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Bluebird Network Announces NTIA Grant Route Open Request for Proposals

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

RFP responses are due no later than April 4, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. CDT.

Key Points: 
  • RFP responses are due no later than April 4, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
  • Vendors can download the RFP Template, KMZ layer of proposed fiber route, Master Construction Agreement and Professional Services Agreement as well as a collection of live Frequently Asked Questions at BluebirdNetwork.com/open-request-for-proposals/ .
  • The fiber build will have uniformly placed Point of Presence (PoP) locations along route corridors and is planned to span 330 miles through Missouri and 164 miles through Oklahoma.
  • To learn more about Bluebird Network, visit www.bluebirdnetwork.com .

Revolutionizing Network Intelligence: Windstream Wholesale unveils self-service wavelength Route Creator

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Monday, January 8, 2024

Integrated into the Windstream Wholesale’s iconnect customer portal, the Route Creator tool elevates customer control, granting a clear landscape of accessible wave routes on the Windstream Intelligent Converged Optical Network (ICON).

Key Points: 
  • Integrated into the Windstream Wholesale’s iconnect customer portal, the Route Creator tool elevates customer control, granting a clear landscape of accessible wave routes on the Windstream Intelligent Converged Optical Network (ICON).
  • Customers can easily evaluate up to five wavelength route options, enhancing their network management capabilities.
  • The Route Creator will be available to Windstream Wholesale customers at the end of January.
  • “Windstream Wholesale is dedicated to shaping the future of technology and network intelligence,” said Joe Scattareggia, president of Windstream Wholesale.

Windstream Wholesale Delivers Unrivaled Network Intelligence and Transparency with Customer Portal Enhancements

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Monday, October 9, 2023

Windstream Wholesale , a leading provider of advanced optical solutions, today announced additional map-based network intelligence enhancements to its iconnect customer portal.

Key Points: 
  • Windstream Wholesale , a leading provider of advanced optical solutions, today announced additional map-based network intelligence enhancements to its iconnect customer portal.
  • iconnect is Windstream Wholesale's premier customer portal providing access to multi-layer network health data and self-service tools.
  • These latest capabilities are part of an ongoing series of portal advancements offering superior network performance and transparency, giving customers an essential tool that reveals more about their network and enables them to confidently manage their operations.
  • Windstream Wholesale’s network intelligence quickly pinpoints the precise location of a fiber outage on the customer’s map to gain near real-time awareness and operational control over network issues.

Windstream Wholesale now offers KMZs on demand

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

The announcement is the latest in an ongoing series of enhancements that Windstream Wholesale is making to give customers real-time access to network intelligence and health data.

Key Points: 
  • The announcement is the latest in an ongoing series of enhancements that Windstream Wholesale is making to give customers real-time access to network intelligence and health data.
  • “Windstream Wholesale’s KMZ-based fiber view enhances customers’ awareness of our network performance by showing exactly what route their waves take between each segment along the full path,” said Joe Scattareggia, chief revenue officer for Windstream Wholesale.
  • Customers equipped with a compatible mapping application, such as Google Earth, can download KMZs on demand, saving valuable time.
  • “Windstream Wholesale is committed to making network health information transparent to our customers,” Scattareggia said.

Connectbase Partners With Vertek To Automate The Quote To Activate Process For Connectivity Providers

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Monday, May 9, 2022

Vertek's Order to Activate service delivery solution will be integrated with Connectbase's industry-leading Quoting platform, which currently serves over 240 network service providers.

Key Points: 
  • Vertek's Order to Activate service delivery solution will be integrated with Connectbase's industry-leading Quoting platform, which currently serves over 240 network service providers.
  • The combined solution automates the end-to-end quote to activate operations for connectivity providers, improving speed and customer experience while ensuring order accuracy and transparency.
  • Connectbase's Quoting platform for connectivity providers reduces quoting time by up to 50% while ensuring location-level visibility and management of over 5800 network service providers around the world.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with Connectbase to provide the connectivity industry an innovative solution to automate connectivity buying with our end-to-end delivery across all selected carriers," says Jorge Reis, Chief Strategy Officer at Vertek.

Crosslake Fibre's CrossChannel Submarine Cable Goes Live

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

LONDON and PARIS, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Crosslake Fibre, an international Network Service Provider (NSP) and developer of unique submarine and terrestrial fibre networks, announces today that its CrossChannel submarine cable is now Ready For Service (RFS).  

