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Louisiana city blazes high-speed Web trail

Feb 2, 2012 —

LAFAYETTE, La. – In this tradition-rich city known for its crawfish etouffee and Zydeco stomps, high-speed Internet rules. Web videos upload in a few quick seconds. Surgeons review online pathology reports from their living rooms. University students share bulky research files with one another electronically at lightning speeds. Read more about FTTH Council member LUS Fiber in USA Today...

World-class FibreOP TV and Internet services coming to Bridgewater

Jan 27, 2012 —

Bridgewater, NS – Bell Aliant is bringing its fibre-to-the home (FTTH) network to Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, investing $2.1 million to expand its FibreOP™ services to 4,300 homes and businesses in the area. Read more....

Saint John named one of the world’s Top 7 Intelligent Communities

Jan 23, 2012 —

SAINT JOHN – Saint John’s renaissance has caught the world’s attention. The city has been named one of the world’s Top 7 Intelligent Communities by the Intelligent Community Forum, an international-based think-tank dedicated to economic and social development in the broadband economy. One of the top deciding factors was “Bell Aliant’s FibreOP™, an FTTH network which boasts the fastest speeds in Canada.” Read more...

Chattanooga Launches Geek Hunt

Dec 19, 2011 —

Chattanooga today announced a new initiative to recruit the Nation’s top tech talent for the Gig Tank™, a summer start-up accelerator that challenges both Entrepreneurs and students to build high-speed apps and businesses on Chattanooga’s 100% fiber optic network. The mid-sized city surprised the world a year ago by completing America’s first and only community-wide network which can deliver up to 1 gigabit-per-second speeds to more than 150,000 homes and businesses in a 600 square mile area.

LUS Fiber and Skyscraper Data Solutions Join to Meet the Needs of a Growing Demand

Nov 16, 2011 —

LAFAYETTE, LA – In 2010 the volume of digital information created and duplicated reached 1.2 zettabytes, according to a report from IDC Digital Universe. One zettabyte is equal to 1 quadrillion gigabytes, a number so large it is almost impossible to imagine. Nonetheless, that is how much data we create through our increasingly digital lifestyles. Read more >>>

Clearfield CEO Finalist for a Stevie Award

Oct 19, 2011 —

MINNEAPOLIS (October 18, 2011) — Clearfield Inc.’s (NASDAQ: CLFD) president, CEO and founding member, Cheri Beranek, has been named a finalist in the 8th Annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business. The international competition recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding women executives, business owners, and the organizations they run. The category for which she was nominated is “Best Executive – Non-Services Businesses – Up to 2,500 Employees.” Read more...

The 3M Crimplok+ Connector Provides Fast, Easy Installation and Reliable Fiber Connectivity without a Splice, Gel or Adhesive

Sep 21, 2011 —

AUSTIN, Texas – Sept. 13, 2011 – Operators seeking fast, easy field installation of fiber connectors without sacrificing reliability now have a new option. The 3M Communication Markets Division today released the 3M™ Crimplok™+ Connector, the first-known commercially available FTTX field-mounted connector for 900 µm single-mode fiber that meets indoor and outdoor performance requirements without a splice, gel or adhesive.

Texas’ Single Largest Broadband Stimulus Winner Selects ADTRAN for FTTP Build Out

Sep 21, 2011 —

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a le

GVTC Launches Triad’s Calix B6 Interface to Auto Provision DSL From Billing to DSLAM

Sep 8, 2011 —

ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 25, 2011 – Enhanced Telecommunications (d/b/a) ETI Software Solutions, Inc., (ETI) (www.etisoftware.com), announced its largest Calix B6 deployment yet with Texas co-op GVTC Communications. ETI’s flagship B/OSS product, Triad, provides automated, flow-through service activation to GVTC’s DSL ports via an interface to the Calix B6 family of Ethernet Service Access Node (ESANs).

New Trihawk HD Downhole Tools Now Available at Ditch Witch Dealerships

Sep 7, 2011 —

PERRY, Oklahoma — The Charles Machine Works (CMW), Inc., manufacturer of Ditch Witch® underground construction equipment, now offers TriHawk® downhole tools through its worldwide network of Ditch Witch dealerships.