Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia's telecommunications carrier, reportedly selected Actelis Networks’, global supplier of Ethernet over copper solutions, Ethernet over copper solutions to deliver enhanced broadband voice and data services across the eastern European country.

Telekom Slovenije is deploying the company’s ML130 and ML2300 next-generation Ethernet aggregation platforms, along with the company's ML600 Ethernet Access Devices, or “EADs.” 

Besides this, Telekom Slovenije is also deploying Actelis' (News - Alert) newly released ML698 EAD, giving the carrier a highly flexible Ethernet in the First Mile, “EFM,” solution capable of scaling from low density central offices and remote terminals serving rural communities to more densely populated metropolitan areas.

CTO of Telekom Slovenije, eljko Puljic, MSc, said that Actelis' superior performance of its ML600 product line played a major factor in Telekom Slovenije's selection. 

Puljic said that the company has been actively seeking established partners, and Actelis met the needs for robust and flexible Ethernet access solutions that the company could utilize for Telekom Slovenije's national broadband roll out and then expand with the company as it grows.

"We needed a compact eight-pair solution that would let us aggregate lower port count customers in our lower density regions, yet have the scalability to meet the needs of customers in heavily populated city centers," said Puljic. 

The company is installing the ML698 in central offices and remote terminals across the country, where it operates as a micro DSLAM.

Standards-compliant and environmentally hardened, the ML698 expands Actelis' central office and remote terminal solutions, offering a compact and cost-effective EFM mini-aggregation solution for low pair count locations. 

Joe Manuele, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Actelis, said that the company remains very active across Europe, helping countries and incumbent carriers alike exploit their existing copper network infrastructures to get broadband services up and running quickly without the expense or delay of trenching new fiber-optic lines.

"We continue to have tremendous success and traction across Europe," said Manuele, who added that the EMEA marketplace is as robust as the U.S. 

Major service providers across the continent are selecting Actelis in large part because of the company’s ongoing commitment to fiber-like rate, reach, and reliability, or what the company calls 'The 3 R's of EFM,' all critical requirements for delivering carrier-class Ethernet services capable of meeting high-grade service level agreements.