By Jon Anderson The FTTH Expo recently concluded with much fanfare and optimism. Now we all get to go back to weekly tasks and as service providers often find out, the ‘blue sky’ of the conferences can…
By Jim Pilgrim Bacon is the hot menu item on the minds of many telephone companies that have been awarded Broadband Stimulus funds. The Davis-Bacon Act states: “The US Department of Labor determines…
By Jim Pilgrim I am a motor-head, I love cars. I also like a good television commercial, but the good ones are so rare. There are a couple of recent commercials that really caught my eye. The first is…
Monthly commentaries to delve into fiber industry issues, posted on Clearfield’s FiberPuzzle.com MINNEAPOLIS (August 17, 2010) — Clearfield, Inc. has launched The Fiber Color Pages, the first in a…
By Jim Pilgrim I spent a couple of days in the Chicago area last week. Normally I go around it when I am travelling SE from Minnesota. I take I39 south through Rockford, IL, hit I80 and head straight…
Service providers, consultants, engineering companies and contractors are all working together in building Fiber to the Home (FTTH) networks. The methods that they’re using to build and design these…