The Lower Silesian Broadband Network (DSS) is a modern fibre-optic network more than 1,500 kilometres long, with a capacity of up to 100 gigabits per second. On Monday at 11:00 a.m., the symbolic commencement of construction will take place in Warta Bolesławiecka, with the participation of Lower Silesian Voivodeship Marshal's Deputy Jerzy Łużniak.
The modern fibre-optic network, costing more than PLN 215 million, will be built within two years. It will help eliminate so-called “white spots”—places where, due to insufficient telecommunications infrastructure, residents have limited opportunities to connect to the Internet. After its construction, the DSS will remain owned by the Voivodeship; however, it will not provide Internet access to individual users. The network will be operated by an infrastructure operator selected through a tender. The tender procedure is currently being prepared by the Marshal's Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship with the participation of a contract engineer.
The DSS will operate as an open network, meaning it will be available to all telecommunications companies, and the services provided to them will be wholesale services. This will enable commercial entities to build their own networks in areas that have so far been inaccessible to them due to business risk and high investment costs.
The network will reach more than 1,000 villages and small towns, covering approximately 340,000 households. The number of residents who gain direct access to broadband Internet will depend on the activity of operators and local-government units, i.e. municipalities and counties. Nearly 600 access points have been planned under the DSS to meet their needs; as many as 157 will be launched in the first stage, while further points will be activated by the DSS operator in line with demand reported by the market.
(information: UMWD/ii)