The dark fiber service is defined as making available to customers an optical fiber transmission medium between two interconnection points as dark fiber (that is, not “lit” or without transmissions through it).
This transmission medium consists of the physical connection (splicing) of optical fiber segments along the Government of Navarra’s fiber‑optic backbone network managed by Nasertic, which comprises more than 1,000 km of optical fiber deployed along the main communication corridors (roads, highways, and motorways) that structure the Chartered Community of Navarra, connecting towns and major telecommunication centres.
Specifically, dark fiber links are dedicated, point‑to‑point connections that allow customers to create their own fully private communication network, since this type of service does not involve any intermediate active equipment. In other words, it is a dedicated link used exclusively for transmitting large amounts of data using one or more optical fiber strands.
The delivery of the dark fiber service includes all the necessary activities to establish the physical connection through the fiber‑optic cable between the agreed interconnection points.
The customer may use this transmission medium during the contracted period by connecting to it the telecommunications equipment required for its operation.
Citizens of Navarra, public administrations, and companies in accessing telecommunications services of general interest.
The Government of Navarra has a high‑capacity backbone fiber infrastructure that supports not only its corporate voice and data network, but also other strategically important services such as rural broadband, television broadcasting, emergency communications, and road tunnel communications.
Given the interest expressed by some telecommunications operators, and after analysing the occupancy status of the network and future needs for the self‑provision services for which it was created, the Government of Navarra and Nasertic identified surplus capacity in some sections of the network and, through this service, make that surplus available to telecommunications operators on the wholesale market.
This aims to be an enabling measure to promote the deployment of next‑generation networks throughout the entire territory of the Chartered Community, so that they can reach all citizens, public administrations, and companies regardless of their geographical location, contributing to territorial cohesion and helping to prevent the digital divide by sharing this infrastructure with private telecommunications operators, while respecting neutrality, transparency, and non‑discrimination obligations.
- Single‑mode fiber
- ITU‑T G.652.D and ITU‑T G.655.C standards
- Loose‑tube cables
- Tight‑buffered cables
- Micro‑trenching ducting
- Telecommunications Operators
Prysmian Group
Telnet Fiber Optic
Optral
Cables de Comunicaciones
Euskotelecom
Mkom
Eusko-Villanueva
ADI
Calaf
Temon