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stocks more than 30,000 products from more than 1,500 manufacturers,and maintains distribution centers nationwide. TheFTTH equipment carried by EMBARQ Logistics includes fiberoptic cabling, central office equipment, fiber distributionsystems, network installation solutions and customer premisesequipment. With approximately 18,000 employees, EMBARQoperates in 18 states and is listed in the S&P 500 and in theFortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations. In 2007, thecompany had $6.4 billion in annual revenues.Emerson Network Powerwww.emersonnetworkpower.com440-246-6999; 800-800-1280Key Products: AC and DC power and precision cooling systems,embedded computing and power, integrated racks andenclosures, power switching and controls, monitoring andconnectivity solutionsSummary: Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson,specializes in enabling “business-critical continuity” from gridto chip for telecommunications networks, data centers, healthcare and industrial facilities. Business-critical continuity is theassurance that critical technology investments will not fail dueto power loss and disrupt a company’s business. Based in Columbus,Ohio, Emerson Network Power provides solutions andexpertise in areas including AC and DC power and precisioncooling systems, embedded computing and power, integratedracks and enclosures, power switching and controls, monitoringand connectivity. The company’s solutions for communicationsnetwork infrastructure include outside plant enclosuresand equipment, NetSure DC power systems and turnkey services.All solutions are supported globally by local EmersonNetwork Power service technicians. The company has about48,100 employees and fiscal 2007 sales of $5.2 billion, and is amember of Green Grid.Emtellewww.emtelle.com602-953-6657Key Products: Ducted network and air-blown fiber technologySummary: Emtelle, established in 1980 as a vendor of ductednetworks for the telecommunications industry, is now one ofthe world’s leading providers of blown fiber solutions. Its fiberflowline was created in 1993 and now includes one of themost extensive offerings of tube bundles, fiber products, accessories,installation equipment and training courses in thefield. Emtelle is directly or indirectly present in all importantfiber-to-the-x markets worldwide. It provides products, expertiseand support for creating cost-effective fiber optic networksin a wide range of applications including multiple dwellingunits; Emtelle’s MDU solutions provide optimal fiber opticconnectivity all the way to the customer premises. The company’sNorth American headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona,complements the global network of Emtelle offices in Europe,the Far East and Australia and develops and supports Emtelle’sgrowing network of partners and deployments across NorthAmerica. Emtelle merged with Dantex in May 2007, and themerged company has 270 employees worldwide. In April 2008,Emtelle’s chief marketing officer, Tibor van Melsem Kocsis,was re-elected to the board of the FTTH Council Europe.Enablence Technologieswww.enablence.com613-270-7860Key Products: PLC-based FTTH triplexers and diplexers,FTTH central office and customer-premises equipmentSummary: Enablence Technologies Inc., a publicly tradedcompany, designs, manufactures and sells optical components,subsystems and systems. With corporate headquarters in Ottawa,Ontario, Canada, the company recently acquired AlbisOptoelectronics, Wave7 Optics and ANDevices. Through itsNetwork Division, the company provides the TRIDENT 7Universal Optical Line Terminals (OLTs), Optical NetworkTerminals (ONTs) and Element Management System. Its Opti-“We’ve seen a tremendous increase in domestic FTTH by telcos andmunis; providers quickly realize that automated provisioning is a hugebenefit to their bottom line, because it ensures that all services areaccurately activated and billed. Without automated provisioning,FTTH services providers’ back-office manual processes quickly collapseunder their own weight as they fill the pipe taking service orders.”— Pete Pifer, CEO, ETI SoftwareJuly 2008 | www.broadbandproperties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 57