PCCA Journal|3
rd
Quarter 2015
37
Fibertech Awarded Grant to Expand
Delaware’s Fiber Optic Network Infrastructure
F
ibertech Networks, a leader
in providing fiber-optic based
network services throughout
mid-size cities in the Eastern
and Central regions of the United States,
in July announced it has been awarded
a $1 million grant from the State of Dela-
ware to significantly expand its current
network footprint in Delaware and help
be a conduit to increase broadband ac-
cess in rural areas within the state.
“Online tools and resources expo-
nentially increase the possibilities to
advance education, careers, business
growth, and public safety, which means
better quality of life and a stronger
economy,” said Delaware Governor Jack
Markell. “But that also means there is
a clear dividing line in today’s society
between those who have access to high-
speed broadband and those who don’t.”
Currently, Fibertech operates more
than 300 miles of fiber optic network
throughout Delaware, from Wilmington
through Dover, Georgetown and into
Millsboro. The company will build upon
this significant investment through this
grant to further expand its network,
building approximately 18 miles of new
network to Seaford in the west and ap-
proximately 18 miles of new network to
Lewes on the east. Both network seg-
ments will connect in Georgetown and
therefore offer connectivity to Fibertech’s
existing network infrastructure running
through Kent and New Castle Counties
with further connectivity to Philadel-
phia, New Jersey, and Baltimore.
Fibertech’s service offering encompass-
es both dark fiber and optical broadband
options to area businesses that have pre-
dominately used traditional carrier lines
in the past. The company’s complete
optical solutions portfolio of services
includes private line connections ranging
in speeds from T1 to OC-192, point-to-
point and multi-point Ethernet service
in speeds ranging from 10 Mbps to 100
Gbps, dedicated Internet access, DWDM,
and collocation for fast communication
between multiple locations.
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