# Prysmian awarded $300M optical cable supply agreement from Verizon

Prysmian Group has been awarded a three-year supply agreement from Verizon worth approximately $300 million to supply over 17 million fiber kilometers of ribbon and loose tube cables for network expansion.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-05-08
- Where: United States
- Value: $300.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 17 million fiber kilometers
- Products: ribbon cables, loose tube cables, optical fiber
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Prysmian](https://endata.com/companies/968.md) (supplier)
- [Verizon Communications Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/23247.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prysmian-awarded-a-300-million-optical-cable-supply-agreement-from-verizon-communications-300452721.html), 2017-05-08: "Prysmian Group has been awarded a significant supply agreement from the US telecom company Verizon Communications to support the company's US network expansion around a next-generation fiber platform."

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