May 31, 2006 Rochester, NY -- The New York State Unified Court System (UCS) in Albany, NY, has upgraded its communications infrastructure by leasing a high-speed, optical solution from Fibertech Networks, provider of fiber-optic based network services in mid-size U.S. cities.
The UCS is the judicial branch of the state government, consisting of approximately 350 state-funded courts and 1,300 locally funded Town and Village Courts throughout the state. The $1.9-million, 120-mile network provided by Fibertech supplies a completely redundant, high-speed infrastructure that connects more than 20 courthouses and agencies in Albany, Renssaeler, Schenectady, and Saratoga counties. It enables the UCS to deliver numerous convergent network applications, including videoconferencing, live broadcasting, video-on-demand, audio/video recording over IP, and voice-over-IP.
To offer this service, Fibertech utilized portions of its existing 233-mile fiber-optic network in Albany to provide connectivity into UCS facilities. The company extended the network directly into the numerous courthouses and agencies to deliver a direct, end-to-end fiber solution.
"Fibertech is proud to provide the Unified Court System with a network that better links information and improves communications with its employees, citizens and businesses-- all at a fixed cost that meets their IT and communications needs now and well into the future," contends Mike Hurley, vice president of sales and marketing at Fibertech Networks.
In addition to Albany, Fibertech has networks operational in 19 other markets, including Providence, RI; Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, and Stamford, CT; Columbus, OH; Pittsburgh; Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Binghamton, and White Plains, NY; Wilmington, DE; Indianapolis; Concord, NH; and Worcester and Springfield, MA.