Haifa's fiber in sewer system is fully protected from the heavy explosions created by Hezbollah's rockets.

Mayor of Haifa: to enlarge the fiber in sewer project in Haifa to other cities:
The Haifa fiber in sewer system is fully protected from the heavy explosions created by Hezbollah's rockets.
Haifa, August 2006 –The fiber optics network installed by Bidsnet Ltd is function perfectly although the heavy rocket's strikes fired by the Hezbollah.

Bidsnet Ltd is the representative in Israel of WKA (WKA owned and operated by the City of Vienna, Austria, Water and Sewer Department (CableRunner Europe, a.k.a. WKA), a leading fiber optic infrastructure provider), and the City Of Haifa, Water, sewer and drainage Division, built the fiber in sewer project in Haifa the third largest city in Israel.

The fiber optics project connecting the control centers of the water, sewer and drainage division with the city of Haifa central control center 'using Haifa's sewer pipes of 500 mm and 600 mm.
The project enables the water, sewer and drainage division of Haifa to connect the city facilities via the new services tunnel. The city of Haifa owned public-safety fiber optic network that links city government buildings, road control, surveillance systems and other applications. The City used conventional methods and conduit in the rights of way to deploy the first phase of E-Net. Fiber in sewer solution allowed the City to connect buildings more difficult to reach.

Yona Yahav the Mayor of Haifa recommended to expand the trial in to the entire city and also to other municipalities. Mr. Yahav mentioned the contribution of connecting cellular low power antennas to fiber optics in order to reduce the over all radiation of cellular towers and to improve the city look Rafi Glick the CEO of Bidsnet Ltd and the project's contactor said." I am proud that the fiber in sewer project did not damage by the Hezbollah's rockets and continue to serve the citizens of Haifa. This project with Bidsnet, WKA and the City of Haifa is a great opportunity for Haifa to continue as one of the most wired cities in Israel. The fiber optics installed 3-5 meters underground and also protected by the cement's pipe. The regular fiber optics networks is installed 80 cm underground and is more sensitive to rocket's explosion then the fiber in sewer system.

“The project demonstrated sewer in fibers technology in extreme conditions. The fiber optics profile stands during flow in main collecting pipe of 500 mm and 600 mm and in high velocity of sewer, coming from Mount Carmel 400 meters above sea level”.

For further information in Haifa please contact:

Rafi Glick CEO
Bidsnet Ltd
3 Sirkin ,Kfar Saba,Israel
Phone: +972-52-3450310
Fax: :+972-9-7457646
Email: rafiglick@cablerunner.co.il
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