INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE

This nationwide initiative, known as FabriQ, forms the‘ digital aorta’ for all fixed and mobile services delivered by KPN to millions of consumer, business and wholesale users across a range of enterprise sectors, supporting increased speed, greater resilience and KPN’ s focus on reduced energy use.

KPN is a leading telecom provider in the Netherlands, offering mobile, fixed-line, IT and wholesale services. The company has been rapidly expanding its fibre-optic network, aiming to make high-speed broadband widely available across the country while supporting national connectivity ambitions.

With Nokia’ s latest generation of FP5-powered IP routers and PSE-6-based optical systems, KPN’ s network will support more than 216 terabits per second, up from 48 terabits per second today, and enable customer services of more than 10 gigabits per second. The new architecture also strengthens resiliency and automation capabilities, making the network more secure, flexible and scalable for the long term.

This strategic deployment replaces the current infrastructure and helps KPN meet its ambition to maintain its position as the Netherlands’ leading digital service provider. It also creates a foundation for future Digital Transformation initiatives across consumer, enterprise and wholesale markets.

The programme marks the first brownfield deployment of segment routing over IPv6 at this scale in Europe. By decoupling network control from physical topology, segment routing over IPv6 enables simplified automation, improved fault handling and more flexible traffic management. These capabilities are essential for supporting dynamic cloud-based services that are increasingly becoming the backbone of modern economies.

Erik Brands, Executive Vice-President, Network, KPN, said: " FabriQ is the foundation of KPN’ s digital infrastructure. It supports millions of Dutch businesses and users across a range of sectors including manufacturing, commercial real estate and smart building. We are happy to select Nokia as our technology partner. Nokia’ s high-performance IP and optical platforms give us the capacity, security and automation we need for today’ s services and for the next decade of digital growth."

Matthieu Bourguignon, Senior Vice-President, Network Infrastructure, Europe, Nokia, said: " This project marks the next chapter in our longstanding relationship with KPN as we support the company in building one of Europe’ s most advanced core and transport networks. By introducing 800G-ready systems, segment routing over IPv6 capabilities and massive capacity upgrades, KPN is raising the bar for telecom infrastructure whilst doing so with a sharp focus on energy efficiency, service flexibility and long-term resilience."

The FabriQ network is designed to seamlessly connect any type of access to any service on any layer, whether to KPN’ s own cloud or public cloud providers, with advanced encryption and intelligent failover built in. It will also support services including IP core and peering, metro core, monitoring and lawful intercept, optical core and service edge, enabling business and wholesale customers nationwide to benefit from high-capacity connectivity and improved quality of service. •

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