FTTXcellence Award
Each year, Corning Incorporated and Lightwave magazine honor an individual for his or her contributions to the deployment of optical access networks in North America with the FTTXcellence Award.
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.
• Other deserving individuals.
A panel of judges from Corning, Lightwave and the FTTH Council select the winner from the submitted nominations.
In addition to an awards ceremony at the annual FTTH Conference, the winner is 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 also receives an award of Steuben glass, crafted by the world-renowned glass artists of the Steuben Glass studios in Corning, N.Y., and is profiled in an issue of Lightwave magazine.