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DAY 2 THE INCOMPAS SHOW
In January, Kent County, Md., issued a
request for proposal (RFP) for the design
and construction of a fiber optic broadband
network. The mission sought to create a fiber
infrastructure to improve connectivity to essential
anchor institutions, priority funding areas, indus-
trial parks and communities around the county.
Bidders were encouraged to propose creative
design recommendations for the network, partic-
ularly to connect all possible 54 sites and areas
that Kent County specified in the RFP. Any addi-
tional features, services and forward-thinking
design elements would also be considered.
A project timeline was set for up to four years
with preference for an accelerated project time-
line that broke the construction into phases.
In response to the RFP, FTS Fiber presented
a proposal with a unique funding approach and
faster timeline that exceeded Kent County’s goal
of providing high-speed internet connectivity to
its residents.
FTS Fiber, along with other Maryland-based
partners, specifically Think Big Networks,
proposed a solution to replace the costly, limited
and unreliable services available with the existing
backbone of incumbent ISPs in Kent County.
The FTS Fiber platform offered a modern-
ized fiber optic solution with up to 40 times more
throughput than the incumbent solution that
would also deliver one gigabit of Internet access
to every home.
Most importantly, in supporting Kent County’s
objectives of maintaining a strong fiscal posi-
tion and investing in technology infrastructure,
FTS Fiber’s network is able to drive economic
growth, create jobs and improve quality of life for
residents and local businesses.
The company has targeted a rollout in three
phases over the course of two years.
Kent County’s dark fiber backbone will be
an integral part of a long haul communications
network between Ashburn, Va., and Virginia
Beach. This network, requested by major content
providers, is part of several international cables
that will be installed from Europe and South
America to Virginia Beach in 2017 and 2018.
Kent County and the surrounding counties on
the Delmarva Peninsula will serve as a gateway and
international point of presence in optical transport.
Think Big Networks is ISP-based and uses
cutting-edge technologies for large bandwidth.
It leverages the speed and reliability of a fiber-
based network to provide a bandwidth experi-
ence unavailable on legacy mediums. The Think
Big Networks staff has the engineering, deploy-
ment, operational and management experience
to keep networks running fast and smooth for
the best end-user experience.
FTS Fiber is a dark fiber supplier providing
carrier-class network infrastructure in rural
areas and major markets of the United States. It
produces reliable and secure, neutral fiber paths
for various network operators and business
sectors, including content and internet providers,
healthcare, education, government and real
estate developers. o
For more information visit booth 114 in the
Expo Hall or
FTS, Think Big Bring Fiber, Broadband to Kent County
Deploy High Quality FTTH Networks Faster and at Lower Cost
Fiber indexing is a novel approach to FTTH network design.
CommScope’s pre-connectorized plug-and-play solution allows to:
• Deploy fiber up to 75% faster
• Reduce the amount of cable required by up to 70%
• Eliminate the need for fiber splicing
How? By changing from a star to a
daisy-chain topology for connecting service
terminals, and consolidating functionality
into the service terminal. By using hardened
service terminals with hardened multi-fiber
connectors, this architecture combines the
advantages of a daisy-chain topology with
plug-and-play connectivity.
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