www.cabling.datwyler.com © 2014 Datwyler Cabling Solutions. All rights reserved. © Image: www.fotolia.com. 1 As the general contractor appointed by Emirates Telecom- munications Corporation (Etisalat) based in the United Arab Emirates, Datwyler Middle East was responsible among other things for design validation and optimisation, the supply and installation of fibre optic cables and system ac- cessories, project monitoring and cost control, testing and acceptance, and for reporting and documentation. The project on Al Reem Island essentially involved installing a PoP (Point of Presence) – also called a control centre, node or head station – in the Sky Tower, the installation of fibre optic networks in the individual buildings and con- nections between the PoP and the high-

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