Key Points: 
  • CrossChannel directly connects Equinix LD4 in Slough, to Interxion PAR3 and Equinix PA7 in Paris with extensions to various points-of-presence in both cities.
  • "The CrossChannel system will provide critical Internet backbone infrastructure across the English Channel for decades to come," states Mike Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer of Crosslake Fibre.
  • "We are excited to launch the CrossChannel system, which is the culmination of years of development and incredible effort by the Crosslake Fibre team and its many suppliers."
  • The CrossChannel system is the second submarine cable system that has been developed, and is operated, by Crosslake Fibre.

Crosslake Fibre's CrossChannel Submarine Cable Goes Live

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 7, 2021

CrossChannel directly connects Equinix LD4 in Slough, to Interxion PAR3 and Equinix PA7 in Paris with extensions to various points-of-presence in both cities.

Key Points: 
  • CrossChannel directly connects Equinix LD4 in Slough, to Interxion PAR3 and Equinix PA7 in Paris with extensions to various points-of-presence in both cities.
  • "The CrossChannel system will provide critical Internet backbone infrastructure across the English Channel for decades to come," states Mike Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer of Crosslake Fibre.
  • "We are excited to launch the CrossChannel system, which is the culmination of years of development and incredible effort by the Crosslake Fibre team and its many suppliers."
  • The CrossChannel system is the second submarine cable system that has been developed, and is operated, by Crosslake Fibre.

Pacific Ridge Completes Drilling Program at Kliyul with Copper and Gold Porphyry-Style Mineralization Intersected in All Holes

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

All of the drill holes encountered classic copper-gold porphyry-style mineralization consisting of sulphides pyrite, chalcopyrite and lesser bornite in veins and as disseminations.

Key Points: 
  • All of the drill holes encountered classic copper-gold porphyry-style mineralization consisting of sulphides pyrite, chalcopyrite and lesser bornite in veins and as disseminations.
  • Mineralization at the Kliyul Main Zone ("KMZ") was successfully extended to the west and to depth.
  • All three holes encountered porphyry-style mineralization consisting of pyrite, chalcopyrite and lesser bornite in veins and as disseminations.
  • The findings from our maiden 2021 drill campaign will be used to build an expanded drilling program in 2022."

AccessOn Networks Selects Connected2Fiber's The Connected World To Expand Connectivity Into Rural North Carolina

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Based in Holly Springs, North Carolina, AccessOn Networks leverages an advanced fiber network to provide carrier services, wireless backhaul, and enterprise connectivity to the majority of rural North Carolina.

Key Points: 
  • Based in Holly Springs, North Carolina, AccessOn Networks leverages an advanced fiber network to provide carrier services, wireless backhaul, and enterprise connectivity to the majority of rural North Carolina.
  • AccessOn recently deployed Ciena 100 GbE equipment to extend access into new PoP locations and bring high-bandwidth connectivity to more rural cities and towns across North Carolina.
  • "Our mission is to expand the connectivity opportunity for small, rural communities throughout North Carolina," said Steve Ledford, CEO at AccessOn Networks.
  • AccessOn Networks is focused on providing advanced communications connectivity to small cities and towns across North Carolina.

Drilling Underway at Pacific Ridge's Kliyul Copper Gold Porphyry Project

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 5, 2021) - Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: PEX) (OTCQB: PEXZF) ("Pacific Ridge" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the diamond drill program is now underway at the Kliyul copper-gold porphyry project ("Kliyul" or "Project"), located in the prolific Quesnel Trough in Northwest British Columbia (see Figure 1).

Key Points: 
  • Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 5, 2021) - Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: PEX) (OTCQB: PEXZF) ("Pacific Ridge" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the diamond drill program is now underway at the Kliyul copper-gold porphyry project ("Kliyul" or "Project"), located in the prolific Quesnel Trough in Northwest British Columbia (see Figure 1).
  • The Company plans to drill a minimum of 2,500 metres testing the Kliyul Main Zone ("KMZ") and two newly defined adjacent targets, Kliyul East and Kliyul West.
  • Limited historical drilling at Kliyul returned significant copper-gold porphyry mineralization, drill hole KLI-15-34 intercepted 245 metres of 0.75% CuEQ1 (see Pacific Ridge news release dated December 2, 2020).
  • "Kliyul represents an excellent opportunity to make a new copper-gold porphyry discovery," said Blaine Monaghan, President and CEO of Pacific Ridge.