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ALLO to deploy 10G FTTP in 5 additional Nebraska communities

Dec. 6, 2021

The company expects to have FTTP infrastructure in 21 communities in the state by early next year.

ALLO Communications says it will expand its 10G fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) footprint into Ashland, Milford, Seward, Sidney, and York, Nebraska.

The company expects to have FTTP infrastructure in 21 communities in the state by early next year.

ALLO currently serves 21 communities total in Nebraska (where it serves 16 communities now), Colorado (four communities), and Arizona (where it operates in one community).

Work on the new FTTP deployment should begin next spring, following on the heels of a recently completed FTTP expansion in Norfolk, Wayne, and Valentine, NE.

Additional work is ongoing in in Columbus, Fremont, Grand Island, and Kearney.

"We have always had a big focus on our home state of Nebraska. We are excited to connect hundreds of thousands of Nebraska residents and businesses to our award-winning fiber technology while also bringing economic growth to each community," said Brad Moline, ALLO’s president and CEO.

ALLO plans to complement its symmetric 10G services with WiFi 6 capabilities.

Services will include internet, data transport, video, voice, phone systems, and redundant connectivity to AWS, Azure, and other cloud providers.

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Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, DOCSIS technology, and more.