EWG PROJECT - CEF2 DIGITAL

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13 October 2025

Netia Project - CEF2 Digital

Netia S.A. signed a Grant Agreement with the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA) regarding the implementation of the "East West Gate" project.

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PROJECT “EAST WEST GATE”

• Project aims to support the deployment of DWDM backbone infrastructure to provide increased connectivity to international traffic exchange points (Frankfurt, Berlin, Prague) and access to cloud services of the largest providers of this type of solutions in the world (Google, Microsoft etc.)
• Construction of DWDM backbone infrastructure based on the ASON architecture with the possibility of securing services.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Netia's project was prepared in response to Call for proposals CEF2 Digital - Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways (CEF-DIG-2022-GATEWAYS).
•   Project starting date: March 2024
•   Project end date: August 2025
•   Project duration: 18 months

TECHNICAL SOLUTION

DWDM based on GMRE nodes allowes to build Intelligent Optical Networks (ION):
•   Automatic and fast connection sharing.
•   High network flexibility and scalability.
•   Optimized use of network resources.
•   High fault tolerance with minimal resource inventory.
•   Interoperability of different technologies: IP, ATM, SONET/SDH and OTH

The GMPLS protocol suite supports the following features:
•   Exchange of topology and resource information between node networks.
•   Communicating routing decisions to the nodes involved.
•   Configuration of appropriate paths.

PSE-6s technology delivers the industry’s first 2.4Tb/s This allows us to connect up to 6 x 400GE or 3 x 800GE services over a single linecard.

PROJECT BENEFITS

	Increase in communication possibilities and capacity between EU countries and Ukraine
	New connections to international traffic exchange points (Frankfurt, Berlin, Prague)
	Enable the provision of innovate services in Poland and Ukraine
	New high speed access to cloud services of world’s largest providers (Google, Microsoft, etc.)
	Attractive affordable prices in wholesale offer
	High security of services with a maximum throughput of 13Tb/s

Results Request For Proposal no. Z/0345/2024

Netia S.A. informs that Results Request For Proposal no. has been resolved. Z/0345/2024 Dark Fiber IRU and Ancillary Services. Below are the results for individual routs:

Results Request For Proposal no. Z/0345/2024/Czech Republic

1. Route Prague (CeColo) - German/Czech Republic border crossing/Waidhaus Area
TENDER WINNER - Nej.cz s.r.o.
2. Route Prague (CeColo) - Polish/Czech Republic border crossing/Cieszyn
TENDER WINNER - ČD - Telematika a.s.

Results Request For Proposal no. Z/0345/2024/Ukraine

1. Polish/Ukraine border crossing Hrebenne Area-Lviv
TENDER WINNER - Science Production Enterprise «STELIT» Ltd
2. Polish/Ukraine border crossing Medyka-Lviv
TENDER WINNER - Limited Liability Company OMEGA TELECOM

Results Request For Proposal no. Z/0345/2024/Germany – not resolved

1. Route Polish/German border crossing Slubice - Berlin Speedbone
2. Route Berlin - Speedbone - Frankfurt am Mein FRA8
3. Route Frankfurt am Mein FRA8 - Frankfurt am Mein FRA5 north/south
4. Route German/Czech Republic border crossing - Frankfurt FR5

Results Request For Proposal no. Z/0876/2024

Netia S.A. informs that Request For Proposal no. Z/0876/2024 (Dark Fiber IRU and Ancillary Services) has been resolved. Results for individual routs - Germany:
1. Route Polish/German border crossing Slubice - Berlin Speedbone
TENDER WINNER - NGN Fiber Network GmbH & Co.KG
2. Route Berlin - Speedbone - Frankfurt am Mein FRA8
TENDER WINNER – EXA Infrastructure Germany GmbH
3. Route Frankfurt am Mein FRA8 - Frankfurt am Mein FRA5 north/south
TENDER WINNER – Relined GmbH
4. Route German/Czech Republic border crossing - Frankfurt FR5
TENDER WINNER – EXA Infrastructure Germany GmbH

Results Request For Proposal no. Z/0929/2025

Netia S.A. informs that Request For Proposal no. Z/0929/2025 for the service of conducting a financial audit of the "East West Gate" Project (CEF DIGITAL), icluding the issuance of a CFS, has been resolved. Results:
1. Grupa Gumułka - Audyt Sp. z o.o. Sp. k. - 36,1 points
2. Audit Lab Sp. z o.o. - 100,0 points - TENDER WINNER
3. KPW Audytor Sp. z o.o. - 69,6 points
4. SWGK Audyt Polska Sp. z o.o. - 24,4 points
5. Kancelaria Biegłego Rewidenta dr Ernest Podgórski - 97,5 points

Netia has organised the Kick-Off Meeting for the East–West-Gate Project on 30th of September, 2024.

Below is Kick-Off Meeting agenda:
•   General project information
•   Project scope and current status
•   Project technical solution
•   Project infrastructure
•   Next Steps – EWG II

The presentation from the opening meeting is here: (PDF file).