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Clearfield, Inc. (CLFD) designs, manufactures and distributes fiber optic management, protection and delivery products for communications networks. The company`s “fiber to the anywhere” platform serves the unique requirements of leading incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), and MSO/cable TV companies, while also catering to the broadband needs of the utility/municipality, enterprise, data center and military markets. Clearfield offers the industry`s only fiber management and delivery platform that simplifies the fiber to the `x` (FTTx) equation with the promise of a design methodology that addresses each network`s unique requirements, while building simplicity into the design and delivering the lowest total cost of ownership. Based on the patented Clearview™ Cassette, Clearfield`s unique single-architected, modular fiber management platform is designed to further lower the cost of broadband deployment and maintenance by consolidating, protecting and distributing incoming and outgoing fiber circuits, enabling customers to scale their operations as their subscriber revenues increase. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Clearfield deploys more than a million fiber ports each year.
Vivacity Infrastructure Group designs, develops and deploys comprehensive fiber optic, wireless and related network infrastructure using a variety of unique partnerships and business models designed to meet the strategic needs and economic goals of all project stakeholders. Utilizing a turnkey or standalone services model, we deliver all fiber and wireless infrastructure services – planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance and commercialization – from one trusted source. Vivacity Infrastructure Group is a Columbia Capital portfolio company with three operating divisions – eX² Technology, Terra Consulting Group and Vivacity Networks. eX² specializes in network design-build-maintain services and network asset commercialization to maximize customer revenue potential and accelerate broadband expansion throughout the nation. Terra is a professional engineering firm specializing in wireless A&E services, site acquisition and wireless communications infrastructure development. Vivacity Networks sells, leases and provides use of its fiber, wireless and other network infrastructure assets acquired through co-investment and joint-build opportunities. Together, we connect people to broadband. We specialize in helping governments/municipalities, toll and transportation authorities, communications providers, utilities and energy coops, and private enterprise meet their need for fiber and wireless broadband connectivity. We work with our customers to maximize their investment potential and deliver meaningful value to fiber and wireless communications infrastructure programs. We are a rapidly expanding company that offers numerous career development and advancement opportunities for those wanting to make a difference in the markets we serve. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, we offer a multitude of benefits to attract and retain the industry`s best talent. Together, we are Transforming America`s Infrastructure – One Partnership At A Time™.
Sonus is a leader in IP networking with proven expertise in delivering secure, reliable and scalable next-generation infrastructure and subscriber solutions. With customers in over 50 countries across the globe and over a decade of experience in transforming networks to IP, Sonus has enabled service providers and enterprises to capture and retain users and generate significant ROI. Sonus products include session border controllers, policy/routing servers, subscriber feature servers and media and signaling gateways. Sonus products are supported by a global services team with experience in design, deployment and maintenance of some of the world’s largest and most complex IP networks.
OneCommunity is a nonprofit organization that accelerates the use of information technology in Northeast Ohio in order to drive economic development and improve health care, education, and government services. We are striving to make Northeast Ohio a Smart Region by using technology to connect our community. We believe technology is a key to Northeast Ohio’s return to prosperity. Simply put, no other organization in the region does what OneCommunity does. OneCommunity’s core business is owning and operating one of the world’s most robust fiber-optic, broadband (high-speed Internet) networks. Through that expanding network, more than 1,500 institutions around 24 Northeast Ohio counties – primarily schools, libraries, governments, hospitals, and universities – will eventually be connected to the Internet, and in some cases to each other. These lightning-fast connections, which have produced $35 million in savings for our subscribers, allow for a host of cutting-edge applications, providing a platform for innovation and growth in our region. Other OneCommunity programs address such issues as access to computers and broadband service and building the skills necessary to use them.
Big Switch Networks is the market leader in bringing hyperscale data center networking technologies to a broader audience. The company is taking three key hyperscale technologies -- open Ethernet switch hardware, sophisticated SDN control software, and core-and-pod data center designs -- and leveraging them in fit-for-purpose products designed for use in enterprises, cloud providers, and service providers. The company`s Big Tap Monitoring Fabric is an entry level solution to monitor existing networks, and the flagship Big Cloud Fabric is the industry`s most advanced bare metal switching fabric intended for new data center pods such as private cloud, big data, and VDI.