OFS launches fiber solutions program to install broadband across the country
(UI) – OFS launched the Fiber Solutions for America's Broadband Buildout. With an understanding of fiber networks and well-established U.S. manufacturing capabilities, OFS can enable successful broadband and middle-mile infrastructure builds in the United States while supporting the goals of the Build America, Buy America Act.
Manufacturing facilities in Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, and New Jersey enable OFS to support the goals of both the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Build America Buy America Act. OFS expanded its domestic production of optical fiber and fiber optic cable with a $139M investment in Georgia completed in 2020 and employs over 1000 people in Georgia alone.
From fiber optic ribbons in the 1970s and gel-free cables in the 2000s to today's AllWave Full Spectrum and EZ-Bend® Optical Fibers, rollable ribbon cables, InvisiLight solutions, OFS products solve customer pain points to enable reliable, durable, resilient, and high-performing fiber optic networks for service providers of all sizes.
OFS’ optical fiber and fiber optic cabling have been installed across America by service providers and utilities of all sizes. For nearly five decades, OFS with its AT&T Bell Labs heritage has been at the forefront of optical fiber, fiber optic cable, and optical connectivity development and production in the United States. Part of its heritage includes being an inventor of original fiber optic technologies.
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