Digital Solutions

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Meeting the challenge of exponential growth in data

Data is the lifeblood of the modern economy. As new technologies emerge, the demand for digital communications of all descriptions expands exponentially. Sharing information, purchasing online, researching, creating – all completed online and needing fast, reliable and secure data networks.

None of this is possible without robust cable infrastructure and Prysmian has been at the heart of this digital revolution from the start.

We make the cable that transmits data across continents, throughout nations and into individual homes and businesses. From research and development to manufacture and testing, we do it all in-house. Our Digital Solutions business unit offers the reassurance and efficiency of a single-source provider, allowing us to offer integrated, end-to-end solutions and expertise at every stage.

Optical fibre applications

Our fibre-optic cable leads the world in capacity, speed and reliability, handling ever-greater bandwidth with ease. Prysmian is in control of the entire design and manufacturing process, from drawing the glass fibres to designing the compounds that ensure the cable sheaths are flexible, fire resistant and durable.

Connectivity for the Telecommunications sector

Complementing our fibre-optic cable is a range of connectivity products for the telecoms sector – widely used in the building of fibre to the premises (FTTP) networks. Based right here in the UK our research and design team work closely with our customers, designing the products that suit local buildings and local installation practices.

Structured Cabling

For enterprise we offer our Universal Cabling range. Emerging out of our expertise in high-capacity copper cables for Cat 5 and Cat 6 installations, the offer now comprises a comprehensive end-to-end solution for structured cabling. Fibre optic and copper cable combined with the components and connectivity products to provide world-class service.

Complete cabling solution for data centres

A similar systems approach drives our promise of wrap-around cable provision for data centres, including both power and communication cable, with ducting, panels and components to provide the full communications infrastructure for data centre buildings.

Our three business pillars

Innovation: Discovering new products and solutions
Our R&D centres of excellence are hotbeds of radical and incremental innovation. This spirit of innovation is shared across our business, and we dedicate time, investment and skill to engineer meaningful innovations that will impact our customers’ businesses. So we can help them solve every challenge they face.

Global footprint: Making our technology accessible
With 30+ manufacturing facilities spread across multiple continents, our supply chain is unrivalled in the telecoms industry. Not only can we save time and money on logistics, and pass those savings on to our customers, we also have complete control over our production. So we can offer competitively priced solutions for every customer.

Customer intimacy: Maintaining close customer relations
With a global business presence and more than 5,000 Prysmian people dedicated to the Digital Solutions BU, we are closer to our customers than any of our competitors. But it’s not just our proximity that sets us apart: our experts have the regionalised knowledge, sector expertise and hands-on experience your business needs to address its challenges.

Digital Solutions