OFS a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative fiber optic network products, recently attended the FTTH Conference in Orlando, FL. As an exhibitor at the conference and member of the Dark Fiber Community (DFC), OFS took part in the September DFC promotion. By displaying the DFC Member logo at its booth, OFS will receive a one month free banner advertisement on the DFC website.

OFS is a world-leading designer, manufacturer and provider of optical fiber, optical fiber cable, FTTX, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products.  Its manufacturing and research divisions work together to provide innovative products and solutions that traverse many different applications as they link people and machines worldwide. Founded in September 2010, the Dark Fiber Community is an online resource for those looking to build new and extend existing dark fiber networks. With over 115 Members, the DFC is considered an online directory for network operators, providing information and contact details for industry leading vendors.

If you are attending an upcoming event and would like to participate in the DFC promotion, email jsa_allied@jaymiescotto.com. For more information on the Dark Fiber Community, visit http://dark-fiber.tmcnet.com.

XKL, LLC., will be exhibiting at the upcoming CVx Channel Vision Expo (CVx) collocated at TMC’s ITEXPO West. CVx takes place September 13-15, at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX and XKL will be at Booth #538 in Exhibit Halls 1-3.  XKL is a leading-edge provider of enterprise fiber optic networking equipment developing technology which focuses on the high performance and high availability requirements of mission critical applications and integrates components of a complete fiber optics transmission system into a simple 1RU package.

XKL’s DarkStar Optical Transport Systems provide both Enterprise network and carrier clients a way to easily deploy optical networks with high capacity requirements.  As CVx provides a platform for channel players and wholesale services providers to develop partnerships, XKL looks forward to sharing its latest developments with those in attendance. DXM Optical Transport Systems, part of XKL’s DarkStar product line, are designed to allow enterprises to easily and cost-effectively build private optical networks with massive bandwidth.

For the complete press release, click here. For more information on XKL, visit www.xkl.com.

Allied Fiber’s CEO, Hunter Newby is scheduled to speak at the upcoming Kaufman Brothers Annual Investor Conference in New York City on September 7-8. Kaufman Brothers is the country’s largest minority owned and operated investment banking and advisory firm focused on Technology, Media, Telecom (TMT), Green Technology and Healthcare. The conference brings together industry leaders and investors in the telecom and communications sector to discuss the latest trends. Hunter will provide an overview of Allied Fiber’s unique dark fiber network system the company is constructing.

Allied Fiber owns, builds and will operate its own network-neutral, fiber optic cable system, connecting sub-sea landing points, cell towers, data centers, carrier hotels, colocation huts, enterprise buildings, schools and governments with next generation, long-haul and short-haul dark fiber. This necessary dark fiber network, planned to unite along its route the continental United States, is created to address America’s need for more broadband access, wireless backhaul, data center distribution and lower latency communications services.

To schedule a meeting with Allied Fiber at this or other upcoming conferences, contact jsa_allied@jaymiescotto.com. For more information on Allied Fiber, visit www.alliedfiber.com.

At the recent Telecom Exchange event, Len Bosack, CEO of XKL, was interviewed by TMC. During the interview, Len explained how XKL’s equipment provides companies’ with efficient easy-to-use solutions for their networks. Len also spoke about the topic of access to dark fiber, a topic which arose in the CEO Roundtable at Telecom Exchange. Access to fiber and providing fiber to cell towers will be important to meet the demands of today’s technology and the future of 4G and LTE technologies.

XKL’s product development programs focus on engineering for the most complex networks ever deployed. XKL’s goal is to provide more automated, more dynamically responsive approaches for network traffic management than the techniques that are being used today.

For the complete video interview, click here. For more information on XKL, visit www.xkl.com.

AFL, an industry-leading provider of fiber optic products and integrated services, has joined the Dark Fiber Community, an online community created by Allied Fiber. The community seeks to connect key vendors with buyers that are planning to build and deploy optical transport networks.

Since its inception in 1984, AFL has engineered and manufactured fiber optic cable and accessories for a variety of industries, including telecommunications, broadband, and electric utility. Today AFL offers a full end-to-end optical transport solution along with engineering expertise to ensure a successful implementation of these networks.

