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Five vendors competed for the contract to supply optical transmission equipment for forskningsnettet, the Danish National Research and Education Network (NREN) run by DeiC. Ericsson won together with its partner, ECI Telecom.

The new equipment is set to replace Alcatel equipment which has been operating since 2008. The new equipment allows for data rates at 100 Gbit/s. The existing gear may be configured with up to 40 channels per connections, whereas the new equipment allows for 88 channels.

The request for tender was originally issued in December, but too few vendors submitted requests to participate. Therefore, the process was stopped. It has now been restarted.

DeiC expects to spend between DKK 18 million and 30 million on optical transmission equipment for Forskningsnettet, the Danish National Research and Education Network.

The procurement process has three steps:

First, a number of potential vendors are selected. DeiC expects to select five vendors.

Next, the vendors submit their proposals. Finally, DeiC selects a vendor.

DeiC has issued a request for tender via TED (Tenders Electronic Daily). The process has three steps:

First, a number of potential vendors are selected. DeiC expects to select between five and eight vendors.

Next, the vendors submit their proposals. Finally, DeiC selects a vendor.

The purpose is to expand network bandwidth. Currently, the fastest connections in Forskningsnettet have a bandwidth of 10 Gbit/s. They will be upgraded to 100 Gbit/s.