Corning and Lightwave Open Nominations for Sixth Annual FTTXcellence Award
05 Maio 2009 - 5:30PM
Business Wire
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and Lightwave magazine are
honoring an individual for his or her contributions to the
deployment of optical access networks in North America with the
sixth annual FTTXcellence Award. The award will be presented on
Sept. 29 at the 2009 FTTH Conference in Houston, Texas.
�The FTTXcellence Award has recognized outstanding and deserving
winners in the past five years from different market segments, and
we expect the same quality of nominations for the sixth annual
award,� said Clark Kinlin, president and CEO of Corning Cable
Systems. �As the leader in passive solutions for FTTx, it is
fitting that Corning does its part to recognize those who lead to
its success.�
�FTTx technology continues to provide a wealth of new,
high-speed services to homes and businesses across North America,�
added Stephen Hardy, editorial director and associate publisher of
Lightwave, the leading source of information on fiber optic
technology, applications and business trends worldwide for more
than 20 years. �We at Lightwave are pleased to partner with Corning
to recognize those who have taken the lead in bringing these
benefits to consumers and other end-users.�
To be eligible to win the award, candidates must be nominated by
a peer. Nominees may include individuals at carriers and system
operators, home developers, utilities, municipalities or other
organizations that have launched a fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) project;
individuals at vendors or research organizations whose work has
benefited FTTx technology development; politicians or other
policymakers who have made a significant positive impact in the
regulatory or legal arena; and other deserving individuals.
Nominations are accepted online at www.lightwaveonline.com and
must be received by Aug. 14, 2009. A panel of judges from Corning
and Lightwave will select the winner from the submitted
nominations. In addition to an awards ceremony at the FTTH
Conference, the winner will be honored with a donation in his or
her name to One Economy Corporation, a national non-profit
organization created to maximize the potential of technology to
help low-income people build assets and raise their standard of
living. The winner will also receive an award of Steuben glass,
crafted by the world-renowned glass artists of the Steuben Glass
studios in Corning, N.Y., and will be profiled in an issue of
Lightwave magazine.
Jim Hansen, Embarq�s senior vice president of network services,
was honored with the 2008 FTTXcellence Award for his tremendous
contributions toward the advancement of fiber to the home (FTTH),
specifically with regard to its adoption, deployment and
marketplace education. Under Hansen�s leadership, Embarq�s network
services organization embraced FTTH as the deployment method for
new service addresses and selective over-build locations.
Ron Troyer, outside plant and central office plant manager of
Union Telephone in Farmington, N.H., was the recipient of the 2007
FTTXcellence Award. Troyer realized the benefits of an FTTH
architecture for both the community residents and his company, and
Union Telephone became the first independent telephone company in
New Hampshire to deploy an FTTH solution and one of the first in
the Northeastern United States.
Glen Lang, CEO of Connexion Technologies, received the 2006
FTTXcellence Award. As CEO of one of the nation�s leading providers
of FTTH technology, Lang led Connexion�s effort to provide advanced
services to residents through FTTH, which has resulted in
widespread developer acceptance, increased industry attention and
vendor commitments.
James Hettrick with the City of Loma Linda, Calif. received the
2005 award. As director of information systems for the city,
Hettrick led Loma Linda to become the first city in America to pass
an ordinance requiring fiber-to-the-home and structured-wiring
infrastructure in all new home and business developments.
George Bell of Verizon was the first winner of the FTTXcellence
Award, established in 2004. In his nomination form, Bell was
praised for his leadership and spirit to deploy innovative
solutions that made FTTx a reality with the first wide scale FTTH
deployment in the United States.
For more information on the FTTXcellence Award or Corning�s
portfolio of FTTx products, visit Corning�s Web site at
www.corning.com/cablesystems/fttxcellence.
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.
Corning (NYSE:GLW)
Gráfico Histórico do Ativo
De Jun 2024 até Jul 2024
Corning (NYSE:GLW)
Gráfico Histórico do Ativo
De Jul 2023 até Jul 2024