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OpenNet to start residential fibre-point installation

THE mammoth task of wiring up Singapore for ultra high-speed broadband access has entered the home stretch with the start of residential installation works by project winner OpenNet.

In this phase of the project, the firm extends its new underground fibre-optic cables to all local homes. A new plastic ducting system and wall plate will be installed in each residential unit, much like how Singapore Telecom’s fixed-line telephone wiring and StarHub’s cable infrastructure reaches homes today.

Some 32,000 residential premises are expected to be fitted with the new fibre-optic links during initial deployment. These are spread across areas such as Tanjong Pagar, Jurong, Macpherson, Pasir Ris, Holland Road and Continue reading