Corning and Horizon Chillicothe Telephone Bring Broadband to Darbyville, Ohio
11 Dicembre 2008 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and Horizon Chillicothe Telephone
have signed a Corning Connected Community� Program agreement to
support the deployment of optical fiber cable manufactured by
Corning Cable Systems LLC (part of Corning's Telecommunications
segment) in the village of Darbyville, Ohio. The resulting network
will bring broadband Internet access to the village of less than
300 residents. In 2007, USDA Rural Development awarded Horizon
Chillicothe Telephone with a federal grant to build an advanced
fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband network as part of a project
including the Darbyville Community Technology Center. The
Darbyville Community Technology Center will house multiple computer
terminals and will be a wireless Internet access point for the
surrounding park where it is located. There will be dedicated space
for educational purposes and equipment to conduct teleconferencing.
The USDA Rural Development hosted an open house that took place at
the new community center in Darbyville on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Corning
Cable Systems developed the Corning Connected Community Program to
assist homebuilders and community developers in implementing fiber
optic infrastructures into their building plans. To qualify as a
Corning Connected Community, each connected neighborhood must
provide symmetrical service to all homes via fiber optic connection
directly to the home. Most of today�s non-fiber broadband
technologies, such as cable modem and DSL, offer not only lower
speeds, but also asymmetrical service, meaning higher data rates
downstream to the home and much slower speeds upstream from the
home. �Horizon Chillicothe Telephone has made it possible for
Corning to be part of this meaningful deployment,� said Bernhard
Deutsch, director of marketing and market development for Corning
Cable Systems. �We look forward to a successful relationship with
Horizon and hope to continue connecting communities with
state-of-the-art communication infrastructures.� �The new network
will provide opportunity to the residents of Darbyville,� said Bill
McKell, Horizon CEO. �Working with Corning through the Corning
Connected Community Program, we can educate our customers on the
benefits of FTTH and further increase the technology�s visibility.�
Through its Evolant� Solutions for Carrier Networks, Corning Cable
Systems offers specialized portfolios of innovative products and
services that enable customers to cost-effectively deploy fiber in
the last mile. Evolant Solutions for Carrier Networks encompasses
state-of-the-art products, network planning, system design and
deployment support. For additional information on Corning Cable
Systems products and services, contact a customer service
representative at 1-800-743-2675, toll free in the United States,
or (+1) 828-901-5000, international, or visit the Web site at
www.corning.com/cablesystems. About Corning Incorporated Corning
Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty
glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials
science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and
makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for
consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications
and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD
televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and
filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable,
hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical
biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and
specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including
semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology. About
Horizon Telephone Horizon Telephone is a 112-year-old
telecommunication company headquartered in Chillicothe, Ohio and is
a division of Horizon Telcom, Inc. Horizon�s corporate offices are
located at 68 East Main Street. The company provides a wide range
of custom services - including basic telephone service, long
distance, Horizon View digital cable TV, high-speed Internet
access, security systems and software development--to business and
residential users.
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