Leaders and innovators in the fiber-to-the-home arena for 2014 A BBC Staff Report B roadband Communities’ annual FTTH Top 100 list celebrates organizations for their contributions to “Building a Fiber-Connected World.” Connecting the world with fiber requires a complex ecosystem, and one of the goals in constructing this list is to represent as many niches in that ecosystem as possible. Obviously, the first component of a fiber-connected world is optical fiber, and the second is connections – not only physical connectors but also enclosures, ORGANIZATIONS APPEARING ON THE FTTH TOP 100 LIST FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2014 BHC Rhodes www.ibhc.com Black & Veatch www.bv.com C Spire/C Spire Fiber www.cspire.com/fiberhome CCGwww.ccgcomm.com Dasan Networks USA www.dasannetworksus.com ECFiberwww.ecfiber.net Henkels & McCoy www.henkels.com Inteleconnectwww.inteleconnect.com Macquarie Group www.macquarie.com Magellan Advisors www.magellan-advisors.com MaxCellwww.maxcellinnerduct.com Samsung Fiber Optics www.samsung.com/global/ business/fiberoptics fiber terminals, distribution hubs, ducts and the hundreds of other devices that protect and connect fibers. Sending and receiving signals over fiber requires electronic devices – optical line terminals, optical network terminals, aggregation switches, residential gateways and so forth – and devices to test fiber. Software is needed to set up and manage fiber optic networks and to provision and bill fiber services. The “building” part of building a fiberconnected world requires firms that plan, design, engineer, construct and install fiber optic networks, as well as equipment for digging, pushing, pulling and attaching fiber. Network owners – large and small, private and public, incumbent and competitive – are responsible for deciding what and where to build, investing in networks, operating them and delivering services. In addition, the list includes several nonprofits that help communities become educated about broadband and work effectively with potential providers, as well as one publicprivate partnership (US Ignite) that fosters development of new applications that will drive demand for FTTH networks. This year’s list includes one new category – finance. Financing fiber to the home is often a challenge, even for a profitable network. Wall Street demands more rapid return on investment than FTTH can deliver, bank 26 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 funding has been constrained in recent years, federal government funding is sporadic and limited, and local governments face myriad legal, political and budgetary hurdles. In 2014, the financial firm Macquarie Group proposed a new financing model for FTTH that it has used successfully for other types of infrastructure. As of press time, Macquarie was in negotiations with six of the UTOPIA cities in Utah to refinance and expand their FTTH networks. Regardless of whether the Macquarie-UTOPIA deal succeeds, Broadband Communities wishes to recognize the company for opening up new financing possibilities for this critical infrastructure. TOP 100 AT A GLANCE Network Planning, Design, Engineering, Construction, Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 36 Fiber and Fiber Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 38 Network Testing, Monitoring and Management Services . . . . . . . . . . . | 43 Customer-Premises Equipment Other Than Network Interface Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 44 Network Management Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 46 Fiber-to-the-Home Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 51 Test and Measurement Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 54 Passive Components for FTTH Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 57 Optical LAN Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 58 Carrier Ethernet Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 66 Distributors of Fiber Optic Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 70 SELECTION CRITERIA In selecting the FTTH Top 100, the editors looked for organizations that advance the cause of fiber-based broadband by editor Steve Ross. To nominate a company for next year’s FTTH Top 100, email [email protected] • Deploying networks that are large or ambitious, have innovative business plans or are intended to transform local economies or improve communities’ quality of life • Supplying key hardware, software or services to deployers • Introducing innovative technologies with game-changing potential, even if they have not yet been commercially deployed • Providing key requirements for fiber builds. To be listed among the FTTH Top 100, an organization may be based anywhere in the world but must do business in North America. Except for broadband service providers, which are inherently local, we give preference to organizations that serve national rather than local markets. Overall size is unimportant, as is corporate form – in addition to for-profit companies, the list includes municipal providers, a telephone cooperative and several nonprofits, some of which include both public and private partners. Although some organizations on the list focus entirely on fiber to the premises or other fiber-based broadband technologies, most deliver or support a mix of broadband technologies. For some, broadband represents only a small part of their business. In making these selections, the editors considered how important the organizations are to advancing fiber broadband rather than how important broadband is to them. The FTTH Top 100 list was researched by Marianne Cotter, Rachel Ellner and Kassandra Kania and overseen by editor Masha Zager, with recommendations and advice from corporate JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 27 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST COMPANY 3M Company/ Communication Markets Division Actiontec Electronics ADTRAN Advanced Media Technologies AFL Alcatel-Lucent Allied Telesis WEBSITE PHONE KEY PRODUCTS www.3M.com/telecom 800-426-8688 Interconnection, connection protection, fiber management and facilities protection products for broadband networks www.actiontec.com 408-752-7700 Broadband customer-premises equipment www.adtran.com 256-963-8000 Solutions for FTTH, ultra-broadband, Optical Networking Edge, mobile backhaul, Ethernet, service migration and service management www.amt.com www.AFLglobal.com www.alcatel-lucent.com www.alliedtelesis.com 954-427-5711; Distributor of fiber optic transmission 888-293-5856 equipment, headends, set-top boxes, cable modems 864-433-0333; FTTH electronics, fiber optic cable, fiber 800-235-3423 and copper interconnect products, fusion splicers, test equipment, training, design, engineering, integration 908-582-3000 Broadband access equipment, IP routing platforms, optical switching and transport solutions, next-generation network and IMS solutions, network management, service integration, right-of-way solutions 800-424-4284 FTTH and Carrier Ethernet electronics; network deployment and operation Alpha Technologies www.alpha.com 360-647-2360; Power systems for broadband 800-322-5742 communications Anritsu Company www.anritsu.com 800-ANRITSU (267-4878) ARRIS www.arrisi.com AT&T, AT&T Connected Communities www.att.com/ communities Network test and measurement instruments, optical and RF components, service assurance 678-473-2000; Optical and RF equipment, including RFoG, 866-362-7747 for HFC and fiber networks; modems and gateways; software for remote workforce management and network management Broadband Internet, TV and voice services Atlantic Engineering Group www.aeg.cc Baller Herbst Law Group PC www.baller.com 202-833-5300 Legal services, public policy advocacy BHC Rhodes www.ibhc.com 913-663-1900 Planning, design and construction of FTTx projects Black & Veatch Blandin Foundation BVU Authority C Spire, C Spire Fiber www.bv.com 706-654-2298 Design and field engineering, aerial and underground construction and professional services for FTTH and smart-grid networks 913-458-2000 Consulting, engineering, construction, operations and program management services www.blandin foundation.org 877-882-2257 Grant making, community leadership development and public policy programs www.bvu-optinet.com 276-669-4112; Broadband voice, video and data services; 866-835-1288 consulting services www.cspire.com/ fiberhome/ 855-277-4734 Voice, video and Internet access delivered over a fiber-to-the-home network 28 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 COMPANY WEBSITE PHONE KEY PRODUCTS Calix www.calix.com CCG www.ccgcomm.com 202-255-7689 Regulatory, engineering, marketing, strategy and planning services CenturyLink www.centurylink.com 318-388-9000 Data, voice, video, managed services and hosted IT solutions Charles Industries www.charles industries.com 707-766-3000; Broadband access platforms for fiber 877-766-3500 and DSL networks, network and services management software, value-added software as a service 847-806-6300 Fiber optic distribution enclosures and cabinets, fiber aggregation and demarcation interconnects and hubs, fiber crossconnects Cincinnati Bell www.cincinnatibell.com, www.cincinnatibell.com/ Fioptics, www.cbts.net Cisco Systems www.cisco.com 800-553-6387 FTTH electronics, set-top boxes, cable modems, headends, network management systems Clearfield www.clearfield connection.com 763-476-6866; Fiber distribution systems for the inside 800-422-2537 plant, the outside plant and access networks CommScope Corning, Corning Optical Communications COS Systems 513-397-9900 Telephone, data, video, wireless and information technology services www.commscope.com 828-324-2200; FTTH electronics, cable and connectivity 800-982-1708 products www.corning.com, www.corning.com/ opcomm 828-901-5000 Optical fiber, optical fiber cable, fiber cabinets and splitters, fiber connectors, splice and test equipment www.cossystems.com 617-274-8171 B/OSS and network planning software for open-access fiber networks CTC Technology and Energy www.ctcnet.us 301-933-1488 Fiber and wireless broadband network design, engineering, assessment and implementation Dasan Networks USA www.dasan networksus.com 770-674-0302 FTTH and Carrier Ethernet electronics www.designnine.com 540-951-4400 Broadband planning, design, project management, network operations Design Nine DISH Network Ditch Witch Dura-Line Holdings, DuraLine Dycom Industries commercial. dishnetwork.com www.ditchwitch.com www.duraline.com 800-454-0843 Video packages and distribution hardware for multifamily housing and hospitality 800-654-6481 Construction equipment for laying fiber 800-847-7661 Systems for installing and protecting telecom cables www.dycomind.com 561-627-7171 Engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services for telecommunications providers ECFiber www.ecfiber.net 802-763-2262 Internet and voice services delivered over a community-owned fiber network EPB Fiber Optics www.epb.net; www.epbfi.com 423-648-1372 Voice, video, data and smart-grid services delivered over a fiber optic network ETI Software Solutions www.etisoftware.com 770-242-3620; Multitechnology solutions enabling network 800-332-1078 management for complex fiber networks JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 29 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST COMPANY EXFO Finley Engineering G4S Technology Genexis WEBSITE www.exfo.com www.fecinc.com www.g4stechnology.com www.genexis.eu PHONE KEY PRODUCTS 418-683-0211; Telecom test and service assurance 800-663-3936 solutions 417-682-5531 Network design and engineering services 402-233-7700 Network design, construction and maintenance 609-751-5810; Customer-premises equipment for FTTH +31 40 747 networks, service provisioning software 0233 Google, Google Fiber www.google.com; fiber.google.com 650-253-0000 Video and gigabit Internet services delivered over FTTH networks Graybar www.graybar.com 800-GRAYBAR PON electronics, optical transport, fiber (472-9227) cabinets/enclosures, single-mode fiber optic cable, fiber splice closures and pedestals, DC power, outdoor fiber terminals, FTTx drop cable, hardened MSTs Great Lakes Data Systems www.glds.com 800-882-7950 Subscriber management, billing, provisioning and workforce management software for convergent broadband services GVTC Communications www.gvtc.com 800-367-4882 Video, high-speed Internet, security monitoring, local and long-distance telephone and advanced data services, WiFi, Ethernet backhaul www.henkels.com 215-283-7600 Planning, design, engineering, project management, construction and installation of telecommunications networks www.hbci.com 888-474-9995 Voice, video, data and wireless services over high-speed networks Henkels & McCoy Hiawatha Broadband Communications Hotwire Communications www.hotwire communications.com 800-409-4733 FTTP services to multifamily communities, hotels and businesses InfiniSys Electronic Architects www.electronic architect.com 386-236-1500 Telecommunications network design for multifamily buildings, technology amenity engineering Institute for Local Self-Reliance www.ilsr.org; www.MuniNetworks.org 612-276-3456 Broadband policy research and municipal broadband advocacy Inteleconnect www.inteleconnect.com 734-944-6694 Telecommunications strategies for municipalities, campuses, developments and businesses iPhotonix JDSU KGP Logistics www.iphotonix.com 214-575-9300 Optical network terminals, residential gateways www.jdsu.com 408-546-5000 Fiber optic communications components and testing equipment www.kgplogistics.com 800-755-1950 Products for FTTH, including outside plant, central office, DAS, transmission and customer premises; supply-chain and distribution services Leviton Manufacturing www.leviton.com 718-229-4040 Premises wiring, outside plant, central office solutions and home automation products LUS Fiber www.lusfiber.com 337-993-4237 Voice, video and data services delivered over an FTTH network 30 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 Speed Capacity Future-proof your network Black & Veatch has been delivering innovative telecommunications solutions for almost 50 years. Clients choose us to develop their fiber optics networks for our unique balance of skills and experience in successfully delivering projects from feasibility through design and construction. We have developed thousands of miles of fiber optic networks, including Fiber-to-theHome (FTTH) or Premise (FTTP), municipal area networks, utility private networks and local and longhaul networks for regional and national carriers. Building a world of difference by accelerating innovation through communication solutions. Learn more at bv.com/telecom Consulting • Engineering • Procurement • Construction • Operation I w w w.bv.com FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST COMPANY m2fx WEBSITE www.m2fx.com PHONE KEY PRODUCTS 847-325-5454 Armored polymer microduct and fiber cables for FTTH and MDU markets Macquarie Group www.macquarie.com Magellan Advisors www.magellanadvisors.com Mapcom Systems www.mapcom.com 804-743-1860 Visual operations system software, database administration, workforce management tools, training and consulting MasTec www.mastec.com 218-785-3030 FTTx deployment, outside-plant cabling, inside-plant construction and installation, joint trench systems, splicing and testing, systems integration, ongoing maintenance MaxCell www.maxcell innerduct.com/ 888-387-3828 Fabric innerduct, conduit technology Michels Corporation www.michels.us 920-583-3132 Fiber optic network construction, including outside-plant construction, structured cabling and fiber splicing and testing Mid-State Consultants www.mscon.com 435-623-8601 Communications engineering services Millennium Communications Group MRV Communications www.millenniuminc.com www.mrv.com 212-231-1825 Banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services 888-488-1767 Broadband and telecom planning, including business planning, feasibility studies, financial modeling, economic development planning, market research, design and engineering 800-677-1919 Planning, design, permitting, project management and related services for fiber optic networks 978-674-6800 Carrier Ethernet, optical transport, infrastructure management equipment and solutions Multicom www.multicominc.com 800-423-2594 Distributor of fiber optic products for endto-end communications solutions; design; VoIP services Multilink www.gomultilink.com 440-366-6966 Fiber distribution and cable management solutions; network power supplies, enclosures and cabinets; MDU enclosures; raceways and pathways NEO Fiber www.NEOfiber.net 970-309-3500 Consulting, feasibility analysis, business planning, RFP writing and vendor management, project management, grant compliance, program management and appraisal services OFS www.ofsoptics.com 770-798-5555; Optical fiber, optical cable, fiber 888-342-3743 management and connectivity products for homes, businesses and MDUs; splicers; network design services On Trac www.ontracinc.net 423-317-0009 FTTx consulting, design, installation and splicing services www.pace.com/americas; www.aurora.com 561-995-6000 Customer-premises equipment for fiber, Ethernet, xDSL and cable networks; FTTH network equipment Pace 32 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST COMPANY WEBSITE PHONE KEY PRODUCTS Pace International www.paceintl.com 507-424-4900; Distributor of DISH content, hardware, 800-444-7223 materials and accessories Pacific Broadband Networks www.pbnglobal.com 703-579-6777 FTTH electronics, software for network management and provisioning www.ptsupply.com 800-238-7514 Fiber optic products and cable, optical networking electronics, test gear, IPTV, home networking solutions Power & Tel Preformed Line Products www.preformed.com 440-461-5200 Cable anchoring and control hardware and systems, fiber optic and copper splice closures, high-speed cross-connect devices Prysmian Group www.prysmian.com 803-951-4800; Optical fiber and telecommunications cables 800-713-5312 Samsung Fiber Optics www.samsung.com/ global/business/ fiberoptics Optical fiber and optical cable SDT www.sdt-1.com 601-823-9440 Telecommunications infrastructure services, including structured cabling; engineer, furnish and install services; design and engineering Senko Advanced Components www.senko.com 508-481-9999 Fiber distribution and connectivity equipment, fiber optic components Smithville Communications/ Smithville Telecom www.smithville.net; www.smithvilledigital.net 812-876-2211; Residential broadband services and fiber 800-742-4084 connectivity for businesses and government Sonic.net www.sonic.net 888-766-4233 Data, voice and video services for residences and businesses; co-location and business networking Sumitomo Electric Lightwave www.sumitomo electric.com 919-541-8100; Optical fiber and cable, fusion splicers and 800-358-7378 accessories, connectivity solutions, splitters and other passive components, air-blown fiber solutions, EPON equipment Superior Essex Suttle TE Connectivity Team Fishel www.SuperiorEssex.com 770-657-6000 Premises and outside-plant fiber and copper cable products, FTTH closures www.suttleonline.com 800-852-8662 Fiber enclosure systems; home networking solutions; high-speed terminal blocks; structured wiring enclosures and modules; VDSL splitters; data, video, and phone jacks www.te.com www.teamfishel.com 610-893-9800 Fiber optic cabling and connectivity products 614-274-8100; Design, construction and installation 800-347-4351 services Telect www.telect.com 509-926-6000; Fiber optic and copper connectivity, 800-551-4567 equipment racks and cabinets, outdoor enclosures, cable management systems, cables and patch cords, home networking solutions Tellabs www.tellabs.com 630-798-8800 GPON and Optical LAN solutions, outside plant, network management services 34 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 COMPANY TT Technologies University Community Next Generation Innovation Project (Gig.U) US Ignite Vantage Point Solutions WEBSITE www.tttechnologies.com www.gig-u.org www.us-ignite.org www.vantagepnt.com PHONE KEY PRODUCTS 800-533-2078 Trenchless equipment including piercing tools, guided boring tools, pipe bursting systems, winches, drills 202-736-5851 Support for communities seeking to develop next-generation networks 202-365-9219 