Feb 7 2008
Corning Incorporated today announced that Verizon Communications Inc. has purchased Corning's ClearCurve rugged drop cable solution as part of the telecommunications company's effort to roll out its FiOS services.
Corning's ClearCurve product suite helps overcome the installation challenges in multiple-dwelling units (MDUs) by providing a bend-resistant fiber optimized for the strenuous deployment conditions in apartment buildings and condominium complexes. Verizon qualified the ClearCurve technology as an optimal solution for MDU applications following a successful series of field trials.
"This is the year that Verizon moves into high gear in deploying FiOS TV and FiOS Internet to apartment buildings, condos and similar multiple dwelling units," said Claire Beth Nogay, senior vice president and chief network officer for Verizon Telecom. "Corning's bendable optical fiber cable is particularly valuable in the tight spaces typical of these sorts of buildings. ClearCurve rugged drop cable is an initial product in what promises to be a family of specialized bendable fiber products we expect to use across our network going forward."
The ClearCurve fiber solution is hundreds of times more bendable than standard single-mode fiber. Featuring Corning's breakthrough nanoStructures technology, ClearCurve optical fiber can be bent around very tight corners with virtually no signal loss while maintaining backward compatibility. The robust design of ClearCurve rugged drop cable enables it to be handled in any way that copper communication cables are handled, such as pulling through wall studs and stapling to wood. For detailed Corning product information, visit www.corning.com/clearcurve.
"With more than 25 million apartment buildings in the United States, the MDU market represents a tremendous opportunity for telecommunications carriers," said Peter F. Volanakis, president and chief operating officer, Corning Incorporated. "We're excited to associate with companies like Verizon to deliver breakthrough solutions that enable them to provide their customers with near-infinite bandwidth."
Verizon was the first major carrier certified by the Fiber-to-the-Home Council as providing all fiber-optic services directly to the home, including the FiOS Internet and FiOS TV services.