For the complete press release, click here. For more information on the Dark Fiber Community, visit http://dark-fiber.tmcnet.com.

June’s Telecom Exchange event featured a CEO roundtable comprised of the industry’s top C-Level executives. Among these C-levels was XKL’s CEO, Len Bosack. The discussion focused on the future of telecom and the demand for “more” at a faster rate. In the discussion on speed, Len brought up fiber quality. As companies want to move capacity faster, they begin to realize the fiber that was previously acceptable is not acceptable any longer. Discrepancies in fiber, such as age and damage that could be hidden before are now transparent as the demand for speed increases.  Len continues to discuss that if companies want to go above 100G than it is time for a new plan; existing equipment will not be able to continue to run efficiently at increasing speeds on the infrastructure that exists today. A new plan for new fiber is crucial for the future of 100G and beyond and XKL is preparing for that future through testing equipment on new fiber.

XKL develops products that fit into a systems-oriented vision of an optical network. XKL engineers perform extensive network modeling, develop a comprehensive architecture, select a specific implementation of that architecture, and validate that implementation through exhaustive simulation. This extensive testing is what makes XKL’s equipment reliable, cost-efficient and easy to use.

For more information on XKL and its DarkStar optical equipment, visit www.xkl.com.

Metro Network Services (Metro|NS) announces it has joined Allied Fiber’s Dark Fiber Community. Striving to provide a partnership to its customers through involvement with resources such as the Dark Fiber Community, Metro|NS remains a part of the conversations driving the trends of today and the future. With over 100 members, the Dark Fiber Community is an online resource created to assist those building new and extending existing dark fiber networks.

Metro|NS has also debuted its new blog as an additional resource center for communication within the industry. The blog currently features the company’s CTO, Doug Haluza and his insights into the areas of optical networking and connectivity. Metro|NS invites fellow thought leaders within the Dark Fiber Community to be potential guest bloggers to further increase the knowledge share of the community.

For more information on Metro|NS or to get more information on guest blogging, please contact info@MetroNS.com or visit www.MetroNS.com.

Network planning comes with many questions about equipment and service providers and which routes to choose, the right choices are necessary to make sure your company is ahead of its competitors. Metro Network Services (Metro|NS) provides the answers customers need to design and implement a streamlined, efficient network solution. From design to implementation, Metro|NS is a company customers can rely on.

With experience building and designing large-scale fiber-optics networks, Metro|NS delivers cost-effective, low latency and highly reliable connections in and around the New York metro area in a comprehensive way customers can understand. From Assessment & Advisory to Metro Network Planning & Design, Optical Transport Systems Integration, and Operations & Maintenance Metro|NS provides fully integrated network solutions.

For more information on how Metro|NS can assist with your network planning, visit www.metroNS.com.

Salsgiver, Inc. announces it has joined Allied Fiber’s Dark Fiber Community. Salsgiver provides turnkey fiber construction, lit services, and dark fiber in Western Pennsylvania. As a leading regional competitive communications provider offering a wide variety of fiber optic services, Salsgiver provides cutting edge fiber optic last mile service to residential, business and educational customers in underserved rural areas. Numerous carriers rely on Salsgiver transport and construction services.

The Dark Fiber Community serves as a networking and educational center for those in the optical fiber networking industry. With over 100 members, the community allows for easy exchange of information between industry leaders who are interested in eliminating obstacles for broadband access and in building new infrastructure for cutting-edge fiber optic networks.

For the complete press release, click here. For more information on the Dark Fiber Community, visit http://dark-fiber.tmcnet.com.

In September of 2010, after recognizing the need for an online resource for network operators, Allied Fiber launched the Dark Fiber Community. Now, less than a year later the Dark Fiber Community has reached 100 members and counting. With members ranging from equipment providers to dark fiber manufacturers, data center builders, tower builders, and financing sources, the Dark Fiber Community offers a variety of resources and benefits for both its members and those visiting the website.

Allied Fiber appreciates the support of the community members and their dedication to educating the industry about the many aspects involved in creating a dark fiber network. Each layer of the network is critical and much like the Dark Fiber Community, each individual plays an integral part in connecting the whole. To learn more about the Dark Fiber Community, visit http://dark-fiber.tmcnet.com.