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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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