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Clearfield To Acquire Nestor Cables, A Leading European Developer And Manufacturer Of Fiber Optic Cable Solutions
5/17/2022
Clearfield, Inc. (“Clearfield”) (NASDAQ: CLFD), the specialist in fiber management and connectivity platforms for communication service providers, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Finnish company Nestor Cables Oy (“Nestor”), a leading developer and manufacturer of fiber optic cable solutions.
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Fiber Optic Sensing Tracks Sea Ice Formation In Arctic Waters
5/9/2022
Using a telecommunications fiber-optic-based sensing system, researchers were able to track the spread of sea ice in near-real-time over a 40-kilometer stretch of the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska.
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Eastern Upper Peninsula Rural Communities To Receive High Speed Broadband Internet
5/5/2022
Merit Network was awarded a $2.99 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Recovery Assistance Grant to support construction of 70 miles of middle-mile fiber optic infrastructure in the Upper Peninsula.
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HUBER+SUHNER To Accelerate FTTH Rollout With New Self-Installation Connectivity Solution
5/5/2022
A new Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) modular connectivity solution by HUBER+SUHNER is the first on the market to enable subscribers to partially install their own fiber.
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Nortech Systems Launches New Active Optical Xtreme (AOX) Solution For Machine Vision And Factory Automation Uses
4/28/2022
Nortech Systems Incorporated (the “Company”) a global leader in specialized design and manufacturing solutions for complex electrical and electromedical components, announced this week the launch of its newest active optical technology platform, Active Optical Xtreme (AOX).
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NorthState Will Partner With Orange County To Provide 100% Fiber-Optic Internet Service To 28,000 Homes And Businesses; Includes Many Underserved Areas Of The County
4/27/2022
NorthState and Orange County have announced a public-private partnership to bring ultra-high-speed fiber internet service to approximately 28,000 homes and businesses in Orange County, North Carolina, including nearly 10,000 locations that currently have little or no internet service.
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Cologix Partners With IQ Fiber To Provide State-Of-The-Art Connectivity To Jacksonville
4/27/2022
Cologix, North America’s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company, announced today that IQ Fiber, Northeast Florida’s only local residential fiber-optic internet service provider, has partnered with Cologix to support IQ Fiber’s network deployment in the Jacksonville area.
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Nokia Next-Gen PON Solution Powers Fiber Optic Network In Lucerne
4/26/2022
Nokia announced today that the Swiss energy services company, Energie Wasser Luzern (ewl), has deployed its next-generation PON fiber solution. Nokia is replacing the legacy network with the latest fiber access technology, providing a single network for business and residential customers, as well as for smart metering services
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Schleswig-Holstein Netz Tests Quantum-Secured Transport Over Aerial Fiber With ADVA
4/26/2022
ADVA today announced that Schleswig-Holstein Netz, one of northern Germany’s largest power grid operators, has successfully completed a field trial of quantum-secured data transport using the ADVA FSP 3000 platform with ConnectGuard Layer 1 encryption technology.
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New Self-Cleaning Optical Fiber Can Help In Monitoring Environment And Diagnosing Cancer
4/21/2022
Researchers at Tampere University have successfully developed a novel optical fiber design allowing the generation of rainbow laser light in the molecular fingerprint electromagnetic region.