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Hancock Telecom selects OFS AllWave FLEX ZWP fiber for FTTH.(FTTX)(fiber-to-the-home)

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Hancock Telecom, the first incumbent telephone company in Indiana to provide fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), is using OFS's AllWave FLEX ZWP fiber in all of its cable and connectivity products going forward.

Hancock Telecom began its deployment in 2002 and now offers triple-play services, including voice, data, and IPTV for less than $100 per month. Hancock says it uses AllWave FLEX ZWP fiber to connect businesses and residences in the City of Greenfield, IN, and surrounding areas.

"Working with a single vendor and single premium fiber, AllWave FLEX ZWP fiber, end to end, throughout our OSP and CO network has made our FTTH rollout in Central Indiana seamless and allowed us to take advantage of 50 percent more of the spectrum for future DWDM-PON applications," reports George Plisinski II, senior fiber technician, Hancock Telecom. "AllWave FLEX Jumpers have solved our high attenuation issue when splicing to drop at the house and relieved us of fiber breakage problems incurred with other suppliers' fibers," he adds.

"Our AllWave fiber is ideal for use in Hancock's FTTH network," contends Bill Kloss, executive vice ...

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