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1. Arvig’s Fiber Optic Infrastructure Program For Multi-Unit Complexes Completes 10,000 Installations 2/9/2021

   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.

2. Ciena Powers Havfrue, Bulk Fiber Networks’ First Submarine Cable 2/8/2021

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

3. 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 2/8/2021

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

4. Sertex Broadband Solutions Mobilizes Rhode Island’s First Fiber Network Buildout On Block Island 2/8/2021

   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.

5. Saddleback Communications Completes Fiber To The Home Network Build For SRPMIC 2/4/2021

   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.

6. Nokia Ships Its 100 Millionth Fiber Solution Helping TDS To Introduce 10G Speeds 2/2/2021

   Nokia today announced that it has reached 100 million fiber broadband shipments. This marks another milestone for Nokia in the North America fiber market after achieving world firsts for large GPON deployments, Gigabit cities and 10 Gigabit rollouts.

7. Unite Private Networks Expands Fiber Accessibility In Dallas With Stream Data Centers 1/28/2021

   Unite Private Networks (UPN), a leading provider of high-capacity, fiber-based communication networks, today announces that it is offering a full suite of high-bandwidth Ethernet, IP, dark fiber and data transport services to customers at Stream Data Centers' DFW VII facility in Garland, Texas. 

8. Hurricane Electric Expands Global Network To New Jersey With New Point Of Presence At NJFX 1/27/2021

   Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced today that it has deployed a new Point of Presence (PoP) at NJFX, the only Cable Landing Station (CLS) colocation campus in the U.S. offering Tier 3, carrier-neutral data center capabilities.

9. Wave Broadband Acquires Digital West, Adding California’s Central Coast Region To West Coast Fiber Network 1/26/2021

   Wave Broadband, a division of Astound Broadband, the sixth largest cable operator in the United States, today announced that it has acquired Digital West, a provider of fiber optic connectivity and related services for thousands of business customers in California’s Central Coast region.

10. Hexatronic Signs A Strategic Supply Agreement With Vocus In Australia 1/22/2021

    Hexatronic Australia Pty, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hexatronic Group AB, has signed a strategic supply agreement with the communications provider Vocus Pty, to supply fibre optic cables.