Halstad Telephone Company selects ADC Equipment to build FTTP network serving rural Minnesota and North Dakota communities
DECEMBER 7, 2010 -- Halstad Telephone Company (HTC), a three-time winner of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 stimulus funding awards, has selected fiber connectivity and management systems from ADC, a supplier of infrastructure systems for fiber deployments, for its FTTP network. The network deployment, which began early this year and is expected to be completed mid-2011, includes residences and businesses in Hillsboro, North Dakota, and six exchanges in and around Halstad, Minn.
“We selected ADC equipment because of our previous experience with the company’s quality products. With its compact and easy-to-use design, ADC’s equipment, such as the LSX panel, can be installed quickly and economically making it a good fit for our needs,” says Tom Maroney, chief executive officer at HTC in Halstad, Minn. “Also, ADC’s fast response to our unique deployment challenges more than met our expectations.”
HTC provides residential and business data services to 2,500 locations within its network. This year, nearly 280 miles of fiber were added and the company plans to install nearly 300 miles of fiber-optic cable in the months ahead to increase its broadband capability to 100 Mbps at these locations.
ADC offers end-to-end network infrastructure solutions for FTTX networks that save time and money, and help improve customer satisfaction. Products currently being deployed by HTC include ADC’s LSX 288 fiber panels; FiberGuide fiber management systems; RiserGuide on-demand cable management; and PowerWorx power distribution units. All these products and others in ADC’s portfolio are accepted by the USDA Rural Development Telecommunications program, allowing them to be used in the expansion of broadband services to underserved and rural communities.