Regulatory News

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Great Plains Communications (GPC) Announces High-Speed Fiber-Optic Broadband Now Available Throughout Blair, Nebraska 4/5/2022

   Great Plains Communications (GPC), the Midwestern telecommunications provider with a growing, privately-owned 16,500+ mile fiber network reaching 13 states, announced the completion of its fiber-optic infrastructure build in Blair, Nebraska.

8. Volcano Monitoring With Fiber Optic Cables 4/4/2022

   To better understand and predict volcanic events, a better understanding of the diverse subsurface processes involved is required. A new way to detect such processes, even if they are very subtle, is to use fiber optic cables as sensors.

9. Ziply™ Fiber Is Upgrading Its Existing Network To Bring Multi-Gig Fiber Internet To Thousands Of Locations From Central Washington To Western Idaho 3/31/2022

   Ziply™ Fiber today announced plans to upgrade its existing copper networks in Wenatchee, Washington, as well as Osburn and St. Maries, Idaho, to its new, ultra-high-speed, 100 percent fiber-optic network later this year.

10. PCCW Global Doubles Capacity On PEACE Cable System With Infinera’s ICE Technology 3/29/2022

    Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) and PCCW Global, a leading international telecommunications service provider, announced today the completion of a significant deployment on the PEACE cable system between Marseille, Cyprus and Abu Talat.