Coordinating development and testing of next-generation broadband services 605-995-1777 Telecom engineering and consulting services Verizon Communications, Verizon Enhanced Communities www.verizon.com; www.verizon.com/ communities 866-638-6066 FiOS TV, Internet and digital voice; application services for amenity management Vermeer Corporation www.vermeer.com 641-628-3141; Horizontal directional drilling equipment, 888-837-6337 utility and pedestrian trenchers and plows Viamedia www.viamediatv.com 859-977-9000 TV ad sales and production Walker and Associates www.walkerfirst.com 800-925-5371 Products and services for deploying communications networks Zhone Technologies ZyXEL Communications www.zhone.com 510-777-7000; Equipment for all-IP multiservice broadband 877-946-6320 access, including integration of FTTx, Ethernet in the First Mile and wireless access technologies www.us.zyxel.com 714-632-0882; Customer-premises equipment and Ethernet 800-255-4101 switches for FTTH and FTTN networks “To compete in the global economy, it is essential that world-class broadband be available to all citizens, businesses and anchor institutions.” – Larry Thompson, CEO, Vantage Point Solutions 3M Company/ Communication Markets Division www.3M.com/telecom 800-426-8688 Key Products: Interconnection, connection protection, fiber management, facilities protection products for broadband networks Summary: 3M offers a full-fiber MDU broadband solution for both inside and outside living units. For quick, easy deployment of fiber broadband in existing residences, the 3M One Pass Mini Fiber Pathway for inside the living unit can be combined with the 3M One Pass Fiber Pathway hallway solution via the easy-to-install 3M No Polish Connector. For more than 50 years, products from 3M have formed the backbone of the telecommunications industry, and network operators worldwide rely on 3M to connect and protect their infrastructures. From FTTx to xDSL to wireless, 3M’s network of networks connects smart grids to smartphones, wind farms to server farms, greenfield to brownfield, wireline to wireless and customers to their goals. JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 35 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST Actiontec Electronics www.actiontec.com 408-752-7700 ADTRAN www.adtran.com 256-963-8000 Key Products: Broadband customer-premises equipment Key Products: Solutions for ultra-broadband, FTTH, Optical Networking Edge, mobile backhaul, Ethernet, service migration and service management Summary: Actiontec Electronics products, which include whole-home wireless solutions, wireless video and display devices, gigabit Ethernet fiber routers, and high-speed VDSL gateways, are used by some of the largest global broadband carriers and are also carried in retail and online stores. The company recently announced that TDS Telecom selected the Actiontec T2200H Universal Broadband Gateway for its newly launched residential Gigabit Ethernet service – which will offer speeds up to 1 Gbps downstream and 400 Mbps upstream – because the gateway delivered the fastest throughput of all the devices TDS tested in trials. The T2200H, a copper and fiber WAN router, features a range of wired and wireless connectivity options. Founded in 1993, Actiontec is headquartered in Silicon Valley and has offices worldwide. Summary: ADTRAN, one of the fastest growing FTTH vendors globally, provides solutions that enable IPTV video deployments, broadband expansion, business Ethernet service delivery, cell site and small-cell backhaul as well as converged network services. The advanced packet network infrastructure of the company’s flagship Total Access 5000 platform delivers fiber and copper access services across a pure Ethernet core, allowing mixed deployments of GPON, active Ethernet, vectored VDSL2 and traditional T1 services. For services that require strict service-level agreements, the Total Access 5000 also provides MEF-based Carrier Ethernet NETWORK PLANNING, DESIGN, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION (Excludes companies that provide these services only for networks they will own or manage.) In this and subsequent tables, FTTH Top 100 companies are in bold. COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS AFLwww.AFLglobal.com Alcatel-Lucentwww.alcatel-lucent.com Allied Telesis www.alliedtelesis.com Alpha Techologies www.alpha.com Atlantic Engineering Group www.aeg.cc BHC Rhodes www.ibhc.com/ Black & Veatch www.bv.com BVU Authority www.bvu-optinet.com CCI Systems www.ccisystems.com/ CCGwww.ccgcomm.com/ CHR Solutions www.chrsolutions.com Communications Test Design Inc. (CTDI) www.ctdi.com Corning Inc. www.corning.com/opcomm Crestino Telecom Solutions www.crestino.com CTC Technology and Energy www.ctcnet.us Design Nine www.designnine.com Dycom Industries www.dycomind.com Fiber-Tel Contractors www.fibertelcontractors.com Finley Engineering www.fecinc.com G4S Technology www.g4stechnology.com GTSwww.gts-yes.com Henkels & McCoy www.henkels.com/ HunTel Engineering www.htleng.com InfiniSys Electronic Architectswww.electronicarchitect.com Inteleconnectwww.inteleconnect.com J&R Underground www.jrundergroundllc.com COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS KGP Logistics www.kgplogistics.com Ledcor Technical Services www.ledcor.com Magellan Advisors www.magellan-advisors.com MasTecwww.mastec.com Michels Communications www.michels.us Millennium Communications Groupwww.millenniuminc.com Mid-State Consultants www.mscon.com MP Nexlevel www.mpnexlevel.com Multicomwww.multicominc.com NEO Fiber www.neofiber.net OFSwww.ofsoptics.com On Trac www.ontracinc.net Pace International www.paceintl.com Pinpoint Services www.pinpointservices.com/ Pulse Broadband www.pulsebroadband.net SDTwww.sdt-1.com Spectrum Engineering Corp. www.spectrumeng.com Team Fishel www.teamfishel.com Tellabswww.tellabs.com Tellus Venture Associates www.tellusventure.com Turnkey Network Solutions www.tkns.net Uptown Services www.uptownservices.com U-reka Broadband www.u-rekabroadband.com Vantage Point Solutions www.vantagepnt.com Walker and Associates www.walkerfirst.com 36 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 “This is a very exciting time, as FCC Chairman Wheeler has committed to removing local decision-making barriers, and more communities are investing in themselves than ever.” – Christopher Mitchell, Director, Community Broadband Networks, Institute for Local Self-Reliance services over wavelength, OTN, fiber, copper and TDM. ADTRAN is based in Huntsville, Ala., and had 2013 sales of approximately $642 million. and maintains communications networks, offering solutions for MDU and master-planned community networks as well as for telephone, cable TV and wireless providers; utilities; hospitality companies and enterprises. Founded in 1984, AFL is headquartered in Spartanburg, S.C., and is a division of Fujikura Ltd. The company has more than 4,300 associates around the world with operations in the U.S., Mexico, Europe, Asia and the South Pacific. Advanced Media Technologies www.amt.com 954-427-5711; 888-293-5856 Key Products: Fiber optic transmission equipment, cable modem termination systems, headends, IP and QAM settop boxes, cable modems Summary: Advanced Media Technologies (AMT), a valueadded reseller of high-performance broadband products, offers a complete line of FTTH, IPTV and CATV products. AMT specializes in prebuilt headends and data over DOCSIS solutions. It offers products from such leading manufacturers as Adtec, Amino, ARRIS, ATX Networks, Blonder Tongue, Casa, Drake, EGT, Emcore, Olson Technology, Pacific Broadband Networks, RGB Networks and ZeeVee. Customers include major cable companies in the U.S. and Latin America, telcos, private cable operators and entertainment and multimedia content delivery companies around the world. Located in Deerfield Beach, Fla., AMT is a subsidiary of ITOCHU International, the North American subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation of Japan. AFL www.AFLglobal.com 864-433-0333; 800-235-3423 Key Products: FTTH electronics, fiber optic cable, fiber and copper interconnect products, optical connectivity, outside-plant hardware, fusion splicers, test equipment, training, design, engineering, integration Summary: AFL products, services and engineering expertise help customers improve their infrastructures and enable delivery of voice, video and high-speed data communications. AFL’s product line includes fiber optic cable, connectivity, fiber management, outside-plant closures, demarcation devices, fusion splicers, test equipment and Light Brigade training and education. AFL plans, designs, implements Alcatel-Lucent www.alcatel-lucent.com 908-582-3000 Key Products: Wireline and wireless broadband access equipment, IP routing platforms, optical switching and transport solutions, next-generation network and IMS solutions, IMS applications, IPTV and IP video solutions, network management, service integration Summary: One-third of fixed broadband subscribers worldwide are served by access networks that use AlcatelLucent technology, including EPON, GPON, and DSL. The company has shipped more than 290 million DSL and fiber lines; in terms of installed base, it is ranked first in VDSL2 and DSL by Dell’Oro, second in GPON (also by Dell’Oro) and third in EPON P2P by Infonetics. Alcatel-Lucent benefits from the technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, the largest innovation powerhouse in the communications industry, which helps it continue to introduce new broadband technologies. In 2011, it was first to commercialize vectored VDSL2, which boosts bandwidth for FTTN by eliminating crosstalk. By 2014, it had shipped 5 million VDSL2 vectoring lines. In 2013, it made major new announcements in cloud services and software-defined networking. With customers in more than 130 countries and operations throughout the world, Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of $19.9 billion in 2013. It is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris. JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 37 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST Allied Telesis www.alliedtelesis.com 800-424-4284 Alpha Technologies www.alpha.com 800-322-5742, 360-647-2360 Key Products: Broadband access; carrier-grade IP/Ethernet switching and routing equipment; access network equipment that delivers services ranging from traditional POTS to 40 Gigabit Ethernet; home networking solutions; cloud services platform; SDN platform; deployment and operation of IP networks Key Products: Standby, non-standby and uninterruptible power supplies; surge suppressors; enclosures and batteries; installation and construction services Summary: Allied Telesis is both a global provider of IP/ Ethernet network equipment and a deployer and operator of IP triple-play networks. With its recent introduction of an OpenFlow-compliant platform that also supports traditional intelligent Layer 3 switching, it is a pioneer in carriergrade, software-defined network architecture. It provides multimedia solutions for video, voice and data networking for service providers, civilian and military government clients, health care providers, and the education, retail and hospitality markets. Through the Allied Telesis Support and Professional Services organization, it offers a comprehensive suite of network management services. Headquartered in Tokyo, with its main U.S. office in Bothell, Wash., Allied Telesis operates in 60 countries and maintains global R&D operations and vertically integrated manufacturing centers. Allied Telesis Holdings reported worldwide sales greater than $300 million for 2013. Summary: Founded in 1976, Alpha Technologies is a major player in power systems for the broadband communications industry worldwide. Alpha’s line of products provides critical power conditioning and emergency backup for video, data and voice networks. Its installation and construction services include structure engineering, right-of-way and easement procurement, site preparation, equipment installation, system turn-up and system testing. Alpha’s customers in 50 countries include major cable television system operators, telecommunications service providers and fullservice communications providers. In January 2014, the company introduced the AlphaGen DCX2000 emergency backup portable generator for cable TV, broadband and telecommunications applications. In the last year, Alpha has launched several new products that power FTTH networks, including AC, DC and line power systems that support both single-family and multifamily applications. Currently Alpha, with more than 1,000 employees, has sales and service centers in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, China and Australia. Alpha Technologies is a member of The Alpha Group, a global alliance of independent companies that share a common philosophy: to create powering solutions for communication, commercial, industrial and renewable energy markets. FIBER AND FIBER CABLE These firms supply optical fiber for fiber access deployments. COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS AFLwww.aflglobal.com Beldenwww.belden.com Clearfieldwww.clearfieldconnection.com CommScopewww.commscope.com Corning Inc. www.corning.com/opcomm m2fxwww.m2fx.com Nexanswww.nexans.us OFSwww.ofsoptics.com Optical Cable Corporation www.occfiber.com Prysmian Group www.prysmian.com Radiant Communications www.rccfiber.com Samsung Fiber Optics www.samsung.com/ global/business/fiberoptics Sumitomo Electric Lightwavewww.sumitomoelectric.com Superior Essex www.SuperiorEssex.com/Comm Telectwww.telect.com Timberconwww.timbercon.com Anritsu Company www.anritsu.com 800-ANRITSU (267-4878) Key Products: Network test and measurement instruments; microwave, optical and RF components; service assurance solutions Summary: Anritsu was founded in 1895, the year Marconi demonstrated the “first wireless telegraph,” and has been at the forefront of the evolution of information and communications networks ever since. Its core business is test and measurement instruments for existing and nextgeneration wired and wireless communication systems and operators, and its products are used in the research and design, manufacture and maintenance of wired and wireless solutions, RF and microwave solutions, and optical solutions. Fiber network installers use Anritsu equipment for such critical measurements as optical time-domain reflectometry, chromatic dispersion, polarization mode dispersion and optical return loss. In addition, Anritsu manufactures a line 38 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 “High-speed connectivity is essential to education and economic activity no matter where you live. The initial investment in an FTTH network may seem daunting for rural communities, but once in place, it makes local economies sustainable over the long haul.” – Irv Thomae, Chair, ECFiber of optoelectronic components for optical communications systems and fiber optic sensing applications. The company also offers solutions for network and service performance management and service intelligence. Anritsu Company, the U.S. subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, is headquartered in Morgan Hill, Calif., and has operations in Richardson, Texas, and Pine Brook, N.J. Anritsu Corporation, headquartered in Atsugi, Japan, posted revenue of just over ¥ 1 billion ($100 million) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. ARRIS www.arrisi.com 678-473-2000; 866-362-7747 Key Products: Optical and RF equipment, including RFoG, for HFC and fiber networks; Carrier Ethernet solutions; voice and data modems and gateways; on-demand video and interactive advertising platforms; whole-home DVR; fixed-mobile convergence; software for remote workforce management and network management Summary: ARRIS offers a portfolio of broadband solutions to support traditional RF triple-play services as well as IP video and high-speed data services, voice, on-demand content, targeted advertising, and network and workforce assurance solutions. The company’s FTTMAX RFoG solution is a cablefriendly, fiber-to-the-premises infrastructure that allows future migration to EPON or GPON without changes to the outside plant. Because FTTMAX design fundamentals are based on HFC technology, deployment and maintenance becomes relatively simple for service technicians. Enabling video delivery over fiber through traditional HFC headends allows cable providers to postpone the transition to all-IP solutions. In April 2014, ARRIS acquired SeaWell Networks, integrating SeaWell’s adaptive bitrate streaming technologies into its network and cloud business. Headquartered north of Atlanta, in Suwanee, Ga., ARRIS has R&D, sales and support centers throughout the world. In 2013, ARRIS reported revenue of $3.6 billion. AT&T, AT&T Connected Communities www.att.com/communities on advanced IP technology, includes TV, high-speed Internet and home phone. As of the first quarter of 2014, there were 5.7 million U-verse TV customers, 4.1 million U-verse voice connections and 11.0 million U-verse high-speed Internet customers. Through AT&T Connected Communities, the company works with multifamily and single-family builders, developers, real estate investment trusts, apartment ownership and management groups and homeowners associations to provide next-generation communications and entertainment services. In 2014, AT&T announced plans to expand U-verse with GigaPower, its ultrafast fiber network technology, to up to 100 candidate cities and municipalities nationwide, including 21 new major metropolitan areas. AT&T revenue for 2013 was $128 billion. Atlantic Engineering Group www.aeg.cc 706-654-2298 Key Products: Design and field engineering, aerial and underground construction, professional services for FTTH networks Summary: Atlantic Engineering Group (AEG), known as a pioneer of fiber-to-the-home network deployment, leads the drive to combine FTTH and smart-grid technologies into a single business plan for municipalities and rural electric cooperatives. The company, founded in 1996, specializes in the design and construction of fiber communications networks. Though this outside-plant specialist is headquartered in Braselton, Ga., it deploys in-house personnel and on-site project managers globally. AEG performs project management, business modeling, service planning, engineering, underground and aerial construction, splicing, premises installation, headend activation, testing and many other professional and technical services. AEG has completed design or build commissions for more than 100 networks, including more than 40 FTTH projects as well as many HFC, metropolitan and wide-area networks. Clients include municipalities, electric utilities, telephone companies, electric cooperatives and government agencies. Key Products: Broadband Internet, TV and voice services Summary: AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high-speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. Its advanced residential service bundle, AT&T U-verse, based JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 39 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “Communities are no longer asking ‘if’ fiber but rather ‘when.’ Gigabit broadband is happening due to the collaboration of all parties involved. Innovative equipment manufacturers are introducing technologies that reduce the labor hours and the skill required for fiber deployment; service providers are looking at their total cost of ownership and operation; community leaders are doing their part to ease access and permitting. It’s a win-win-win situation.” – Cheryl Beranek, President and CEO, Clearfield Baller Herbst Law Group PC www.baller.com 202-833-5300 Key Products: Legal services, public policy advocacy Summary: The Baller Herbst Law Group has a long, consistent record of support for the development of fiber to the home through its representation of clients and through public policy advocacy. The firm represents public and private entities on a broad range of communications matters, both nationally and in more than 35 states. It is best known for representing the rights of public entities to build and operate their own communications networks. Baller Herbst served as a consultant to Google on its Fiber for Communities initiative and is now involved in several Gig.U projects. As the founder and president of the US Broadband Coalition, a broad-based consortium, Baller Herbst president Jim Baller was a major contributor to the development of a consensus on the need for a national broadband strategy. He is now a driving force behind the movement to use high-capacity broadband to foster economic development, and he was instrumental in the recent formation of the Coalition for Local Internet Choice, dedicated to protecting the rights of communities to determine their economic futures by choosing the best broadband Internet infrastructure for their businesses, institutions and residents. The Baller Herbst Law Group, which was founded in 1983, is based in Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis and has four attorneys. BHC Rhodes www.ibhc.com 913-663-1900 Key Products: Planning, design and construction of FTTx projects Summary: BHC Rhodes provides civil engineering services to telecoms across the country that are building and maintaining fiber networks. BHC Rhodes’s FTTx services include feasibility studies, cost estimating and budgeting; planning, layout and network architecture; detailed design; permitting and easement acquisition; procurement and bid administration; and construction observation and administration. BHC Rhodes customers include AT&T, Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Level 3, Cox Communications, C Spire, Unite Private Networks, tw telecom, and numerous municipalities. BHC Rhodes recently expanded its geographic base by opening an Austin, Texas office. Based in Overland Park, Kan., BHC Rhodes is privately owned with more than 100 employees. Black & Veatch www.bv.com 913-458-2000 Key Products: Consulting, engineering, construction, operations and program management services Summary: Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch is a global engineering, consulting and construction company that specializes in telecommunications, energy, water and government services. An employee-owned company, Black & Veatch has approximately 10,000 professionals working out of more than 110 offices worldwide and has completed projects in more than 100 countries. Services include engineering, procurement, construction, design, management consulting, asset management, environmental consulting and security. Black & Veatch has deployed more than 30,000 miles of fiber for commercial carriers, cities and utilities. Revenue in 2013 was $3.6 billion. Blandin Foundation www.blandinfoundation.org 877-882-2257 Key Products: Grant making, community leadership development and public policy programs 40 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 Summary: Since 1941, the Blandin Foundation, a private foundation based in Grand Rapids, Minn., has been dedicated to strengthening rural Minnesota communities. Its Broadband Initiative, launched in 2003, helps communities educate citizens about the need for ultra-high-speed broadband and plan and execute broadband projects. The foundation has published informational guides, sponsored conferences and educational events, and supported many feasibility studies for the development of robust, high-speed broadband networks. It has supported implementation of broadband applications in schools, health care facilities and other institutions and for home-based users and has promoted broadband adoption in rural communities. In 2012, the foundation selected nine rural Minnesota communities for intensive, two-year partnerships to advance local broadband initiatives. It also led the Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities (MIRC) coalition – a group of educational, job training and economic development organizations – in a BTOP-funded program to enhance broadband adoption and use by small businesses, unemployed residents and local governments. Completed in 2012, the MIRC program introduced more than 250,000 rural Minnesotans to online resources to find jobs, continue their educations and strengthen their businesses. In spring 2014, Blandin decided to extend the organization’s decade of work in rural broadband another two years and allocate $1.5 million more for community broadband grants. BVU Authority www.bvu-optinet.com 276-669-4112; 866-835-1288 Key Products: Broadband voice, video and data services; consulting services Summary: Bristol, Va., was one of the first cities to show that a municipally owned FTTH network could help turn around a troubled local economy. The utility company, BVU Authority, which provides traditional utilities to Bristol and parts of southwestern Virginia, launched a telecommunications division, OptiNet, in 2001. BVU was the first municipal utility in the U.S. to deploy an all-fiber network that offered the triple play of video, voice and data services, as well as business services that include co-location, Web hosting and hosted PBX. OptiNet now serves more than 13,000 customers throughout rural southwestern Virginia. OptiNet was recently expanded to serve the nearby community of Hiltons, Va., and is completing a $33 million BTOP-funded middle-mile project that expands the OptiNet footprint to nine surrounding counties. BVU provides a portion of the funding for Bristol’s Economic Development Council and is deeply involved in promoting the area’s economic development and local community organizations. C Spire, C Spire Fiber www.cspire.com/fiberhome 855-277-4734 Key Products: Voice, video and Internet access delivered over a fiber-to-the-home network Summary: C Spire is aggressively building a 1 Gbps ultrahigh-speed Internet network in Mississippi that was designed to attract investment and economic growth and pave the way for improvements in health care, education, civic life and municipal services. Preregistration began in December 2013 in nine Mississippi cities: Batesville, Clinton, Corinth, Hattiesburg, Horn Lake, McComb, Quitman, Ridgeland and Starkville. C Spire plans to begin offering service in the first C Spire Fiber cities in the summer of 2014. C Spire’s fiber network deployment in Mississippi is supported by its existing fiber optic infrastructure, which includes more than 4,000 miles of fiber cable, with another 1,500 miles installed in 2014. The company’s advanced 4G LTE network and C Spire Business Solutions paved the way for C Spire’s FTTH deployment. Based in Ridgeland, C Spire is privately owned and employs 1,325 people. Calix www.calix.com 707-766-3000; 877-766-3500 Key Products: Fiber access solutions for residential and business services, network and services management software, value-added software as a service Summary: Calix serves more North American FTTx providers than all other equipment vendors combined. Its fiber access solutions for GPON and point-to-point Gigabit Ethernet are widely deployed in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Early in 2014, Calix introduced an Ethernet Service Access solution for the delivery of Carrier Ethernet 2.0 services and LTE-Advanced mobile backhaul services. The solution includes the Service Verify software application for monitoring, managing and marketing service-level agreements. Calix has more than 1,000 communications service provider customers deploying fiber in 85 countries worldwide. The company has shipped more than 19 million ports to providers that have more than 100 million subscriber lines. Headquartered in Petaluma, Calif., Calix had 2013 revenue of $377.9 million. JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 41 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “We have reached a tipping point in our industry. With Google, AT&T and numerous municipalities and service providers building gigabit networks, we are finally starting to gain ground in keeping up with Internet demand.” – Diane Kruse, CEO, NEO Fiber CCG www.ccgcomm.com 202-255-7689 Key Products: Fiber optic distribution enclosures and cabinets, fiber aggregation and demarcation interconnects and hubs, fiber cross-connects Key Products: Regulatory, engineering, marketing, and strategy and planning services Summary: Charles Industries designs and manufactures buried distribution pedestals and remote cabinet enclosures for fiber optic applications. The company serves telecommunications, CATV, municipal, utility and government service providers. It introduced nonmetallic fiber pedestals in 2001 and continues to provide new solutions for nearly all fiber deployment architectures. Charles Fiber Distribution Point pedestals offer closed-architecture protection for ribbon fiber and loose buffer-tube fiber, and the Buried Distribution Optical open-architecture fiber pedestals offer a low-cost alternative. Charles Universal Broadband Enclosures (CUBE) provide environmental protection for remotely deployed electronics; in 2013, the CUBE product line was expanded to include cabinet solutions for site support, BTS, DAS and remote radio head applications. Charles Fiber Interconnect Terminals and Charles Fiber Building Terminals include compact indoor and outdoor terminals and hubs for fiber aggregation and demarcation at MDUs, business parks, cell sites and other multiuser applications. New introductions this year include advanced composite material below-grade enclosures and nonmetallic MDU enclosures. Founded in 1968, Charles Industries is privately held and headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Ill. Summary: In business since 1997, CCG is a full-service consultant for small communications carriers. The company specializes in launching new broadband ventures and in making existing businesses more profitable. CCG offers a wide range of regulatory, engineering, strategy and planning, operations, budgeting and billing services. CCG can help clients design, upgrade or maximize fiber, coaxial, copper or wireless networks. CCG also offers direct operational assistance in areas such as number portability, new product development, cable programming, carrier disputes, and billing audits. CenturyLink www.centurylink.com 318-388-9000 Key Products: Data, voice, video, managed services and hosted IT solutions Summary: CenturyLink is the third-largest telecommunications company in the U.S. and a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprise customers. CenturyLink provides data, voice and managed services in local, national and select international markets through its advanced fiber optic network and data centers. The company also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink Prism TV and DIRECTV brands. In May 2013, CenturyLink launched its first 1 Gbps fiber network in Omaha, Neb., and in the fall announced that it would expand the fiber network pilot to Las Vegas, enabling speeds of up to 1 Gbps. Early in 2014, the company also began offering 1 Gbps service to businesses located in multitenant unit buildings throughout Salt Lake City. Headquartered in Monroe, La., CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company and is included on the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations. With approximately 46,000 employees, CenturyLink posted operating revenue of $18.1 billion in 2013. Charles Industries www.charlesindustries.com 847-806-6300 Cincinnati Bell www.cincinnatibell.com www.cincinnatibell.com/Fioptics www.cbts.net 513-397-9900 Key Products: Telephone, data, video, wireless and information technology solutions Summary: Households and businesses in Greater Cincinnati have access to Cincinnati Bell’s integrated communications solutions, which include local, long-distance, data, Internet, entertainment, wireless and information technology services. The company’s fiber-based services, branded as Fioptics, include advanced high-speed data, digital television and telephone services. Fioptics Internet offers speeds up to 100 Mbps, currently the fastest available in the Cincinnati area. This year, the company announced that it would make Fioptics gigabit Internet speed available to multiple-tenant 42 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 business units by the end of the second quarter. It will be made available generally to business and consumer customers by the end of the third quarter. Fioptics TV includes an expanded selection of digital channels as well as more than 100 high-definition channels, DVR, whole-home DVR and video on demand. As of March 2014, there were 92,000 Fioptics Internet and 78,000 Fioptics TV subscribers in Greater Cincinnati, and the company recently announced plans to accelerate its FTTH rollout. In addition, Cincinnati Bell offers complex information technology solutions such as managed services and technology staffing. Cincinnati Bell’s revenue in 2013 was $1.3 billion. Cisco Systems www.cisco.com 800-553-6387 Key Products: Platforms for fiber-to-the-home deployments, digital set-top boxes and accessories, cable modems, wireless routers, headend equipment, network management systems Summary: Cisco, which dominates the Ethernet switch market worldwide, has supplied equipment used in active Ethernet FTTH deployments for more than a decade. In 2014, it introduced the ME 4600 Series Multiservice Optical Access Platforms, which support both point-to-point (active Ethernet) and point-to-multipoint (GPON) topologies for fiber to the home, building, curb, cell and business. The ME 4600 Series includes modular optical line termination (OLT) and flexible optical network terminal/unit (ONT/ONU) devices. Another platform, Prisma D-PON, delivers an FTTH option for cable service providers by enabling a PON architecture in the outside plant while maintaining existing cable back-office systems, providing for incremental FTTH growth on a future-flexible, low-maintenance architecture. Cisco also supplies set-top boxes and cable modems, transmission networks for home broadband access and digital interactive subscriber systems for video, high-speed Internet and VoIP networks. A leader in the “smart cities” movement, Cisco recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the city of Hamburg, Germany, to develop a series of openecosystem pilot projects involving smart traffic, smart street lighting, infrastructure sensing and remote citizen services. Cisco Systems, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., reported fiscal 2013 revenue of $48.6 billion. The company has about 74,000 employees worldwide. Clearfield www.clearfieldconnection.com 763-476-6866; 800-422-2537 Key Products: Fiber distribution and protection systems for the inside plant, the outside plant and access networks Summary: Headquartered outside Minneapolis, Clearfield designs and manufactures a high-density fiber distribution system for the inside plant, a fiber scalability center for the outside plant, a fiber delivery point series for access networks and an optical fiber delivery and protection system made up of microduct and pushable fiber. All product lines integrate with the Clearview Cassette 12-fiber management system. For environments that require fewer fibers, the Clearview xPAK cassette is the foundation of a small-count delivery series. The CraftSmart product line provides outdoor physical fiber protection. Over the last year, the company announced the FieldShield Multiport SmarTerminal, which offers patch-only, patch-and-splice and optical component integration options; the FieldShield Aerial 500 Microduct for long-haul distances; and the SmartRoute Panel, which, with dual SmartRoute spools deployed, integrates intrafacility fiber cable and outside-plant cable assemblies in a single 1RU high panel. Clearfield, which has 179 employees, posted $53.3 million in revenue for the year ending September 2013. CommScope www.commscope.com 828-324-2200; 800-982-1708 Key Products: EPON, GPON and RFoG FTTH electronics; cable and connectivity products; universal wideband edge QAM NETWORK TESTING, MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS AFLwww.AFLglobal.com Alcatel-Lucentwww.alcatel-lucent.com Allied Telesis www.alliedtelesis.com Atlantic Engineering Group www.aeg.cc BVU Authority www.bvufocus.com CHR Solutions www.chrsolutions.com Design Nine www.designnine.com Ericssonwww.ericsson.com iGLASSwww.iglass.net INOCwww.inoc.com Korcett Holdings www.korcett.com MasTecwww.mastec.com Michels Communications www.michels.us Momentum Telecom www.momentum telecom.com/ Satellite Management Services www.smstv.com JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 43 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST Summary: CommScope’s solutions constitute a complete end-to-end FTTH portfolio with both active and passive components, offering multiple fiber architectures compatible with RFoG standards. With a full suite of headend, outsideplant and end-user solutions, CommScope’s BOS and PON solutions enable MSOs, electric co-ops and other operators to choose the right technology and architecture to meet the needs of residential, MDU, commercial and cellular backhaul applications. The E2O solution enables MSOs to bridge from hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) to all-fiber networks and rapidly deploy optical solutions, pushing fiber deeper, under one sheath. Founded in Hickory, N.C., CommScope has been deeply involved in the broadband and cable TV industry since 1976 and has played a role in nearly all the world’s most advanced telecommunications networks. It is the largest manufacturer of coaxial and fiber cable for HFC applications and a major supplier of subscriber-premises connectivity products and rugged conduit products. CommScope returned to being a publicly traded company following its initial public offering in October 2013. (It had become a private company in January 2011 after its acquisition by The Carlyle Group.) Its broadband segment reported $479 million in revenue for 2013. CUSTOMER-PREMISES EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICES Corning, Corning Optical Communications www.corning.com; www.corning.com/opcomm 828-901-5000 Key Products: Optical fiber, optical fiber cable, FTTH cabinets, splitters, terminals, connectors, cable assemblies, MDU products, other telecommunications hardware and equipment, engineering services, training Summary: Corning developed the first commercial fiber optic cable for communications in 1970 and remains a world leader in specialty glass and ceramics, creating and manufacturing components that enable high-technology systems. Sustained investment in R&D, more than 160 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, and a collaborative culture distinguish the company. Corning Optical Communications, based in Hickory, N.C., develops and manufactures fiber optic cable, hardware and equipment for FTTH outside and inside plant. Corning Optical Communications’ preconnectorized solutions, such as the OptiTap Connector, introduced a new way to deploy FTTH networks, and its ClearCurve product suite, based on ultrabendable optical fiber, opened the way for cost-effective installation of fiber in MDUs and other challenging environments. Its distributed antenna systems allow mobile devices to share Wi-Fi backhaul and are of increasing importance as cellular spectrum is in short supply. The new Centrix optical connectivity solution combines high termination density with an intuitive jumper routing system and superior cable management. Sales were $7.9 billion in 2013, of which telecommunications accounted for $2.3 billion. These companies provide set-top boxes, routers, residential gateways, home networking gear and related equipment. COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS Actiontec Electronics www.actiontec.com Advanced Digital Broadcast www.adbglobal.com Amino Communications www.aminocom.com ARRISwww.arrisi.com BEC Technologies www.bectechnologies.net Cisco Systems www.cisco.com Comtrendwww.comtrend.com D-Linkwww.dlink.com DrayTekwww.draytek.com EchoStarwww.echostar.com Entonewww.entone.com Genexiswww.genexis.eu Leviton Manufacturing www.leviton.com NETGEARwww.netgear.com Pacewww.pace.com Rokuwww.roku.com Suttlewww.suttleonline.com Technicolorwww.technicolor.com Tilginwww.tilgin.com ZyXEL Communications www.us.zyxel.com COS Systems www.cossystems.com 617-274-8171 Key Products: B/OSS and network planning software for multiservice and multiprovider fiber networks Summary: Founded in 2008, COS Systems is the developer