Fiber Is Coming To Fort Sumner! - Plateau

Fiber is
coming to
Fort Sumner!
What is fiber?
Fiber optic cable is the latest innovation in the
telecommunications industry. Inside each fiber optic
cable are strands of optically pure glass, thinner than
a human hair, which carry digital information over
long distances. Digital signals are sent as pulses of
light down the glass fibers, without interference or
limitation. Homes and businesses connected with fiber
use the most advanced communications technology
available. This digital transport system is faster,
clearer and more reliable. Fiber optic cable provides
the required amount of bandwidth to access the digital
communications services of the future, like digital TV
services. It is also capable of Internet speeds up to and
even beyond 100 Mbps.
Over the last three decades, Plateau has led the region
in the adoption of fiber optic cable. The early focus
was to set the groundwork that would eventually lead
to connecting every Cooperative member’s home or
business to an all fiber telecommunications network
offering greater capacity and speeds to meet current
and future customer demands. Those first efforts are
now reaching fruition. Recently, Plateau successfully
upgraded Cooperative members within the city limits
of Clayton, Logan and Farwell from the long-time
industry standard of copper cable to modern fiber
optic cable—Cooperative members in Fort Sumner are
next with Santa Rosa to follow soon!
Advantages
of Fiber
Plateau is excited about this fiber upgrade to the
Cooperative’s network. The advantages include:
• SERVICES: Plateau can offer any existing
communication service over fiber as well as
any future service that members could want.
• SPEED: Fiber optic cable is the fastest
technology known with speeds that can
reach into the gigabits per second (which is
thousands of times faster than the current
copper technology).
• DISTANCE: Plateau can deliver these services
to any customer connected to its fiber network
regardless of the distance.
• QUALITY: Fiber optic cable is not affected
by weather or aging conditions that typically
affect copper cable. This means a clearer signal
to subscribers.
• MAINTENANCE: Fiber optic cable costs
less to maintain than traditional copper lines,
saving your Cooperative money over the life of
the network.