Prysmian Cables & Systems, based in Italy, has signed a contract with Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Co. to supply 6300 km of fiber optic cable for a national communications backbone buildout.

The cable, supplied through Italian main contractor SIRTI, will be produced at Prysmian’s Italian production facility at Livorno Ferraris in Italy and will contain from 24 to 96 optical fibers, depending on their location within the network. Installation of the cables will be completed in approximately 18 months, although the network will continue to evolve as other regions and cities are subsequently reached by fiber.