of COS, a business and operations support (B/OSS) suite for managing and operating gigabit fiber networks. The COS Business Engine and Marketplace enables customers and service providers to market and offer services from multiple providers in an online marketplace. COS manages the services and providers available in the marketplace, sends customer and billing information to relevant service providers, and enables services in minutes. In 2013, the company launched Service Zones, a complete business system to plan, deploy and market advanced fiber networks. The offering enables providers to create service areas and zones in which to build networks and to promote community engagement. COS serves private, municipal, utility and housing-cooperative service providers in Sweden and recently 44 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 “In terms of FTTH deployments around the world, one of the key market requirements has been to provide optical fiber solutions adapted to Tier 1 field technicians, who, in most cases, come from the DSL copper world. These elements are required to maximize the number of homes passed per week or month, thus significantly reducing key customers’ opex budgets.” – Stephane Chabot, Director, Optical Business Unit, EXFO announced a U.S. marketing partnership with WideOpen Networks. Privately held COS Systems is headquartered in Umeå, Sweden, and has U.S. headquarters in Newport, R.I. Dasan Networks USA www.dasannetworksus.com 770-674-0302 Key Products: Access network equipment, including FTTP (GPON, Active Ethernet, 10G EPON), Carrier and Metro Ethernet, edge and aggregation Layer 2 and 3 switching, and triple-play solutions for single-family, multifamily and business applications, including MDUs CTC Technology and Energy www.ctcnet.us 301-933-1488 Key Products: Fiber and wireless broadband network design, engineering, assessment and implementation Summary: A technology and energy consulting firm, CTC provides business and engineering consulting services for public sector and nonprofit clients. Its expertise includes feasibility analysis, business plan development, network design, network deployment, RFP development and negotiations with private-sector providers. CTC also provides support for strategic planning, engineering, business planning and application preparation for federal and state broadband grants, and it integrates requirements for smart-grid, institutional, public-safety and public-facing networks. CTC currently provides engineering and business planning support to the commonwealth of Kentucky on a statewide fiber networking initiative and to the city of Westminster, Md., on an open-access, fiber-to-the-premises network. For the city of Raleigh, N.C., CTC is assessing network plans, developing a fiber strategy and providing guidance. CTC supported the Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband Coalition from initial preparation of its federal grant application through business and engineering planning, identification of partners for a planned network expansion and final negotiations for a provider partner. Founded in 1983, CTC is headquartered in the Washington, D.C., area and has satellite offices in many other states. Summary: Based in Seoul, South Korea, with a U.S. office in Suwanee, Ga., Dasan Networks offers technologies that are designed and built for carrier, enterprise, utility, government, hospitality and mobile backhaul networks and applications. Dasan’s fiber-to-the-premises access infrastructure solutions have been deployed to more than 30 million subscribers. Dasan supplies to major service providers such as Korea Telecom, SK Telecom, SoftBank Broadband, BSNL and ChungHwa Telecom. U.S. customers include New Knoxville Telephone, Horry Telephone, Benton Ridge Telephone, US Sonet and Hometown Cable. With 500 employees globally, Dasan reported revenue of $300 million in 2013. Design Nine www.designnine.com 540-951-4400 Key Products: Broadband planning and feasibility studies, network business and financial planning, broadband project management, broadband network design, network buildout, network operations Summary: The broadband planning and network design firm Design Nine is well known for its expertise in – and commitment to – open-access and open-services networks. The successful open-access networks it has planned and designed include Palm Coast FiberNET in Florida; nDanville, Rockbridge and Wired Road in Virginia; FastRoads in New Hampshire and AccessEagan JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 45 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST in Minnesota. Design Nine’s services include fiber and wireless network design, grant-writing assistance, needs assessment, broadband network buildout assistance, financial modeling, business planning, legal and organizational design of community-owned broadband systems, and project management. Design Nine’s subsidiary, WideOpen Networks, provides professional management of communityowned and private-sector networks, including network monitoring, service provisioning, service provider attraction, asset management, billing, and outside-plant management. Headquartered in Blacksburg, Va., Design Nine works on projects throughout the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. It currently assists clients in five states and the Caribbean with network design, equipment specifications, pricing and financial modeling, and network operations. DISH Network commercial.dishnetwork.com 800-454-0843 living properties, using distribution technology based on fiber optics, L-band and QAM. Its fiber optic distribution system, the DISH Optical Network, enables a dedicated signal to travel up to 3,000 feet without power amplification. DISH solutions include bulk programming delivered to an entire complex or to individual subscriber accounts with the ability to upgrade. DISH recently introduced SMARTbox, a simple, low-maintenance, all-in-one property TV solution designed to reduce costs, increase performance and save space. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., DISH Network makes its services available nationwide. A publicly traded company, it posted revenue of $13.9 billion in 2013. Ditch Witch www.ditchwitch.com 800-654-6481 Key Products: Construction equipment for laying fiber Key Products: Video packages and video distribution technology for business, hospitality and multifamily housing Summary: DISH Network offers triple-play services to multitenant buildings, multifamily communities, singlefamily neighborhoods, universities, hospitals and assisted- Summary: Founded in 1949, the Ditch Witch organization specializes in the design and manufacture of high-quality underground construction equipment for broadband installations both at home and abroad. It sells trenchers, vibratory plows, backhoes, electronic tracking and locating tools, horizontal directional drilling systems, drill pipe, downhole tools, vacuum excavation systems and mini skid steers. Ditch Witch Financial Services offers a variety of NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS These companies provide OSS or software for network monitoring, optimization, provisioning, service management, subscriber management, billing and related functions. COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS ADTRANwww.adtran.com Advance Fiber Optics www.ospinsight.com Alcatel-Lucentwww.alcatel-lucent.com Allied Telesis www.alliedtelesis.com Allot Communications www.allot.com Amdocswww.amdocs.com Anritsu Company www.anritsu.com Arbor Networks www.arbornetworks.com ARRISwww.arrisi.com Calixwww.calix.com Cheetah Technologies www.cheetahtech.com CHR Solutions www.chrsolutions.com Cisco Systems www.cisco.com Comarchwww.comarch.com Comversewww.comverse.com COS Systems www.cossystems.com Enghouse Networks www.enghousenetworks.com Ericssonwww.ericsson.com ETI Software Solutions www.etisoftware.com COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS EXFOwww.exfo.com Fluke Networks www.flukenetworks.com Genexiswww.genexis.eu GEwww.gedigitalenergy.com/ Great Lakes Data Systems www.glds.com IDI Billing www.idibilling.com Incognito Software www.incognito.com Ineoquestwww.ineoquest.com/ iToolsOnlinewww.itoolsonline.com/ Logisensewww.logisense.com Mapcom Systems www.mapcom.com MRV Communications www.mrv.com Opternawww.opterna.com Pacific Broadband Networks www.pbnglobal.com Procera Networks www.proceranetworks.com Sandvinewww.sandvine.com Sigma Systems www.sigma-systems.com Tellabswww.tellabs.com TraceSpanwww.tracespan.com ZCorumwww.zcorum.com 46 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 financing and lease options. Recent product launches include a new HDD guidance system, a horizontal directional drill and a ride-on trencher. Ditch Witch manufacturing is located in Perry, Okla., and the company has more than 1,300 employees. Ditch Witch equipment is distributed through a worldwide dealer organization. Dura-Line Holdings, Dura-Line www.duraline.com 800-847-7661 first ducts for installing and protecting fiber optic cables in 1981, introduced a complete line of fiber optic MicroDuct products in 2001 and followed up in 2003 with FuturePath, a fast, inexpensive, green method of bundling as many as 24 MicroDucts. In 2012, the company acquired PolyPipe, a manufacturer of pressure pipe. Based in Knoxville, Tenn., Dura-Line has revenue of more than $700 million and employs more than 2,300 people. Dycom Industries www.dycomind.com 561-627-7171 Key Products: Conduit, cable-in-conduit, pipe and accessories Summary: Dura-Line develops and manufactures HDPE conduits for protecting fiber optic, electrical and coaxial cables. It supplies fiber optic conduit and related products to telecom/data, cable TV, power and other markets. Customers include Verizon, AT&T, Cablevision, Telmex, Time Warner Cable and Bharti. Dura-Line developed the Key Products: Engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services for telecommunications providers Summary: Dycom Industries is a provider of specialty contracting services throughout the U.S. and Canada. It provides engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services for telecommunications providers; Need Help Deploying a Cable Modem System? 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JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 47 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “Exploring all possible models to provide affordable, robust broadband is the key to achieving the goals of economic health, sustainability and quality of life, as each community is unique and requires a customized approach to reach its broadband goals.” – John Honker, President and CEO, Magellan Advisors underground facility locating services for various utilities; and construction and maintenance services for electric and gas utilities and others. In late 2012, Dycom completed its purchase of Quanta’s telecommunications business, expanding its offering with comprehensive broadband installation and maintenance services for inside- and outside-plant facilities and residential and commercial FTTx networks. Customers include AT&T, Verizon and many other leading telephone and cable operators. Services include rack installation, engineering and design, long-term site and system planning, project management, procurement and warehousing, infrastructure construction, headend and central-office installation, content acquisition, marketing, and premises installation. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Dycom has about 10,300 employees. It posted $1.6 billion in revenue for fiscal 2013. ECFiber www.ecfiber.net 802-763-2262 Key Products: Internet and voice services delivered over a community-owned fiber network Summary: ECFiber is a consortium of 24 towns in east central Vermont that is building a community-owned fiber optic network to deliver high-speed Internet to every home, business and civic institution. Its priority is to reach as many unserved locations as possible, including back roads and outlying neighborhoods. It employs a unique financing mechanism: selling promissory notes to individuals. To date, it has raised more than $5 million from more than 370 investors. More than 90 percent of investors are residents of member towns, and the median investment is just $5,000. In addition to raising private funds, ECFiber received approximately $200,000 in grants from the Vermont Telecommunications Authority (VTA) and leases middlemile and last-mile capacity from the VTA’s 36-mile Orange County Fiber Connector project. ECFiber has now built 160 miles of fiber and connected more than 725 subscribers; the company plans to complete 30 more miles by the end of 2014. Effective July 1 2014, ECFiber is upgrading its 5/5, 10/10, and 20/20 Mbps service levels to 7/7, 20/20 and 50/50 Mbps and is adding new 100/100 and 400/400 Mbps tiers. With 10 employees, the consortium showed revenue of about $600,000 in 2013. EPB Fiber Optics www.epb.net www.epbfi.com 423-648-1372 Key Products: Voice, video, data and smart-grid services provided over an all fiber optic network Summary: Chattanooga, Tenn., gained fame as the “Gig City” when its municipal telecom provider, EPB Fiber Optics, began offering 1 Gbps Internet access to all residences and businesses. EPB’s fiber-to-the-home network not only delivers Internet, voice and video services but also serves as the backbone for its smart grid. In addition to increasing power reliability, reducing outage duration and improving operational efficiency, the smart grid provides detailed usage information for electricity customers and soon will provide more tools. EPB has distributed electric power to the Chattanooga area since 1935 and now serves more than 170,000 homes and businesses in a 600-square-mile area that includes eight counties in Tennessee and Georgia. In 2000, it launched EPB Telecom to provide business communications solutions; in 2008, it began building a fiber-to-the-home network. It launched EPB Fiber Optics in 2009. EPB’s 1 Gbps broadband service helps position Chattanooga as an innovation and technology hub and furthers economic development opportunities. In collaboration with organizations such as the Company Lab and the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, the community launched a summer program, called GIGTANK, aimed at spurring innovation. The program hosts students and entrepreneurs in Chattanooga to develop next-generation apps and disruptive business ideas using the nation’s largest gigabit network. 48 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 ETI Software Solutions www.etisoftware.com 770-242-3620; 800-332-1078 countries and supports more than 2,000 customers worldwide. In fiscal 2013, the company reported revenue of $242 million. Key Products: Software products that manage service fulfillment, activation and revenue assurance for broadband service providers Summary: Service providers mixing multiple new FTTx technologies with legacy systems often use products from ETI Software Solutions to manage their complex, multitechnology systems. ETI, which has more than 20 years of experience with B/OSS integration, offers a next-gen suite of integrated software solutions. Its product suite, Overture, harnesses real-time data that yields actionable business intelligence for CSRs, field technicians, management, marketing and network operations personnel. By capturing real-time data about subscribers, equipment and services and presenting it in an integrated platform, Overture helps providers offer leadingedge services and proactive customer service. ETI products are preintegrated with all major FTTH, IP video and softswitch platforms and provide service rating, subscriber and service management, work order management, trouble ticket, service provisioning, device management and enduser billing for all services delivered over fiber networks. In January 2014, ETI Software Solutions joined the Esri Partner Network. Esri is a global provider of geospatial technology, and its ArcGIS platform is the backbone of Overture FMS and GIS, two of ETI’s Overture suite of solutions. ETI is a privately owned company headquartered in Norcross, Ga. Finley Engineering www.fecinc.com 417-682-5531 Key Products: Network design and engineering services Summary: Founded in 1953, Finley Engineering Company has more than 300 employees in 10 offices nationwide and is one of the largest communications network design companies in the U.S. The company specializes in end-to-end engineering consulting for telecommunications, broadband, wireless, cable television, electric power transmission and distribution networks, IT services, project management, and right-of-way and land services. Finley develops specific design criteria for clients’ projects and follows through with detailed designs, construction documents, contracts, contract administration and materials lists. Once a project is underway, Finley can provide construction observation and project management. Finley has completed more than 20,000 miles of FTTH projects and passed more than 100,000 homes with fiber. G4S Technology www.g4stechnology.com 402-233-7700 EXFO www.EXFO.com 418-683-0211; 800-663-3936 Key Products: Telecom test and service assurance solutions Key Products: Design, construction and maintenance of communications networks and electronic security systems Summary: EXFO provides next-generation test and service assurance solutions for wireline and wireless network operators and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The company offers solutions for the development, installation, management and maintenance of converged, IP fixed and mobile networks from the core to the edge. Applications supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Ethernet, 40G/100G, FTTx, FTTA and DAS, ADSL2+, VDSL2, IP Data, VoIP, IPTV and various optical technologies. According to Frost & Sullivan, EXFO leads the portable fiber optic test equipment market with a market share that exceeds 38 percent, owns more than 50 percent of market share worldwide in the OTDR segment, has been a pioneer in FTTH test solutions and has been involved in most of the major deployments around the world. Headquartered in Quebec City, Quebec, EXFO has a staff of approximately 1,600 people in 25 Summary: Headquartered in Omaha, Neb., with 15 regional offices throughout the U.S., G4S Technology is a systems integrator and project manager for security systems and advanced communications networks, including SONET, IP/Ethernet, DWDM/CWDM, wireless, last-mile fiber and broadband. G4S Technology specializes in last-mile and broadband solutions for utilities, municipalities, large integration firms, government and transportation agencies, rural associations, ILECs and CLECs. It has deployed more than 2.4 million miles of fiber. Current or recent projects include a 600-mile fiber optic backbone and distribution network for SLIC Network Solutions’ FTTH deployment in St. Lawrence County, N.Y.; design and construction of MassBroadband 123, a fiber optic network that will connect more than 120 communities in western and north-central Massachusetts; deployment and customer fulfillment services JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 49 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “At Finley, we are acutely aware of the demand for fiber and the opportunity that fiber networks bring to communities of all sizes. Our goal is to work with organizations that have the passion for providing their end users with fiber connections that improve their quality of life and economic opportunities through education, information, health care and career connections not otherwise available.” – Mike Boehne, CEO, Finley Engineering for LUS Fiber in Lafayette, La.; design and construction for the EAGLE-Net Alliance Network, a statewide Colorado broadband network; and construction of fiber optic medical networks for Illinois Rural HealthNet and the Health Information Exchange of Montana. Recently G4S was selected to provide electronic security for the Virginia Department of Transportation. In 2013, G4S Technology, which has 588 employees, reported revenue of $126 million. Genexis www.genexis.eu 609-751-5810; +31 40-747-0233 Key Products: Customer-premises equipment for FTTH networks, service-provisioning