Fujitsu and Accelecom Empower Broadband Connectivity Across Kentucky

Fujitsu Network Communications is partnering with Accelecom to connect businesses throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky with a high-speed fiber broadband network. Accelecom leverages dark fiber from the KentuckyWired middle mile network, which connects all 120 counties and provides a commercial access to 100G symmetrical data services. Kentucky is the first US state to build an open-access, fiber optic network reaching every county. The Commonwealth, which in 2017 ranked 47^th in the US for broadband speeds and capacity, now ranks third in the nation for internet speeds. As the network systems integrator for the project, Fujitsu was responsible for network design, deployment, testing, and turn-up of the network, including specifying, sourcing, and integrating multi-vendor optical equipment and software. Additionally, Fujitsu provided migration and deployment services to install 21 new huts to house the optical equipment.