INDUSTRY NEWS

• Arvig’s Fiber Optic Infrastructure Program For Multi-Unit Complexes Completes 10,000 Installations

  Telecommunications and broadband provider Arvig has announced it has installed a fiber optic connection into more than 10,000 townhome, condo and apartment units within the Twin Cities, St. Cloud, and Rochester area.

• Ciena Powers Havfrue, Bulk Fiber Networks’ First Submarine Cable

  Bulk Fiber Networks is enhancing its Havfrue submarine cable system with network infrastructure from Ciena.

• Conexon Launches Internet Service Provider Connect; Partners With Central Georgia EMC And Southern Rivers Energy To Build 6,890-Mile Fiber-To-The-Home Network

  Rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon today launched its internet service provider subsidiary, Connect.

• Sertex Broadband Solutions Mobilizes Rhode Island’s First Fiber Network Buildout On Block Island

  Despite rough seas, winter winds, and limited ferry availability, Sertex Broadband Solutions - the leading regional expert in rural fiber optic infrastructure deployment - has mobilized equipment and transported thousands of feet of micro duct conduit onto Block Island.

• Saddleback Communications Completes Fiber To The Home Network Build For SRPMIC

  Saddleback Communications, a provider of world-class, fiber-based voice and data communications to business and residential customers in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC), has completed its Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployment, bringing high-speed internet access up to 500Mbps to all Community-member homes.