Estonia, EU – Baltic States, Good for Business, Internet, Technology

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"Nokia and Starman will deploy the first nationwide 10-gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (10G EPON) in Europe. The new network will let Starman cost-effectively deliver new ultra-broadband services to residential customers living in Estonia and meet growing customer demand for high-speed, high-quality triple-play (voice, internet and cable) services. The network will be gradually rolled out in the fourth quarter of 2016 throughout Estonia after successful lab and field tests," the companies said in a press release.

"We chose Nokia because of their unique ability to provide both the latest technology innovations and expertise from their top specialists. When investing in the internet services we bring to our customers' home, ensuring the technology is future-proof is essential. Today we are choosing solutions that can allow for symmetrical connections greater than 1Gbps, enabling us to skip some current technological developments and take a seat on the new high-speed 10G train," Starman Group Technology Director Jaanus Erlemann said.

AS Starman, which started business in 1992 and employs 330 people at this point, services one in three household in Estonia. The company provides fiber optic cable network-based television, internet and telephone services, and transmits terrestrial digital television signal via the ZUUMtv service, which is available on 90 percent of Estonia's territory. Starman Group owns AS Starman in Estonia and UAB Cgates in Lithuania. The combined revenue of Starman and Cgates in 2015 was 55.6 million euros and operating profit before taxes and depreciation (EBITDA) during the same period totaled 25.6 million euros.