Awards, Accolades to Zoomy Communications FTTH Developments.

Cornerstone Awards Celebrate FTTH Network Deployments

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. -- Two housing developments built around state-of-the-art fiber optic networks were recognized with Cornerstone Awards at the Broadband Properties Summit this month. Zoomy Communications' Open Access System (OASYS[TM]) powers the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) networks at Rockfire-at-the-Lake near Topeka, Kansas and The Village at Tradition near Biloxi, Mississippi. OASYS is a high-performance fiber network that offers open access to multiple service providers. Designed, built and operated by Zoomy, OASYS delivers all communications services to the community over a single fiber.

Rockfire-at-the-Lake, recognized for Best Midwest Development with FTTH, features the first open access FTTH network in Kansas. Jes Santaularia, president of Rockfire-at-the-Lake, said the developer is committed to the family oriented life style of the Topeka community and that, "FTTH is a technology that allows the residents and businesses of Topeka to compete effectively on a national basis."

"Broadband technology is an increasingly higher priority for new homebuyers," said Jes Santaularia, "And it only makes sense to build new developments with an eye toward the future. We chose Zoomy because their fiber-to-the home (FTTH) communications solution makes Rockfire-at-the-Lake homeowners ready for technology advances that are ten years down the road."

"Kudos to a developer who understands the value of fiber to homebuyers," said Steven Ross, editor-in-chief of Broadband Properties Magazine. "Mr. Santaularia is a visionary entrepreneur, who also happens to be a developer. He understands fiber's impact on running an effective hedge fund company, and the value that fiber brings to his development."

The Village at Tradition's Cornerstone Award was presented for Best Use of New Urbanism Design with FTTH. Gerald Blessey, president of Tradition Properties, Inc., the developer of the Tradition master planned community, sees FTTH infrastructure as a vital amenity to homeowners in the development.

"Arising out of the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, Tradition's mixed-use community fulfills a vision of what FTTH can mean for residents and businesses," said Steven Ross, editor-in-chief of Broadband Properties Magazine. "As the Biloxi area rebuilds, developers like Tradition have the foresight to know that the 'all buried' FTTH infrastructure will be of significant value to Mississippi communities going forward."

"Fiber-to-the-Home technology offers many advantages to our residents in terms of service delivery and reliability in the event of future storms," stated Blessey. "We selected Zoomy Communications for their leadership and expertise in FTTH networks and for their open access model, which gives our residents expanded services and a choice of providers."

About The Cornerstone Awards

A total of six Cornerstone Awards were given to U.S. organizations. The awards, presented annually, recognize achievements in the deployment of fiber-to-the-premises networks in a variety of residential multifamily and single-family developments and planned communities. A committee of industry leaders, analysts and writers, selects the award-recipients.

About Zoomy Communications

Zoomy Communications (Zoomy) provides design, engineering, construction and operational support of Fiber to the Premise (FTTP) and Fiber to the Home (FTTH) networks for real estate developments and communities. Zoomy owns and operates FTTH networks, partnering with premier telecommunications service providers to deliver voice, data and cable TV services to residents of fiber powered communities. Zoomy has worked with more than 40 real estate developments and municipalities to deploy FTTH. For more information on Zoomy Communications go to www.zoomyco.com.