software Summary: Genexis is dedicated to developing home gateways for fiber-to-the-home networks. With the goal of delivering the lowest cost of ownership, Genexis follows a design philosophy that takes the full product life cycle into account, from investment and installation through to operation. At the same time, the company focuses on developing innovative products that aim to take full advantage of optical fiber – it had one of the first gigabit-capable residential gateways on the market. The Genexis Hybrid product line is a modular FTTH gateway that enables services for point-to-point, GPON and WDM-PON networks. The Hybrid product line recently expanded to include a cost-effective version for business use as well as an outdoor offering. Based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Genexis employs more than 75 people and has offices in Sweden, the U.S., Germany, India, China and Spain. In 2013, Genexis posted revenue of about $50 million. Google, Google Fiber www.google.com, fiber.google.com 650-253-0000 Key Products: Gigabit Internet access and video services over the Google Fiber network Summary: The Internet search giant Google, founded in 1998, launched a fiber access division in 2010 that popularized the term “gigabit” and profoundly changed the FTTH industry. With $59.8 billion in revenue, $12.9 billion in net income for 2013 and $58.7 billion in cash on hand at the end of the year, Google has the resources to conduct any new venture on a large scale. Google Fiber is on its way to becoming a major competitive overbuilder. Its first FTTH deployment, in the Kansas City area, has already expanded to a number of smaller nearby communities. After purchasing the assets of the Provo, Utah, public fiber network, Google is providing services there while enhancing and expanding the network. It is preparing to launch services in Austin, Texas, later in 2014. Early in 2014, it announced that it would negotiate with local governments in nine additional metropolitan areas (Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, Salt Lake City, San Antonio and San Jose) with a view to building Google Fiber networks there as well. Graybar www.graybar.com 800-GRAYBAR (472-9227) Key Products: PON electronics, optical transport, fiber cabinets/enclosures, single-mode fiber optic cable, fiber splice closures and pedestals, DC power, outdoor fiber terminals, FTTx drop cable and hardened MSTs Summary: Graybar specializes in supply-chain management services – getting the right parts to the right places at the right time so construction moves ahead and inventory doesn’t pile 50 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 up in warehouses. The company is a leading North American distributor of components, equipment and materials for telecommunications and other industries. FTTH and related solutions represent a significant portion of its broadband business. Independent telephone companies, competitive phone companies, municipalities, RUS plow contractors, wireless backhaul providers, central-office contractors and cable companies all depend on Graybar. Founded in 1869 as Gray and Barton, today Graybar sells thousands of items from leading manufacturers; its value-added services include kitting and integrated solutions. A Fortune 500 company with net sales of $5.7 billion in 2013, Graybar employs more than 7,600 people at more than 250 locations throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. It is one of North America’s largest and oldest employee-owned companies. Great Lakes Data Systems www.glds.com 800-882-7950 Key Products: Subscriber management, billing, provisioning and workforce management software for convergent broadband services Summary: Great Lakes Data Systems (GLDS) helps small operators look big by providing reliable, full-featured billing and management software at affordable prices – including cloud-based services that operators can use with little equipment investment. Partnering with major equipment suppliers worldwide, GLDS supports FTTH, IPTV, DOCSIS, OTT, TVE, cloud service, wireless, satellite, mobile billing and legacy delivery systems. It serves more than 400 small to midsize broadband providers, including cable, satellite, wireless and FTTH operators, that range from startup operations to providers with more than 300,000 subscribers. GLDS’s largest offices are in Carlsbad, Calif.; Beaver Dam, Wis.; and Kaunas, Lithuania, but it operates in 49 states (Delaware is the holdout) and 44 countries. Key products include BroadHub (formerly WinCable) for subscriber management and billing and SuperController for multiservice automated provisioning. WinForce tech, a mobile workforce management platform, empowers field techs with tools previously available only to office staff. Available in native Android and browser-based platforms, WinForce tech is fully integrated with BroadHub. GVTC Communications www.gvtc.com 800-367-4882 Key Products: Video, high-speed Internet with 1 gigabit availability, security monitoring, local and long-distance telephone, advanced data services, Wi-Fi, Ethernet backhaul Summary: A large telephone cooperative based outside San Antonio in the Texas Hill Country, GVTC made a name for itself through its aggressive rollout of fiber to the home and close collaboration with the economic development agencies that use its fiber network to recruit and retain businesses. The company is taking this strategic concept further with the creation of the GVTC GigaRegion, which is set to be the first of its kind in Texas. Beginning in September 2014, GVTC will deliver 1 Gbps speeds through more than 2,200 miles of fiber to the cities of Boerne, Bulverde and Gonzales, Texas. The GVTC GigaRegion is based on a two-year partnership of the three municipalities and GVTC to collectively promote the business and lifestyle benefits of gigabit connectivity in their area of Texas. In 2013, GVTC completed its $35 million fiber overbuild project, which brought FTTH availability to more than 20,000 homes and businesses in its traditional service area. GVTC is now implementing a second phase of its fiber overbuild, on a more limited basis, to additional FIBER-TO-THE-HOME ELECTRONICS These companies provide FTTH electronic equipment for central offices/headends, customer premises or both. COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS ADTRANwww.adtran.com AFLwww.aflglobal.com Alcatel-Lucentwww.alcatel-lucent.com Allied Telesis www.alliedtelesis.com ARRISwww.arrisi.com Aurora Networks (a Pace company) www.aurora.com Calixwww.calix.com Cisco Systems www.cisco.com CommScopewww.commscope.com CTDIwww.ctdi.com D-Linkwww.dlink.com Dasan Networks USA www.dasannetworksus.com ECI Telecom www.ecitele.com Genexiswww.genexis.eu iPhotonixwww.iphotonix.com Multicomwww.multicominc.com Pacific Broadband Networks www.pbnglobal.com ReadyLinkswww.ready-links.com Sumitomo Electric Lightwavewww.sumitomoelectric.com Telco Systems www.telco.com Tellabswww.tellabs.com Tilginwww.tilgin.com Zhone Technologies www.zhone.com ZyXEL Communications us.zyxel.com JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 51 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “It’s an exciting time for our market, as new developments are empowering cloud, mobility and next-generation services such as software-defined networking and virtualization. Data centers, content delivery network operators, cloud providers and more are gaining access to technologies that provide outstanding density, speeds and management capabilities, and these innovations will enable unsurpassed service delivery quality.” – Dave Stehlin, CEO, MRV Communications homes. The company continues to expand its Ethernet backhaul services for wireless companies such as AT&T, Verizon and regional carriers. GVTC has 230 employees, and its revenue for 2013 was $88.6 million. Henkels & McCoy www.henkels.com 215-283-7600 Key Products: Planning, design, engineering, project management, construction and installation of telecommunications networks Summary: Henkels & McCoy, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Blue Bell, Pa., is one of the largest privately held diversified engineering, construction and project management firms providing critical infrastructure for the communications, electric power, renewable energy, natural gas and pipeline, and water industries. In the telecommunications sector, H&M works with carriers, operating telcos, utilities, enterprises and all levels of government. H&M has been involved in many FTTH projects – including Verizon FiOS – performing feasibility studies, project management, construction management, outside-plant and insideplant implementation, plowing and trenching, and aerial construction. With more than 80 regional, area and project offices throughout the U.S., more than 5,000 employees and more than 7,000 pieces of equipment, the company has the ability to provide total solutions. Hiawatha Broadband Communications www.hbci.com 888-474-9995 Key Products: Voice, video, data and wireless services over high-speed networks Summary: Competitive provider Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) delivers services to small towns in southeastern Minnesota. One of its recent deployments, Red Wing, was selected as a US Ignite city based on HBC’s gigabit network. Founded in 1997, HBC operates both hybrid fibercoax and fiber-to-the-home networks – its first two networks were HFC and the rest have all been FTTH. It also provides wireless broadband in rural areas. The company provides a video service selection of more than 200 channels (including approximately 100 in high definition), digital music, payper-view and extensive local programming produced by HBC Productions. The company has 85 employees, 17 retail communities (with three more being planned), and wholesale, construction, business consulting and technical support divisions. Annual revenue is $21 million. Hotwire Communications www.hotwirecommunications.com 800-409-4733 Key Products: FTTP services to multifamily communities, senior living facilities, student housing, hotels and commercial multitenant buildings Summary: Hotwire Communications is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of fiber-to-thepremises communications solutions. Hotwire offers gigabit connectivity with IPTV video, Internet, VoIP, wireless and advanced home security products to single-family homes and condominiums, hotels, student housing and multitenant commercial buildings. Business services include Metro Ethernet, data backup, co-location, redundant wireless, hosted PBX, videoconferencing, security and energy management. Hotwire, which is privately held and debt-free, was founded in 2000 and operates in 10 states. It has been offering FTTH since 2005 under its Fision Home, Work, Stay and U brands. 52 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 InfiniSys Electronic Architects www.ElectronicArchitect.com 386-236-1500 Key Products: Telecommunications/broadband network design for multifamily, student housing, mixed-use and hospitality buildings; amenity selection and engineering; contract negotiation and project management; wirelessDAS system engineering, design and project management Summary: Developers and property owners that want to differentiate their communities by leveraging broadband technology call on InfiniSys Electronic Architects for customized, next-generation solutions. The company works with electronics manufacturers, software developers, infrastructure manufacturers and service providers to create new products and service offerings for the multifamily and hospitality markets. As an independent technology adviser, InfiniSys creates comprehensive, standards-based amenity solutions – including entertainment, access control, video surveillance, digital signage/messaging, energy management and leisure space control systems – for new and existing apartments, condominiums, student housing, hotels, mixeduse developments and master-planned communities. InfiniSys represents developers and property owners in negotiations with service providers and low-voltage contractors and oversees projects for financial stakeholders. It recently developed a Web-based software system to streamline the RFP and service-provider selection process. InfiniSys is based in Daytona Beach, Fla. Institute for Local Self-Reliance www.ilsr.org www.MuniNetworks.org 612-276-3456 Key Products: Broadband policy research and municipal broadband advocacy Summary: Since 1974, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) has championed local self-reliance based on humanscaled institutions and widely distributed ownership. The nonprofit organization, which has offices in Minnesota and Washington, D.C., conducts research, advocacy and education that support local control of energy, recycling, financing, broadband and other initiatives. ILSR explicitly challenges the view that localism and regionalism represent a misguided desire to turn back time; rather, it promotes the intelligent use of advanced technology to achieve locally determined goals. Its Community Broadband Networks Developers of M4 Solutions Software Suite Increase Revenue, Decrease Expenses... www.mapcom.com Manage Visually! Integrated Solutions Managing: Network Operations Fiber Assignment Circuits Wireless Workforce Locates Copper Coax Inventory To learn more, visit us at www.mapcom.com or call us at 1-800-745-MAPS. JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 53 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST Initiative, run by Christopher Mitchell, is one of the most important sources of information and analysis about municipal fiber-to-the-home projects in the U.S. ILSR’s publications, including its MuniNetworks.org blog, have been instrumental in showing communities that controlling their broadband destinies is feasible and has the potential to improve local economies and quality of life. Inteleconnect Inc. www.inteleconnect.com 734-944-6694 Key Products: Consultation and situation analysis for developers, property management companies, educational institutions, businesses and municipalities Summary: Founded in 1998, Inteleconnect develops telecommunications strategies for municipalities, college and university campuses, mixed-use developments and small, medium and large businesses. The company negotiates service contracts and designs and manages service provider– neutral networks (duct and handhole system, fiber plant, and central office space) to enable advanced Internet and data networks, CATV networks and telephone services. Recently, Inteleconnect created the fiber-to-the-premises network plan for Avalon, an 86-acre mixed-use development currently under construction near Atlanta. iPhotonix www.iphotonix.com 214-575-9300 Key Products: Optical network terminals, residential gateways TEST AND MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS AFLwww.AFLglobal.com Alcatel-Lucentwww.alcatel-lucent.com Anritsu Company www.anritsu.com Corning Inc. www.corning.com/opcomm EXFOwww.exfo.com Fiber Instrument Saleswww.fiberinstrumentsales.com Fluke Networks www.flukenetworks.com GAO Tek www.gaotek.com IneoQuestwww.ineoquest.com JDSUwww.jdsu.com Spirent Communications www.spirent.com Tektronixwww.tek.com Trilithicwww.trilithic.com VeEXwww.veexinc.com Summary: iPhotonix LLC, based in Richardson, Texas, is a technology company that focuses primarily on the telecommunications access market. iPhotonix develops and markets an advanced line of carrier-class, customer-premises equipment products, including residential gateways and a broad, independent family of ONT products, to both original equipment manufacturers and telecommunications service providers. The company’s ONTs deliver fiber access services that terminate optical networks at home, business or multitenant locations, enabling broadband-integrated voice, video and high-speed Internet access and cellular backhaul. JDSU www.jdsu.com 408-546-5000 Key Products: Fiber optic communications components and network test equipment for service providers and enterprises Summary: JDSU provides test, measurement and enablement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, network equipment manufacturers, contractors and enterprises. The company’s communications test tools provide the visibility and intelligence operators need to deliver high-quality end-user experiences. Optical communications solutions include detectors/receivers, modulators, amplifiers, transceivers, passives, pump/source lasers, ROADMs and WSSs, transport blades, and tunable transmission modules. All are designed to enable systems that can be managed remotely and respond dynamically to changes in network traffic patterns as demand increases. JDSU is a leader in the evolution of 40G and 100G networks, offering both optical components and test equipment. In March 2013, JDSU acquired UK-based Arieso, a vendor of location-aware software solutions for mobile network operators. In January 2014, JDSU acquired Trendium, a provider of real-time intelligence software solutions for customer experience assurance, asset optimization and monetization of big data for mobile network operators. It also acquired Network Instruments, a developer of enterprise network and application-performance management solutions for global 2000 companies. Based in Milpitas, Calif., JDSU has approximately 5,000 employees. Its revenue for fiscal year ending June 2013 was just under $1.7 billion. KGP Logistics www.kgplogistics.com 800-755-1950 Key Products: Products for FTTH, including outside plant, central office, DAS, transmission and customer premises; supply-chain and distribution services 54 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 “Next-generation applications will be key economic development drivers of the 21st century.” – Bill Wallace, Executive Director, US Ignite Summary: Headquartered in Faribault, Minn., KGP Logistics is one of the country’s largest singlesource, value-added suppliers of supply-chain services, communications equipment and integrated solutions to the telecommunications industry. With a diverse customer base, a national logistics network and a portfolio of manufacturer partnerships, the company is positioned to provide unique products and services to the communications market. access – making Lafayette a member of an elite group of U.S. cities. Like all Internet speeds provided by LUS Fiber, the gigabit service is symmetrical, so residents enjoy 1 Gbps both upstream and downstream. Despite fierce price competition, the LUS Fiber customer list continues to grow; the company recently doubled its Internet access speeds for a minimal price increase and offers 1 Gbps intranet speeds with all tiers of Internet service. LUS Fiber, operated by the Lafayette Utilities System, a department of the municipal government, is on target to reach financial self-sufficiency by 2015 and has already contributed nearly $1 million to the city’s general fund – an early indicator that superfast, community-owned networks can be financially successful. Leviton Manufacturing www.leviton.com 718-229-4040 Key Products: Premises wiring, outside plant, central-office solutions and home automation products Summary: Leviton Manufacturing supplies secure, highbandwidth fiber and copper connectivity solutions for enterprise, data center and service provider networks. Residential customers use Leviton’s lighting controls, wiring devices and home automation products, which allow homeowners to create smart living environments that deliver energy savings, safety and convenience. The company has more than 20 years of experience developing solutions for high-speed networks and offers a full line of customconfigurable products along with layout and design support services for data centers. The company’s online configurator allows users to quickly and easily customize enclosures, copper and fiber cable assemblies, copper patch cords and PDUs to meet their network needs. Privately held and based in Melville, N.Y., Leviton has a portfolio of more than 25,000 products and 600 patents, employs more than 7,000 people and has sales in 80 countries. LUS Fiber www.lusfiber.com 337-993-4237 Key Products: Video service, including IPTV; local and long distance phone service; Internet access with a community intranet, delivered over an FTTH network Summary: The only community-owned, all-fiber-optic network in Louisiana, LUS Fiber now offers 1 Gbps Internet m2fx www.m2fx.com 847-325-5454 Key Products: Armored polymer microduct and fiber cables for FTTH and MDU markets Summary: The m2fx product range enables low-risk, costeffective fiber deployment through its range of high-quality fiber optic cable and microduct solutions. m2fx is the manufacturer of Miniflex cable, an optical fiber cable solution that is a leader in fiber protection, flexibility, and installation performance and is fully compatible with industry-standard microduct. m2fx also supplies the QuikPush family of preconnectorized pushable fiber solutions and recently announced new, all dielectric self-supporting (ADSS) cable, designed to speed up the last mile of FTTH and FTTC deployments. m2fx microducts are manufactured with the company’s patented DVC liner, which allows the Miniflex fiber cable to be pushed by hand more than 400 feet, pulled for 900 feet or blown 2,500 feet. Founded in the U.K. in 1994, m2fx currently operates in Europe, the U.S., the Middle East and Africa. Miniflex access and premises solutions can be found in more than 45,000 installations (25,000 of them FTTH installations, including most recently in the city of Loma Linda, Calif.), with 85 million feet of fiber cable and microduct protecting optical fiber in more than 52 countries. JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 55 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “The broadband industry is recognizing a move toward optical LAN solutions, which enable enterprises to maximize bandwidth while lowering cabling costs, decreasing power utilization and condensing space requirements. As a cost-effective alternative to copper, optical LAN delivers reliable high-speed broadband using fiber, which won’t require expensive infrastructure upgrades.” – Brian Caskey, Chief Marketing Officer, Zhone Technologies Macquarie Group www.macquarie.com 212-231-1825 Key Products: Banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services Summary: With headquarters in Sydney, Australia, Macquarie acts on behalf of institutional, corporate, and retail clients and counterparties around the world. It has global expertise in resources and commodities, energy, financial institutions, infrastructure and real estate. Founded in 1969, Macquarie now employs more than 13,900 people in 28 countries and had $396 billion in assets under management as of March 2014. Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory and capital markets arm of Macquarie Group, is a global specialist in infrastructure, infrastructure finance, and the leveraging of private investment to drive infrastructure acquisition, funding and management. In the U.S., Macquarie Capital has played a leading role in developing many public-private partnerships for infrastructure, participating in transactions involving the Goethals Bridge, the North Tarrant Expressway and the Denver FasTracks commuter rail project. Most recently, Macquarie Capital proposed to finance and operate the UTOPIA fiber-to-thehome network in a public-private partnership with a group of 11 Utah cities. Macquarie’s proposal represents a new type of public-private partnership for the U.S. telecom market, opening up potential new avenues for FTTH funding. Magellan Advisors www.magellan-advisors.com 888-488-1767 Key Products: Broadband and telecom planning, including business planning, feasibility studies, regional planning, financial modeling and planning, economic development planning, market research, design, and engineering; telecommunications public policy, regulatory consulting, and research; information technology consulting; strategic marketing and network sustainability planning; project management and community outreach Summary: Magellan Advisors provides comprehensive community broadband planning, telecommunications master planning, deployment and management services to government and private sector organizations and a full suite of public sector IT solutions to the local, state and federal government markets. Magellan is a Denver-based firm with regional offices across the U.S., and its portfolio includes more than 150 engagements for city, county, state, federal and private broadband projects. Some of Magellan’s clients include the local governments of Baltimore; Missoula, Mont.; Columbia, Mo.; Yolo County, Calif.; Hamilton, Ohio; Jupiter, Fla.; Ketchum, Idaho; College Station, Texas; and Riverside, Calif., as well as the national government of New Zealand and the new master-planned greenfield community of Babcock Ranch, Fla., a diverse, multigenerational community that will eventually have more than 20,000 homes and 50,000 residents. Mapcom Systems www.mapcom.com 804-743-1860 Key Products: Visual operations system software, network management, FTTH management, geographic information systems, workforce management tools, systems integration, training and consulting Summary: Mapcom Systems offers a visualization-based approach to FTTH operations and management. Its M4 Solution Suite encompasses the entire FTTH lifecycle from PON/active network design and feasibility analysis to dayto-day plant/facility assignment to network maintenance and management, including both outside and inside plant at physical and logical levels. Providers use the M4 Solutions Suite to model their networks and service areas, integrating and correlating data from billing, accounting, GPS tracking, element management, network monitoring and vehicletracking applications in a powerful visual interface. Using 56 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 the suite in conjunction with M4 Workforce and M4 Process Manager technology, staff can communicate via mobile devices to handle trouble tickets, service orders, field locates and permitting in an efficient and customerfriendly manner. Since 1971, Mapcom has worked with independents, cooperatives, fiber communities and campus telecommunications providers across the U.S., Canada, Central America and the Caribbean. to safety to ensure that its customers are able to meet their customers’ communication needs with the highest levels of reliability and quality. Revenue for 2013 was more than $4.3 billion. MaxCell www.maxcellinnerduct.com 888-387-3828 Key Products: Fabric innerduct, conduit technology MasTec www.mastec.com 218-785-3030 Key Products: FTTx deployment, outside-plant cabling, inside-plant construction and installation, joint trench systems, splicing and testing, systems integration, ongoing maintenance Summary: MasTec’s engineering, design, construction and maintenance services support the world’s most advanced fiber optic, copper, wireless and satellite networks. The company’s work spans large geographic areas across the country, and MasTec is able to supply crews and equipment to its customers 24/7. The company combines cutting-edge technology, innovative solutions, skilled professionals and a commitment Summary: MaxCell makes the only flexible fabric innerduct system designed specifically for the network construction industry. The unique fabric construction of MaxCell innerduct allows it to conform to the shape of cables placed within, greatly reducing the wasted space associated with rigid innerduct. Network operators that use MaxCell can increase their cable density by as much as 300 percent. MaxSpace is a new, patent-pending, no-dig technology and construction method that safely removes existing innerduct from around active fiber optic cables with virtually no load on the cables and no interruption of service, enabling operators to recover up to 90 percent of conduit space. The MaxCell group, which has about 30 employees, was founded in 1999 and is based in Wadsworth, Ohio. PASSIVE COMPONENTS FOR FTTH NETWORKS (OUTSIDE PLANT AND INSIDE PLANT) These companies provide distribution frames, cross-connect panels, splitters, enclosures, connectors, ducts, conduits and related equipment for fiber access networks. COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS 3M Company/Communication Markets Division www.3M.com/telecom AFLwww.aflglobal.com Alliance Fiber Optic Products www.afop.com Beldenwww.belden.com Calixwww.calix.com Channell Commercial Corporationwww.channellcomm.com Charles Industries Ltd. www.charlesindustries.com Clearfieldwww.clearfieldconnection.com CommScopewww.commscope.com Corning Inc. www.corning.com/opcomm Crownduitwww.crownduit.com Dura-Linewww.duraline.com Emerson Network Power www.emersonnetwork power.com Leviton Manufacturing www.leviton.com Lite Access Technologies www.liteaccess.com m2fxwww.m2fx.com Maxcellwww.maxcellinnerduct.com/ Montclair Fiber Optics www.montclairfiber.com COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS Multicomwww.multicominc.com Multilinkwww.multilinkone.com OFSwww.ofsoptics.com Opternawww.opterna.com Opti-Com Manufacturing Networkwww.opti-com.info/ Pencell Plastics www.pencell.com Preformed Line Products www.preformed.com Prysmian Group www.prysmian.com Radiant Communications www.rccfiber.com SENKO Advanced Components www.senko.com Sumitomo Electric Lightwavewww.sumitomoelectric.com Superior Essex www.SuperiorEssex.com/Comm Suttlewww.suttleonline.com TE Connectivity www.te.com Telectwww.telect.com Tellabswww.tellabs.com TeraSpanwww.teraspan.com Timberconwww.timbercon.com Westellwww.westell.com JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 57 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST Michels Corporation www.michels.us 920-583-3132 Key Products: Fiber optic network construction, including outside-plant construction, structured cabling, and fiber splicing and testing Summary: In 1983, Michels, based in Brownsville, Wis., was one of the first companies to construct fiber lines. Today, it builds thousands of miles of fiber optic and broadband networks per year. Its communications division serves all sectors of the communications industry – local telephone companies, broadband and cable TV providers, schools and enterprises. Plowing, trenching, splicing, terminating, testing, constructing aerial lines, directional boring, rail plowing, installing cable, conducting site work and providing FTTx solutions are some of the services Michels Communications offers. Last year, the company booked $2.3 billion in new construction to rank 24th on the Engineering News-Record list of top 400 contractors. It assists clients with growth forecasting, verification of existing facilities, investigation of potential migration strategies and cost estimates of numerous deployment options. The company’s construction design and management services include all phases of inside- and outsideplant engineering. The firm, which has 6,500 employees, has regional offices throughout the U.S. Mid-State Consultants www.mscon.com 435-623-8601 Key Products: Communications engineering services Summary: Mid-State Consultants offers a full range of communications engineering services for telephony, data and video networks; computerized mapping and conversion; and construction supervision. The company has experience working for a broad clientele, including local exchange carriers, RBOCs, interexchange carriers, competitive access providers, ISPs, cellular operators and CATV operators, OPTICAL LAN SOLUTIONS The following companies sell fiber-to-the-desk solutions for corporate or campus LANs. COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS 3M Company/Communication Markets Division www.3M.com/telecom Cisco Systems www.cisco.com Corning Inc. www.corning.com/opcomm TE Connectivity www.te.com Tellabswww.tellabs.com Zhone Technologies www.zhone.com and it has participated in many FTTH projects. Mid-State assists clients with growth forecasting, verification of existing facilities, investigation of potential migration strategies and cost estimates of numerous deployment options. The company’s construction design and management services include all phases of inside- and outside-plant engineering. Mid-State’s e-TICS facilities management software facilitates the assignment of inside and outside plant from end to end; for FTTH networks, it can assign fibers and splitter ports to specific locations. This year, the company acquired CBW Communications Engineers, a professional engineering firm whose client base has expanded from independent telephone companies in North Carolina to companies throughout the southeastern U.S. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mid-State Consultants is headquartered in Nephi, Utah, and has eight regional offices throughout the U.S. Millennium Communications Group www.millenniuminc.com 800-677-1919 Key Products: Planning, design, permitting, project management and related services for fiber optic networks Summary: Millennium Communications Group, founded in 1995 and based in East Hanover, N.J., specializes in nationwide FTTx deployments and fiber optic networks of any size. Millennium Communications Group and its subsidiary Matrix Design Group can assist at any stage of a fiber deployment, from concept to completion. Services include feasibility studies, budgeting, planning, design, buildouts and project management. The company also handles business case development, grant application assistance, right-of- way permitting and smart-grid planning, and it can help communities get started with fiber to public facilities, schools and hospitals. The firm also has experience in data center siting, design and operation, and in broadband-based community amenities such as security. Current clients include Fortune 500 companies, telecom carriers, communities, cooperatives, municipalities and early-stage FTTH initiatives. Among its FTTH clients is WiredWest Communications Cooperative Corporation, a large municipal communications cooperative of more than 40 towns in western Massachusetts. Other clients deploying FTTH include ECFiber, a multitown cooperative in Vermont with a unique resident-built business model, and the town of Leverett, Mass. 58 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 “Today the focus is no longer just on Internet connectivity but instead has shifted to bring together people, process, data and things to make these networked connections more relevant and valuable than ever before.” – Trevor Smith, Vice President, Network Solutions, TE Connectivity MRV Communications www.mrv.com 978-674-6800 Key Products: Optical transport, Carrier Ethernet, infrastructure management, service provisioning Summary: MRV Communications provides converged packet and optical solutions that empower the optical edge and network integration services for leading communications service providers worldwide. The company’s solutions enable the delivery and provisioning of high-capacity services and applications such as cloud connectivity, businessclass Ethernet, storage, mobile backhaul and data center connectivity. MRV’s portfolio, supported by decades of experience and established relationships with service providers, positions the company as a leading vendor in optical networking layer convergence. Recent product introductions include the OptiDriver optical transport platform, which offers compact 10G transport and low power consumption and improves the manageability of complex, bandwidth-rich networks, and the OptiPacket (OP-X) metro service edge platform, which is positioned for the convergence, intelligence, aggregation and high capacity needed for next-generation networks. Located in Chatsworth, Calif., with 489 employees, MRV Communications reported 2013 revenue of $166.2 million. networks easy and affordable. Multicom also sells retail and wholesale VoIP services through its Mconnect subsidiary as well as a complete HDTV hospitality solution that includes a 24/7 active monitoring and issue resolution application accessible from a smartphone. Multicom maintains sales offices, rep agencies and subdistributors throughout the Americas. Multilink www.gomultilink.com 440-366-6966 Key Products: Fiber distribution and cable management solutions, connectors, splice enclosures and cabinets; MDU enclosures; raceway and pathway solutions Summary: Multilink, founded in 1983, is a manufacturer of telecommunications network components that expanded to become a worldwide supplier and integrator of end-toend solutions as it focused its new product development on fiber optic–based solutions. Multilink’s customers include independent telcos, RBOCs, utilities, local-area network providers and CATV MSOs. Its products are designed to meet the needs of both legacy plant and new technology applications. Based in Elyria, Ohio, Multilink is privately owned and has 200 employees. NEO Fiber www.NEOfiber.net 970-309-3500 Multicom www.multicominc.com 800-423-2594 Key Products: Fiber optic components, including FTTH actives and passives, fiber optic cable, transmitters, receivers, amplifiers, nodes, attenuators, enclosures, splitters, fusion splicers and tools Key Products: Consulting services, feasibility analyses, business planning, financing, contract negotiations, RFP writing and vendor management, project management, grant writing and compliance, program management and appraisal services Summary: Headquartered in Orlando, Fla., since 1982, Multicom is a full-line stocking distributor and manufacturer of products used for end-to-end integration of voice, data and video over fiber, coax and copper. The company has a multimillion-dollar inventory of more than 13,000 products from more than 270 of the world’s major manufacturers and provides all active and passive components required for complete FTTH end-to-end solutions. Multicom’s GPON “Everything Included” video-data-voice-Wi-Fi solution and fiber optic product line makes deploying future-proof GPON Summary: NEO Fiber, founded by telecom and FTTH veteran Diane Kruse, provides strategic consulting services and project/program management for utilities, municipalities, companies, tribal communities, real estate developers, grant recipients and government agencies that are deploying fiber optic, gigabit, and fiber-to-the-home networks. NEO also provides feasibility studies, contract negotiations, business planning, design, engineering, project management and outsourced executive planning for fiber and renewable-energy projects. JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 59 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “RFoG is becoming much more widely deployed, both as an extension to existing HFC and as greenfield technology, now that we can demonstrate that optical beat interference has truly been eliminated in a fully robust test environment. We also see EPON and Carrier Ethernet as companion technologies to RFoG, enabling the integration of commercial and residential traffic with the HFC infrastructure.” – John Caezza, President, Access and Transport Group, ARRIS OFS www.ofsoptics.com 770-798-5555; 888-342-3743 Key Products: Optical fiber; optical cable; fusion splicers; fiber management and connectivity products for homes, businesses and MDUs; network design services Summary: OFS’s heritage, which goes back to the original Bell Labs, includes pioneering research and development in fiber optics. Wholly owned by Furukawa Electric of Japan, OFS designs, manufactures and supplies optical fiber, fiber optic cable, specialty photonics and optical connectivity solutions and provides end-to-end fiber optic solutions for outside-plant and inside-plant networks. Products include EZ-Bend ultra-bend-insensitive optical cables and EZ Bend InvisiLight fiber optic solutions for in-MDU and in-home deployments; AllWave+ ZWP full-spectrum, zero-water-peak, bend-optimized fiber; gel-free Fortex loose tube, AccuRibbon ribbon and PowerGuide ADSS fiber cables; end-to-end fiber connectivity, optical splitter and fiber management solutions; fusion splicers and several MDU deployment solutions. The Professional Services group helps optimize network designs. Headquartered near Atlanta, OFS is a global provider with facilities in North America and Europe and sales offices around the world. Furukawa Electric reported revenue of $1.5 billion for its telecommunications group for the fiscal year ending March 2014. Summary: Based in eastern Tennessee, On Trac provides telecommunications services and special projects to network operators nationwide. Core