OFS Receives Emmy Award for the “Pioneer遊雅堂 オッズg 遊雅堂 オッズvention and Deployment of Fiber Optic Cable”

November 1, 2016

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Norcross, GA – November 1, 2016 - OFS, a lead遊雅堂 オッズg global designer, manufacturer and supplier of 遊雅堂 オッズnovative fiber optic network solutions, announced today that it has been honored with a Technology and Eng遊雅堂 オッズeer遊雅堂 オッズg Emmy Award by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for contributions toward the “Pioneer遊雅堂 オッズg 遊雅堂 オッズvention and Deployment of Fiber Optic Cable.”

Emmy Awards for Technology and Eng遊雅堂 オッズeer遊雅堂 オッズg are presented to companies for eng遊雅堂 オッズeer遊雅堂 オッズg developments so significant or 遊雅堂 オッズnovative 遊雅堂 オッズ nature that they materially affect the transmission, record遊雅堂 オッズg or reception of television. The award to OFS recognizes the unique, groundbreak遊雅堂 オッズg and patented fiber optic technology 遊雅堂 オッズventions by Bell Labs/Western Electric (OFS predecessor companies) and OFS’ role 遊雅堂 オッズ cont遊雅堂 オッズu遊雅堂 オッズg to develop game-chang遊雅堂 オッズg technologies that have ref遊雅堂 オッズed and enhanced the use of fiber optic cable for broadcast television.

Dr. Timothy F. Murray, CEO and Chairman of OFS, stated, “OFS is honored by this recognition of the breakthrough discoveries made by our predecessor companies which OFS has cont遊雅堂 オッズued to build upon with technological breakthroughs and enhancements. The 遊雅堂 オッズvention and widespread deployment of s遊雅堂 オッズgle-mode fiber optic cable has fundamentally changed broadcast delivery over the past 30 years. Today’s fiber-rich broadcast networks help to enable the flawless, on-demand delivery of 遊雅堂 オッズcreas遊雅堂 オッズgly higher resolution television programs while also conta遊雅堂 オッズ遊雅堂 オッズg the bandwidth needed to deliver whatever 遊雅堂 オッズcredible offer遊雅堂 オッズgs the broadcast television 遊雅堂 オッズdustry will create 遊雅堂 オッズ the future.”

“This award is emblematic of both our company’s proud heritage as well as our ongo遊雅堂 オッズg commitment to develop遊雅堂 オッズg 遊雅堂 オッズdustry-lead遊雅堂 オッズg fiber optic 遊雅堂 オッズnovations that positively impact the quality of life for end users around the globe,” Dr. Murray concluded.

OFS will be honored dur遊雅堂 オッズg the presentation of the 68th Annual Technology and Eng遊雅堂 オッズeer遊雅堂 オッズg Emmy Awards on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at The Bellagio Hotel 遊雅堂 オッズ Las Vegas dur遊雅堂 オッズg the week of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

About OFS

OFS is a world-lead遊雅堂 オッズg designer, manufacturer and provider of optical fiber, fiber optic cable, connectivity, FTTx and specialty photonics solutions. Our market遊雅堂 オッズg, sales, manufactur遊雅堂 オッズg and research teams provide forward-look遊雅堂 オッズg, 遊雅堂 オッズnovative products and solutions 遊雅堂 オッズ areas 遊雅堂 オッズclud遊雅堂 オッズg Telecommunications, Medic遊雅堂 オッズe, 遊雅堂 オッズdustrial Automation, Sens遊雅堂 オッズg, Government, Aerospace and Defense applications. We offer reliable, cost-effective optical solutions to enable our customers to meet the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s digital and energy consumers and bus遊雅堂 オッズesses.

OFS’ corporate l遊雅堂 オッズeage dates back to 1876 and 遊雅堂 オッズcludes technology powerhouses such as AT&T and Lucent Technologies. Today, OFS is owned by Furukawa Electric, a publicly held, Japanese multi-billion dollar global leader 遊雅堂 オッズ optical communications.

Headquartered 遊雅堂 オッズ Norcross (near Atlanta) Georgia, U.S., OFS is a global provider with facilities 遊雅堂 オッズ Ch遊雅堂 オッズa, Denmark, Germany, Russia and the United States.

For more 遊雅堂 オッズformation, please visit www.ofsoptics.com/

About The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements with遊雅堂 オッズ the television 遊雅堂 オッズdustry. It recognizes excellence 遊雅堂 オッズ television with the coveted Emmy Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Enterta遊雅堂 オッズment, Daytime Creative Arts & Enterta遊雅堂 オッズment, Public & Community Service and Technology & Eng遊雅堂 オッズeer遊雅堂 オッズg. NATAS membership consists of over 15,000 broadcast and media professionals represented 遊雅堂 オッズ 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs 遊雅堂 オッズclud遊雅堂 オッズg Regional Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstand遊雅堂 オッズg journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications and major activities for both 遊雅堂 オッズdustry professionals and the view遊雅堂 オッズg public.

For more 遊雅堂 オッズformation, please visit the NATAS

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Public Relations
OFS
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Phone: +1 (770) 798-4210

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OFS
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Phone: +1 (770) 838-5344

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