Corning and Team Fishel Jointly Launch FTTH Deployment Program; Team Fishel Becomes First Member of the Corning Total Access Program.HICKORY, N.C. -- Corning Cable Systems, part of Corning Incorporated's telecommunications segment, announces Team Fishel as the first member of the exclusive Corning Total Access Program(SM) (TAP). Corning's TAP provides highly qualified broadband specialists such as Team Fishel with the tools necessary to ensure successful fiber-to-the-home (FTTH (Fiber To The Home) See FTTP. ) deployments. Certified TAP members receive all-inclusive access to Corning's innovative and reliable FTTH solution. After completing specialized training in the design and installation of optical access networks, TAP members are able to offer their customers up to a 10-year extended product warranty on complete Corning FTTH solutions (drop cables and assemblies carry a 3-year warranty). For almost 70 years, Team Fishel has been one of America's foremost utility contractors, installing telephone, gas, electric and cable TV networks nationwide. Today, Team Fishel installs these utilities all at the same time, including connections for voice, video and data early in construction. "We are very excited to become the first communications contractor in Corning's Total Access Program," said John Phillips John Phillips or John Philips may refer to:
"Together, Corning and Team Fishel can provide developers with the technical engineering, construction and installation resources to fast-track a new fiber-to-the-home community and help increase the value of their planned community Noun 1. planned community - a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents residential area, residential district, community - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences ," said Rick Keeler Keel´er n. 1. One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; - called also keelman ltname>. 2. A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc. , director of market development for Team Fishel. "We are extremely pleased to have Team Fishel as the charter member of the Total Access Program," said Billy Pyatt, vice president of sales and marketing for Corning Cable Systems Public Networks. "As leaders in the telecommunications industry, Corning and Team Fishel have the tools and technical expertise to simplify the FTTH deployment process for our customers, and the program will allow us to maximize this relationship." Through its Evolant(TM) Solutions for Access Networks, Corning Cable Systems offers specialized portfolios of innovative products and services that enable customers to cost-effectively deploy fiber in the last mile. Evolant Solutions for Access Networks encompasses state-of-the-art products, network planning, system design and deployment support. The Evolant Solution also contains Corning(R) NexCor(TM) Fiber, an SMF-28e(R) Optical Fiber innovation, with industry-leading attributes that addresses the unique needs of FTTx networks, while maintaining total backward compatibility See backward compatible. (jargon) backward compatibility - Able to share data or commands with older versions of itself, or sometimes other older systems, particularly systems it intends to supplant. with legacy standard single-mode fibers. Corning Cable Systems is an industry-leading manufacturer of fiber optic and copper communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. infrastructure solutions. For additional information on Corning Cable Systems products or services, please contact a customer service representative at 1-800-743-2675, toll free in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , or (+1) 828-901-5000, international, or visit our Web site at www.corning.com/cablesystems. Corning Optical Fiber invented the first low-loss optical fiber and has a long history of developing and delivering high-value single-mode and multimode fiber An optical fiber with a larger core than singlemode fiber. It is the most commonly used fiber for short distances such as LANs. Light can enter the core at different angles, making it easier to connect the light source to broader light sources such as LEDs. innovations. For additional information on Corning Optical Fiber, please contact the Corning Optical Fiber Information Center at 1-800-525-2524, toll free in the United States, or (+1) 607-786-8125, international, or visit our Web site at www.corning.com/opticalfiber. About Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated NYSE: GLW is an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The company was known until 1989 as Corning Glass Works. Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is a diversified technology company that concentrates its efforts on high-impact growth opportunities. Corning combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties of light, with strong process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize significant innovative products for the telecommunications, flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time , environmental, semiconductor, and life sciences industries. |
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