January 18, 2006—ADC, a leading supplier of infrastructure solutions for fiber-to-the-x (FTTX) networks, has announced that the City of Burlington, Vermont, has installed ADC Next Generation Fiber Frames for the city’s new state-of-the-art point-to-point fiber optic network.
A city-owned utility, Burlington Telecom, developed its own fiber network designed to serve the present and future telecommunications needs of Burlington’s citizens, businesses, and institutions with telephone, high-speed Internet, and IPTV services.
ADC’s Next Generation Fiber Frame is a high-density solution that provides unlimited expansion while optimizing fiber cable management, and is designed to fit a variety of termination, splice, and storage applications, says the company. Each frame is designed with an emphasis on superior cable management and ease of use, including features such as ample trough space for cable and jumpers, easy access to connectors, and storage for jumpers. These frames are shipped from the factory fully equipped with all cable management hardware including an integrated jumper storage panel.
The first phase of Burlington Telecom’s FTTX rollout involved building a 16.5-mile optical-fiber network to connect the principal buildings and facilities of city government. The next phase will extend the voice, data, and video network to the entire city. Beginning in mid-January 2006, approximately 2,400 homes and businesses will be able to sign up for all three services in Burlington’s initial service area. When completed in 2007, this open-access fiber network will be an enormous economic development tool, providing ultra-high-speed communications to every home and business in Burlington, says ADC.
ADC provides the connections for wireline, wireless, cable, broadcast, and enterprise networks around the world. For more on the company, visit its Web site.
