Fiberoptic network to Rossfjordstraumen

The objective is to install and test a fiberoptic network for health care institutions, schools and a vocational training centre in the community. SMEs in the area will also have the opportunity to join the network.

Our project succeeded in a very tough national competition among 40 other proposals. The initiative came from the local Rossfjord community, and alliances was made with the Lenvik commune authorities and relevant organisations on the regional and national level. Norut IT was chosen as RTD partner and project manager.
- This is a very exiting project which we really believe in, says Lenvik mayor Arne Bergland. Manager of the regional broadband project in Troms, Svein Eriksen, stresses the added value he will get from a strong local infrastructure. The rural community already has a broadband wireless access network. The new fiber infrastructure connects the access network to the rest of the world, and eliminates any present or future bottlenecks.

Contacts:
Jan Eirik Nordahl, ICT-manager Lenvik kommune tlf 975 17 103
Tommy Nordås, Troms fagprøvesenter tlf. 916 46 460
Audun Heggelund, Norut IT, prosject management tlf 950 58 475

Rossfjordfiber project organisation:
Responsible: Lenvik kommune.
Manager : Norut IT ved systemansvarlig Audun Heggelund.
Steering group: Mayor in Lenvik Arne Bergland, Board Leader in NUR Rita Myrvang and project manager for Bredbåndsfylket Troms Svein Eriksen.

Lenvik commune and Norut IT meet "Bredbåndsfylket Troms" to co-ordinate plans for broadband fiber to Rossfjordstraumen

Source: HØYKOM