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Photo left to right:
Clark Kinlin, President & CEO, Corning Cable Systems;
Jim Hansen, Embarq, Senior Vice President, Network Services;
Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee, Vice President for Digital Inclusion, One Economy Corporation;
Stephen Hardy, Editorial Director & Associate Publisher, Lightwave
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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. Embarq’s adoption of FTTH is a direct result of the efforts and unique approach established by Hansen’s organization, deploying FTTH solutions in a way that maximizes value for both Embarq and its customers. In addition, Hansen continues to coordinate information exchanges through meetings and summits with other service providers as a forum to share common FTTH experiences, concerns and potential areas of partnership.
For more information about Jim Hansen and the FTTXcellence Award, see the December 2008 issue of Lightwave magazine, or visit the Web site at www.lightwaveonline.com.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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