Cyan, Calient Team in Minnesota

PETALUMA, Calif. -- Cyan today announced that the Northeast Service Cooperative (NESC), which provides broadband connectivity to the Northeast region of Minnesota, has selected the Cyan Z-Series packet-optical transport platforms (P-OTP), Cyan 360 software-defined operations suite, and Cyan PRO professional services to deliver innovative, high-speed Ethernet services for the Northeast Middle Mile Fiber Project. The project consists of 915 miles of “middle mile” fiber connecting eight counties, 38 communities, three tribal reservations, 85 townships, and over 200 critical service institutions. The initiative is made possible by a $43.5 million grant/loan award from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) under the National Telecommunications and Information (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

According to Paul Brinkman, executive director of NESC, “Our goal for the Northeast Middle Mile Fiber project has been to build a stronger Minnesota by connecting more than 300 critical service sites throughout the area. In order to meet this aggressive plan, NESC requires a strong team and best-of-breed solutions. Cyan’s software-defined metro network solution has the ability to handle nearly every network scenario while also being able to scale as our needs change. Cyan’s solutions, team, and world-class support organization have proven to be invaluable in helping us realize this objective.”

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