical fibre cables, as well as open access Ethernet network solutions. The access network will use leading edge Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) and Gigabit Point to Point Ethernet over the Huawei network equipment, and a Metro Ethernet switching system.

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