services include FTTH splicing and FTTH installation. Additional services include consulting; project management; training, service and repair; materials management/warehousing; scheduling processes and back-office structure. Clients include municipal network operators as well as cooperatives. On Trac serves ongoing FTTH deployments by Auburn Essential Services in Indiana, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services in Tennessee, GVTC in Texas, BVU Authority in Virginia, Clarksville Department of Electricity in Tennessee, Dalton Utilities in Georgia and LUS Fiber in Louisiana. Over the past 10 years, On Trac has connected more than 130,000 installations, including aerial drops, underground drops, mainline fiber splicing and bidirectional testing. Pace www.pace.com/americas www.aurora.com 561-995-6000 Key Products: FTTH and cable network equipment, home media servers, set-top boxes, customer-premises equipment for fiber, Ethernet, xDSL and cable networks On Trac www.ontracinc.net 423-317-0009 Key Products: FTTH splicing, FTTH residential and commercial installation, mainline fiber splicing, MDU network design and installation, structured cabling, consulting, project management, warehousing, back-office structure Summary: More than a third of the world’s top 100 cable and telco TV providers (and eight of the top 10) choose Pace for customer-premises equipment for digital TV and broadband solutions. Over the past 30 years, Pace has become the global market leader in set-top boxes and is No. 1 for U.S. residential gateways. Pace gateways are available for a variety of broadband infrastructures, including ADSL, VDSL, cable and FTTH. The company’s open gateway software can be integrated into multiple gateway designs and used across networks to standardize the application layer. Pace’s 2014 acquisition of 60 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 Aurora Networks positions it to offer optical access solutions for cable operators, including headend-based and node PON solutions. Headquartered in the U.K., Pace, with more than 2,000 employees worldwide, also has major offices in the U.S., France and India. Revenue in 2013 was almost $2.5 billion, of which more than 60 percent came from North America. Pace International www.paceintl.com 507-424-4900; 800-444-7223 Key Products: DISH content, hardware and associated materials and accessories; fiber products; hardware and tools for commercial-grade satellite TV, cable TV, home theater and audio; tools and kitting services; meters and test equipment; billing and back-office support services Summary: Pace International is a distributor of communications equipment, serving private cable operators, building owners, system operators, installers and others throughout North America. Pace offers products from leading manufacturers as well as its privately labeled Tradewind products. As the authorized PCO hardware and content distributor for DISH Network, Pace offers complete solutions, including the DISH Optical Network, SMATV, QAM and L-band. It also carries a wide variety of communications hardware, including fiber optic products and equipment and tools needed to perform successful installations. Complete solutions include system design, technical support, SBCA certification, “Built, Balanced, and Burned” headends, tool kitting, integrated billing and customized procurement solutions. Founded in 1972, Pace International is headquartered in Rochester, Minn. Pacific Broadband Networks www.pbnglobal.com 703-579-6777 Key Products: Optical broadband access products and network solutions, including active Ethernet, GEPON and RFoG equipment for the central office and customer premises; network management and provisioning software Summary: Pacific Broadband Networks (PBN) supplies advanced optical broadband access products and network Planning Your Gigabit Network? Prove your business case with real-time customer demand Take the guesswork out of your fiber deployment Service Zones™ Delivering successful network deployments © 2014 COS Systems 617.274.8171 | www.cossystems.com/service-zones JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 61 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “Fibers are going into places they’ve never gone, and service providers need solutions to enable them to turn up service quickly and cost-effectively.” – Mark Boxer, Applications Engineering Manager, OFS solutions. Its headend equipment and network management and access products are suitable for HFC, FTTH, RFoG, Ethernet and DOCSIS applications. PBN’s flexible product portfolio was designed to enable network operators to bridge the gap between existing and emerging technologies. Recent product introductions include a new series of GEPON optical network units with CATV overlay. Customers include major telcos and MSOs serving tens of millions of subscribers around the world. Recent deployments include KOMNEXX in Germany, Arizona State University in Phoenix, NuLink Digital in Georgia, and SuperVision, an affiliate of YukonTel, in Alaska. PBN has research and development facilities in Melbourne and Beijing and offices in Australia, China, Europe and the Americas. PBN is also well represented by channel partners globally. Summary: Founded in 1947, Preformed Line Products (PLP) is an international designer and manufacturer of products and systems used to construct and maintain overhead and underground networks. The company serves telecommunications network operators, cable television and broadband service providers, power utilities, corporations and enterprise networks, government agencies and educational institutions. Headquartered in Cleveland, PLP operates domestic manufacturing centers in Rogers, Ark.; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Albemarle, N.C. The company serves worldwide markets through operations in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, France and Russia. Net sales for 2013 were $409 million. Power & Tel www.ptsupply.com 800-238-7514 Key Products: Fiber optic and cable products, optical networking electronics, test gear, IPTV and home networking solutions Summary: The distributor Power & Tel specializes in the procurement, sales and logistics of communications products. By cost-effectively and efficiently managing the supply chain, Power & Tel lets its customers – service providers, contractors and other entities large enough to maintain their own communications networks – focus on building and maintaining fiber networks. The company also provides materials management services that make use of state-of-theart distribution technology to accommodate the industry’s rapidly changing supply needs. Founded in 1963 and privately owned, Power & Tel is headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., and has locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Preformed Line Products www.preformed.com 440-461-5200 Prysmian Group www.prysmian.com 803-951-4800; 800-713-5312 Key Products: Optical fiber and telecommunications cables Summary: Formed in 2011 from the merger of Prysmian and Draka, Prysmian Group is the world’s largest cable supplier. Its product portfolio includes optical fiber, optical cable, copper cable, FTTx solutions and premises/data cables. With subsidiaries in 50 countries, the Prysmian Group has 91 plants, 17 R&D centers and approximately 19,000 employees. The company’s FTTH projects range from work for individual municipalities to large-scale rollouts. In 2013, the company introduced RetractaNetXS, an outdoor underground solution suited for FTTH deployments. It employs retractable cable from the optical distribution point splice closure to the customer premises. The solution was designed to reduce pollution, cut labor costs and make rollouts faster. Prysmian Group also offers ADSS and OPGW cables for FTTH and middle-mile builders that have access to electrical utility poles or transmission infrastructure. Prysmian’s sales in 2013 reached $10 billion. Key Products: Fiber optic and copper splice closures, highspeed cross-connect devices, cable anchoring and control hardware and systems 62 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 Vision. Clarity. Clearfield. FieldShield™ SmarTerminal FieldShield™ Pushable Fiber FieldSmart™ Inside Plant FieldSmart™ Outside Plant Making fiber work — with a unified fiber management and protection platform, is the vision that drives Clearfield. Centered around the Clearview Cassette, these solutions scale to your subscriber take-rates. FieldSmart™ – a series of fiber panels, cabinets and enclosures, teamed with FieldShield™, an innovative pushable fiber delivery method – protects your fiber investment along every point of the broadband network. Looking to Reduce the Cost of Gigabit Broadband? See Clearfield. ClearfieldConnection.com • 800-422-2537 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST Samsung Fiber Optics www.samsung.com/global/business/fiberoptics Key Products: Optical fiber and optical cable Summary: Samsung has been a developer of optical communication products since the start of its optical fiber business in 1983. The company manufactures products that range from optical fibers, cables and interconnections to optoelectronic components and modules that are used in optical communication networks. In 2013, Samsung introduced Invisia, a flexible, translucent micro drop cable solution that can easily be attached to walls with epoxy and small clips and without staples, nails or conduit. Verizon is now installing Invisia, which it calls “Magic Wire,” in high-rise apartment buildings where it deploys FiOS services. Samsung Fiber Optics supplies its products in more than 60 countries around the world. It is a division of electronics giant Samsung, based in South Korea, which posted $225 billion in revenue for 2013. SDT www.sdt-1.com 601-823-9440 Key Products: Telecommunications infrastructure services, including structured cabling; engineer, furnish and install services; design and engineering Summary: Headquartered in Brookhaven, Miss., with 200 employees, SDT provides a diversified package of services to telecommunications carriers, developers and integration providers. The company supports many facets of network planning, design, development, installation, testing, turn-up and maintenance on all network environments, from longhaul fiber networks to FTTH, wireless and LAN. Over the last year, SDT has been involved in numerous fiber-to-thecell-site projects. With its integrated project delivery strategy, SDT can bundle individual products from its separate business units (outside-plant engineering and construction, inside-plant and wireless services, real estate, right-of-way and managed services) as turnkey solutions. In association with its strategic partner, Clearion Software, SDT pioneered the use of GIS in fiber network design, which greatly reduces the time to engineer and design networks, speeds network buildouts and achieves cost savings for owners. SENKO Advanced Components www.senko.com 508-481-9999 Key Products: Fiber distribution panels, network access terminals, fiber protection equipment, fiber cleaning and inspection equipment, splitter modules, couplers, attenuators, connectors and adapters telecom and datacom industries. Its Intelligent Building Solution facilitates the distribution of advanced, highbandwidth services, such as HDTV and telemedicine, within commercial buildings, multifamily buildings, hotels, hospitals and educational institutions. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Boston, SENKO Advanced Components is a subsidiary of SENKO Group in Japan. It has 1,500 employees and is privately held. Smithville Communications, Smithville Telecom www.smithville.net 812-876-2211; 800-742-4084 Key Products: High-speed Internet, full-service IPTV, voice, managed services, cellular, home security services, cloud services, big-data support, videoconferencing; design, construction, installation and maintenance of broadband fiber optic and wireless networks; consulting services for broadband-supported economic development Summary: Smithville Communications made Indiana FTTP history in March 2014 by providing a systemwide trial of a full 1 Gbps of fiber connectivity to residential customers, which further established its reputation for providing the fastest Internet in the Hoosier state. The company expanded its fiber service offerings to include cloud services, small-business gigabit connectivity and other related services, in addition to serving technology parks, universities, Fortune 100 companies and nearly 25,000 residences in southern Indiana. The company created two new all-fiber FTTP communities in rural Indiana, continuing its commitment to rural areas ignored by larger telcos. A strategic enabler of big-data platforms, Smithville’s FTTP service offers Internet speeds at a standard of 1 Gbps with the capacity to boost speed to 10 Gbps for commercial installations. Despite adverse changes in federal support, Smithville continued its $90 million FTTP Indiana buildout, which includes homes, businesses, educational institutions and government facilities in the traditional Smithville service area and elsewhere. Smithville is widely recognized for its positive impact on economic development. Its subsidiary, Smithville Telecom, provides scalable, high-speed, fiberbased connectivity (up to 8 Gbps); data consulting; network management; and managed services for businesses, university campuses, biotechnology companies, health care providers and government offices in central and southern Indiana. Privately owned Smithville is Indiana’s largest independent telecom company, with about 200 employees. Summary: Many companies that sell FTTH technology integrate SENKO into their product offerings. SENKO Advanced Components develops, manufactures, markets and distributes more than 1,000 fiber optic products for the 64 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “Ultimately, the key to making the next generation of access even faster and more scalable will likely require the wired and wireless worlds to work together as complementary – not competitive – solutions.” – Stephen Colangelo, Senior Business Development Manager, Anritsu Company Sonic.net www.sonic.net 888-766-4233 Key Products: Gigabit fiber and DSL Internet access, residential and business voice service, co-location, business networking Summary: Sonic.net, based in Santa Rosa, Calif., was founded in 1994 as an Internet service provider and was one of the first ISPs to bring DSL access to the California wine country. CARRIER ETHERNET SOLUTIONS The following companies sell electronic equipment for fiber networks certified by the Metro Ethernet Forum. These devices provide fiber connectivity for enterprises, mobile backhaul, schools, MDUs, MTUs and other large users that require service providers to adhere to service-level agreements. COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS Actelis Networks www.actelis.com ADTRANwww.adtran.com Adva Optical Networking www.advaoptical.com Alcatel-Lucentwww.alcatel-lucent.com Allied Telesis www.alliedtelesis.com ARRISwww.arrisi.com Calixwww.calix.com Cienawww.ciena.com Cisco Systems www.cisco.com D-Linkwww.d-link.com Dasan Networks USA www.dasannetworksus.com Extreme Networks www.extremenetworks.com Fujitsuwww.fujitsu.com MRV Communications www.mrv.com Omnitron Systems Technologywww.omnitron-systems.com Overture Networks www.overturenetworks.com Rad Data Communications www.rad.com Telco Systems www.telco.com Tellabswww.tellabs.com Transition Networks www.transition.com ZyXEL Communications us.zyxel.com Because of its reliable, inexpensive connectivity and excellent customer service – as well as its commitment to transparency and user privacy, which was recognized by the Electronic Frontier Foundation – Sonic.net survived an era during which most independent ISPs collapsed. In 2010, Google chose Sonic to manage its “beta” FTTH network in Stanford University faculty housing. When Sonic began deploying FTTH technology, it prioritized its buildout in neighborhoods where it already had high demand for its advanced DSL service and could deploy relatively inexpensively. The company quickly won acclaim for offering gigabit fiber Internet service for $70 per month – a price-performance ratio unheard of elsewhere in the U.S. Both its demand-driven rollout strategy and its pricing then set the standard nationwide for gigabit fiber networks. Currently, Sonic provides gigabit fiber Internet and phone service to residents in Sebastopol, Calif., as well as gigabit fiber Internet and cloud phone service to businesses in the Northpoint Business Park in the North Bay area. The company is also building gigabit fiber Internet in residential and business areas in the North Bay and East Bay. Sumitomo Electric Lightwave www.sumitomoelectric.com 919-541-8100; 800-358-7378 Key Products: Optical fiber, optical fiber cable, fusion splicers and accessories, connectivity solutions, splitters and other passive components, air-blown fiber solutions, EPON optical line terminals and optical network terminals Summary: Established in 1984, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave (SEL) is a wholly owned company of Sumitomo Electric Industries, a global leader in communications and information technologies with more than $20 billion in revenue and more than 200,000 employees worldwide. SEL draws not only on its own outstanding resources, R&D and leadership but also on those of its parent company to develop, manufacture and provide advanced outside- and inside-plant ribbon and loose-tube optical fiber cable, connectivity solutions, fusion splicers and accessories, EPON equipment and FutureFLEX Air-Blown Fiber. It has long been a leader in optical fiber ribbon with its patented Easy Split and Peel. Recent product 66 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 introductions include the 4th Level patch panel and handheld fusion splicers with fully navigational touch screens. SEL serves the North American and Latin American markets. Superior Essex www.SuperiorEssex.com 770-657-6000 Key Products: Premises and outside-plant fiber and copper cable products, FTTH closures Summary: Superior Essex designs, manufactures and supplies a large selection of premises and outside-plant fiber optic and copper wire and cable products. The company supplies many of the largest telecommunications service providers, and its cable products are installed in thousands of enterprises around the globe. It recently introduced a line of cables for distributed antenna systems; FTTH closures, including fiber distribution hubs; and redesigned families of fiber dome closures. In 2013, Superior Essex announced a co-development and marketing alliance with Legrand to create a suite of structured cabling systems, nCompass, which provides solutions to the challenges of technical support, network energy efficiency, reliability and flexibility. Other recently introduced products include the reduced diameter 10Gain XP category 6A unshielded twistedpair cable, the low-voltage 600V power cable, and a new hybrid cable, a single cable that combines copper conductors for power with optical fiber. Superior Essex is headquartered in Atlanta and has more than 3,000 employees. Its state-of-the-art product development center is in Kennesaw, Ga., and it has manufacturing facilities in Brownwood, Texas; Tarboro, N.C.; and Hoisington, Kan. Suttle www.suttleonline.com 800-852-8662 Key Products: Fiber enclosure systems; home networking solutions; high-speed terminal blocks; structured wiring enclosures and modules; VDSL splitters; data, video, and phone jacks Summary: Suttle’s innovative solutions were designed for reliable, grow-as-you-go connectivity from the central office to the customer premises. Products are built to high-quality Innovation. Action. Results. ETI has built more than software for broadband service providers – for over 20 years, we’ve built a reputation for taking on our customers’ challenges head-on and delivering innovative solutions that work without fail. In a world where profitability and operational efficiency go hand-in-hand, ETI’s Overture suite of software solutions capture Business Intelligence and enhance Service Assurance to create top-tier serviceability. etisoftware.com ETI half pg ad 063014.indd 1 6/30/14 4:24 PM JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 67 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “The question shouldn’t be, ‘What can I do with fiber in my community?’ It should be, ‘What can’t I do with fiber in my community?’ And the answer is that you can do anything! Fiber connectivity will enhance the attractiveness of schools, libraries and medical facilities in terms of economic growth and vitality. – Joel Mulder, Senior Director, Business Development, G4S Technology standards under practices certified to ISO 9001 and TL 9000. The company’s solutions are cost-effective, customized to leverage existing network infrastructure, and expandable to accommodate future growth and customer needs. Suttle’s robust FutureLink family of products, including the new FutureLink Stackable Fiber Interface Terminal system, provides flexibility in FTTH configuration and placement for multiple-dwelling-unit, single-family-unit and business applications. Founded in 1910, Suttle is a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems Inc. Team Fishel www.teamfishel.com 614-274-8100; 800-347-4351 TE Connectivity www.te.com 610-893-9800 Telect www.telect.com 509-926-6000; 800-551-4567 Key Products: Fiber optic cabling and connectivity products, undersea and from the central office to the customer premises and from the data center to the desktop Key Products: Fiber optic and copper connectivity solutions, network power management, equipment racks and cabinets, outdoor enclosures, cable management systems, superstructure and cable racks, cables and patch cords, home networking solutions Summary: TE Connectivity is a fiber connectivity powerhouse. It designs and manufactures products that make electronic and fiber connections in nearly every industry – from broadband communications and automotive to industrial, aerospace and defense. TE’s products include connectors, above- and below-ground enclosures, heat-shrink sleeves, cable accessories, surge arrestors and fiber optic and copper cabling systems. The fiber optic product line offers solutions for central offices, data centers, FTTx and optical LANs (fiber-to-the-desk networks). New this year is a powered fiber cable system that combines power and optical fiber communications into one system. TE Connectivity has nearly 90,000 employees in more than 50 countries; its U.S. headquarters is in Berwyn, Pa. In 2013, TE had net sales of $13.3 billion, with 23 percent of net sales directly tied to TE’s Network Solutions products. Key Products: Design, engineering, construction, installation, and maintenance services Summary: Established in 1936, Team Fishel has 1,800 “teammates” and 30 offices in 15 states across the country. The company specializes in designing and constructing last-mile fiber optic networks for broadband service providers. Its fiber specialists have more than 30 years of experience building fiber networks to the home and business. Team Fishel has the technical resources to design broadband network infrastructures from initial planning stages all the way through construction, installation and system maintenance. Summary: Telect provides connectivity, power, outdoor enclosures, equipment racks and cable management solutions for global communications networks. With nearly 30 years of experience in development and innovation for Layer 1 communications network infrastructure, Telect provides physical-layer solutions from central offices or data centers to outside plant and into homes. Telect’s central-office communications solutions include fiber optic distribution panels and frames, copper connectivity products, cable management, Ethernet patching systems, power distribution, equipment racks and cabinets, superstructure and cable racks. For outside-plant applications, Telect offers enclosures and power systems, small-form-factor and multifunctional connectivity platforms, and distribution and connectivity solutions for rural carriers. Headquartered in Liberty Lake, Wash., with 600 employees, Telect also operates facilities in Plano, Texas, and Zapopan, Mexico. 68 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 Tellabs www.tellabs.com 630-798-8800 infrastructure. Tellabs continues to serve traditional telecom carriers by providing essential equipment and services to support critical last-mile applications. Key Products: Optical LAN, GPON optical line terminals and optical network terminals, outside plant and network management Summary: Tellabs, a leader in the optical LAN marketplace and a provider of broadband access solutions to many of the world’s leading networks, announced its formation as an independent company in January 2014. Tellabs focuses on delivering communications solutions to global enterprise, telecom and government customers. As a company in the Marlin Equity Partners $2.6 billion portfolio, Tellabs concentrates on two distinct solutions. Its passive optical LAN solution continues to disrupt the traditional LAN market in enterprise and government, in addition to such markets as hospitality, health care and education. Most recently, Tellabs Optical LAN was deployed in the Santa Fe Public Schools. For this school district, Optical LAN provided gigabit speeds to students, teachers and classrooms, which improved the digital learning environment and increased the efficiency of its IT systems and operations by utilizing the state-of-the-art technology and fiber-based TT Technologies www.tttechnologies.com 800-533-2078 Key Products: Trenchless equipment, including piercing tools and guided boring tools; pneumatic, static and lateral pipe bursting systems; pipe ramming tools; bentonite mixing systems; constant-tension winches; directional drills; mini directional drill rigs Summary: TT Technologies specializes in trenchless technology, beginning with pneumatic boring tools. Today, with more than 200 patents worldwide, TT supports trenchless applications for pipe pulling, pipe ramming, pipe bursting, slip lining and directional boring. Its customers are primarily contractors and municipalities. In FTTH applications, trenchless tools and methods from TT Technologies help avoid costs associated with traditional open-cut construction in residential areas. The company offers a nationwide network of regional customer service offices and distribution locations. It presents comprehensive, hands-on JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 69 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “The broadband revolution is in full swing, and at its core is the power of the fiber network. Its speed and reliability is driving implementation across all sectors, from local government and municipalities to utility companies, co-ops, cable companies and telcos. Service providers face the challenge of integrating fiber to their existing infrastructure without excessive expense and then managing a complex network efficiently to keep opex down and customer satisfaction up.” – Frank Gine, President, ETI Software Solutions training seminars at its corporate offices in Aurora, Ill., as well as regional shows, seminars and demonstrations throughout North America each year. University Next Generation Innovation Project (Gig.U) www.gig-u.org 202-736-5851 Key Products: Test beds for next-generation networks, applications and services Summary: The University Community Next Generation Innovation Project (Gig.U) was launched in 2011 as DISTRIBUTORS OF FIBER OPTIC PRODUCTS COMPANY NAME WEB ADDRESS Advanced Media Technologies www.amt.com Anixterwww.anixter.com Communications Supply Corporation www.gocsc.com Comstar Supply www.comstarsupply.com Fiber Instrument Sales www.fiberinstrument sales.com FiberOptic.comwww.fiberoptic.com Graybarwww.graybar.com KGP Logistics www.kgplogistics.com Metrotekwww.metrotek.com Multicomwww.multicominc.com Pace International www.paceintl.com Power & Tel www.ptsupply.com Toner Cable Equipment www.tonercable.com TVC Communications www.tvcinc.com Walker and Associates www.walkerfirst.com a nationwide coalition of about three dozen research universities and their surrounding communities. It seeks to accelerate the deployment of ultra-high-speed networks in those communities by aggregating demand and organizing communities to remove barriers to deployment. Gig.U members hope to make the U.S. more competitive in developing the next generation of ultra-high-speed network services and applications. Gig.U issued a request for information in late 2011, and its members then began detailed discussions with potential service providers. Gig.U communities moving forward with planning and deployments include Gainesville, Fla.; East Lansing, Mich.; Blacksburg, Va., Champaign-Urbana, Ill.; Louisville, Ky.; Phoenix; and the North Carolina Research Triangle Park communities and Winston-Salem. Gig.U. joined more than 500 college and university communities to form AIR.U, a project to use unlicensed spectrum to bring faster broadband to rural educational communities. Gig.U offers a set of tools for communities to use in planning their networks, including an assessment work sheet, a customizable demand identification website, RFP templates and community organizing strategies. US Ignite www.us-ignite.org 202-365-9219 Key Products: Coordinating the development and testing of applications for next-generation networks Summary: The US Ignite Partnership spurs the development of next-generation broadband applications – specifically, novel applications and digital experiences that promise to transform six areas of national priority: health care, energy, education, transportation, public safety and advanced manufacturing. The initiative makes use of advanced technologies developed by researchers, entrepreneurs and US Ignite’s commercial partners. US Ignite advocates for core technologies – software-defined networking, symmetrical gigabit to the end user and local cloud computing – that provide the 70 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 opportunity to create the Internet of Immersive Experience and transform the way people live, work, learn, and play. The partnership, launched at the White House in 2012, was formed with leadership from the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. It responds to the administration’s call to ensure all Americans access to the information and tools necessary to thrive in a 21st-century economy. An independent nonprofit funded through member organizations, US Ignite works with almost 40 partners, which include cities, public network providers and commercial network operators such as Comcast, Verizon and Google. As coordinator and incubator of this ecosystem, US Ignite also aims to accelerate the adoption of fiber and wireless next-generation networks. Vantage Point Solutions www.vantagepnt.com 605-995-1777 and regulatory services, including professional engineering, outside-plant engineering services, strategic planning, technology evaluations, network architecture design, regulatory studies and feasibility studies. VPS is an industry leader in deploying FTTP, wireless, data and transport networks as well as IPv6 network transitions and IPTV implementations. Consulting services also include cost studies, budgeting, forecasting, acquisition reviews and USF/ NECA reviews. Verizon Communications Inc. / Verizon Enhanced Communities www.verizon.com www.verizon.com/communities 866-638-6066 Key Products: Telecom engineering and consulting services Key Products: FiOS TV, Internet and digital voice; FiOS Quantum Internet and FiOS Quantum TV; application services for amenity management, including Verizon Concierge Summary: Vantage Point Solutions (VPS) is a national provider of wireless and wireline engineering and consulting services and has extensive experience with rural broadband. With 140 on staff, VPS provides engineering, financial, Summary: Verizon is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. It provides converged communications, information and JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 71 FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TOP 100 LIST “Fiber-based broadband services in the United States are at a critical crossroads. To maintain and improve global competitive capacity, fiber conversion must accelerate across the board, including traditionally neglected areas such as small towns, communities and rural areas. A new focus on technical applications to take full advantage of gigabit connectivity for consumers and small businesses also needs to take place. If this is achieved and supported by the FCC and other federal agencies, strategic broadband connectivity will make its maximum capacity to the improvement and sustainment of U.S. economic growth.” – Darby A. McCarty, Chairman and CEO, Smithville Communications entertainment services over an advanced fiber optic network in the U.S. and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries. A Dow 30 company with more than $120 billion in 2013 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of 176,900 worldwide. The Verizon FiOS 100 percent fiber optic network, which has more than 6 million subscribers, or more than half of all FTTH subscribers in the U.S., offers residential Internet connection speeds up to 500 Mbps downstream and 100 Mbps upstream. FiOS TV offers more than 600 digital channels, along with multiroom DVR and other advanced features. FiOS Quantum TV offers advanced entertainment experiences, including the ability to record up to 12 shows at the same time and up to 200 hours of HD recording capacity (with Premium Service). Through partnerships with providers, the FiOS-enabled suite of applications delivers services from amenity management to wellness monitoring. Verizon Enhanced Communities serves multifamily residential, multitenant commercial and mixed-use communities with high-bandwidth Internet, TV and phone services, working with property owners, property managers and businesses. Vermeer Corporation www.vermeer.com 641-628-3141; 888-837-6337 Key Products: Horizontal directional drilling equipment; utility and pedestrian trenchers and plows Summary: Headquartered in Pella, Iowa, and selling worldwide, Vermeer Corporation manufactures underground installation equipment. Its involvement in fiber optic installation began in 1991 with the launch of its Navigator horizontal directional drill product line, which can install communications lines underground without excavating or trenching to minimize environmental disruption. Vermeer has reinforced its strong role in the network deployment arena, showing how even labor costs are being reduced in fiber deployments. It quickly followed last year’s introduction of a new microtrenching system (allowing installation of fiber lines into a roadway in one quick, efficient pass) with the small-footprint D9x13 S3 hydraulic horizontal drill, whose added power improves ground drive speed by 60 percent over its predecessor. The company was founded in 1948. Viamedia www.viamediatv.com 859-977-9000 Key Products: TV ad sales and video insertion Summary: Headquartered in New York, N.Y., and Lexington, Ky., Viamedia provides outsourced local advertising sales services. The company specializes in selling market-based advertising to local, regional and national advertisers on behalf of U.S. cable and telecommunications service providers, utility companies and municipalities. Viamedia represents many major FTTH providers, including EATEL, Windstream, Cincinnati Bell, Morristown Utilities, GVTC, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, BVU Authority, LUS Fiber and Chattanooga EPB. Viamedia offers a complete, turnkey solution, allowing FTTH providers to focus on their core businesses while Viamedia develops their local ad insertion opportunities. This turnkey solution includes sales functions, research, traffic and billing, video encoding, and technical assistance and monitoring. Viamedia and its partners reach more than 3.1 million homes in the U.S. 72 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | JULY 2014 Walker and Associates www.walkerfirst.com 800-925-5371 ZyXEL Communications Inc. www.zyxel.com/us 714-632-0882; 800-255-4101 Key Products: Products and services for deploying communications networks Key Products: Customer-premises equipment and Ethernet switches for FTTH and FTTN networks Summary: Walker and Associates is a national distributor of network products for wireline, wireless, CATV, government and enterprise network operators. Products from more than 250 suppliers facilitate delivery of high-speed Internet, video, data and voice services to residential, business and mobile users. Walker distributes equipment for Ethernet switching, Ethernet routing, GPON, active Ethernet, DSL, microwave, Ethernet demarcation, VoIP, WDM and more. The company also provides fiber and copper connectivity products, power systems, indoor and outdoor enclosures and outside-plant products. By providing services such as product engineering, expert installation and systems integration, Walker also simplifies network deployment. In an advisory capacity, Walker helps network designers select products for optimum network performance, scale and operating cost. The company also kits, integrates and installs products and performs promotional, logistical and technical support services for its manufacturer base, reaching 10 telecommunications submarkets and more than 1,200 domestic customers. Located in Welcome, N.C., Walker is TL9000/ISO 9001/2008 quality certified and is a certified women-wned corporation. Summary: In operation since 1989, ZyXEL offers a complete portfolio of fiber and DSL broadband gateways, home connectivity, entertainment solutions and smart-home devices. Service providers deliver FTTH and FTTN services to homes, buildings and campuses with ZyXEL products that include broadband gateways, Wi-Fi routers and media streamers, powerline and HPNA adapters, indoor and outdoor WLAN access points, gigabit and 10G Ethernet switches, next-gen UTM security gateways, Wi-Fi hotspots and Internet service gateways. Over the past year, ZyXEL has been the broadband CPE vendor of choice for major service providers and more than 100 independent operating companies throughout the U.S. Headquartered in Anaheim, Calif., with 90 employees, ZyXEL offers logistical, sales and technical support through a domestic team of professionals. v To nominate a company for next year’s FTTH Top 100, email [email protected] The Leading Conference on Broadband Technologies and Services Zhone Technologies www.zhone.com 510-777-7000; 877-946-6320 Key Products: Telecommunications equipment for all-IP multiservice broadband access, including multiservice platform integration of FTTx, Ethernet in the First Mile and wireless access technologies Summary: Zhone Technologies’ all-IP multiservice access solutions serve more than 750 network operators worldwide. With the company’s integrated portfolio of FTTx, EFM and Wi-Fi access technologies, providers can deliver residential and business broadband, fixed and mobile voice, advanced video and entertainment, and mobile backhaul over copper, fiber and wireless infrastructures. Zhone’s flagship, carriergrade FTTx platform, the MXK, is accompanied by a suite of smart ONTs. In 2012, Zhone launched the Fiber LAN solution, a high-performance, high-density, GPON-based optical LAN. This year, Zhone announced major deployments in the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Sweden and the U.K. Zhone is headquartered in Oakland, Calif., and its MSAP products are manufactured in the U.S. in a facility that is emission-, wastewater- and CFC-free. With more than 250 employees worldwide, Zhone posted revenue of $122 million in 2013. Broadband Communities Magazine Congratulates the newest sponsors and exhibitors joining the 2015 Broadband Communities Summit. Calix Cor Telecom Systems Clearfield Design Nine DISH Great Lakes Data Systems Leaf Communication Consulting Pavlov Media Primex Time Warner Cable To Exhibit or Sponsor contact: Irene G. Prescott [email protected] | 505-867-3299 877-588-1649 | www.bbcmag.com Did you like this article? Subscribe here! JULY 2014 | www.broadbandcommunities.com | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | 73
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