FONS Announces the Opening of its New Corporate Headquarters in Marlboro, Massachusetts
Fiber Optic Network Solutions (FONS via BizWire)
NORTHBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2004--
A Center of Excellence with Expanded Engineering, Product
Development and Testing Capabilities
FONS Corporation, a leading provider of passive fiber connectivity
products and solutions, is pleased to announce the grand opening of
its new world corporate headquarters, effective June 1, in Marlboro,
Massachusetts in the region's route 495 high-tech corridor. This
state-of-the-art facility will house "best in class" research and
product development, clean rooms and testing laboratories, further
advancing the company's capabilities to rapidly deliver innovative
solutions in support of the emerging Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP)
markets. In addition to its U.S. based corporate headquarters, FONS
has international facilities in Mexico and Ireland.
With the new U.S. facility, only minutes from several major
highways, FONS will be among an elite group of prestigious companies
including Verizon, Motorola, HP/Compaq, and Fidelity, to name a few,
situated within this Corporate Technology Park. This high-tech
facility will significantly expand FONS' capabilities for innovative
and rapid design and production of high performance passive
connectivity solutions. As an emerging leader within the FTTP market,
FONS recognizes the need for rapid "time to market" and customer
responsiveness in order to maintain its competitive advantage and
further strengthen its market position within the telecommunications
industry. FONS' extensive experience and technical "know-how" in
passive technology, combined with this state-of-the-art facility, will
allow the company to rapidly expand its industry certified, best of
breed passive fiber connectivity solutions to enable all customer
segments (RBOCs, Municipals, IOCs) to implement FTTP access networks.
Michael J. Noonan, President and CEO of FONS states, "With this
new corporate headquarters, FONS will be optimally equipped to respond
to the emerging FTTP market demands for innovative, low cost solutions
for Central Office/Head End, Outside Plant and Customer Premise
applications. Our investment in this new facility confirms our
commitment to the rapidly growing FTTP market." Mr. Noonan continues,
"The addition of advanced testing laboratories significantly broadens
our capabilities to provide a comprehensive Outside Plant (OSP)
product line in support of FTTP, and with over a decade of experience
in the design and manufacture of fiber management hardware and
pre-wired solutions, this new OSP product offering is a natural
extension to our well-established Inside Plant (ISP) product
offering."
For additional information about FONS' connectivity solutions,
call 1-800-366-7995 or visit the web site at www.fons.com.
About FONS Corporation (www.fons.com)
Founded in 1992, Fiber Optic Network Solutions (FONS) Corporation
designs and manufactures a complete line of high performance passive
fiber-optic components and inter-connect solutions for single mode and
multimode applications. FONS is distinguished as the first
manufacturer in the industry to receive Telcordia Level 2
Certification to GR-326-CORE for a fiber optic cable assembly,
representing the highest standard for optical assembly quality and
reliability. FONS' total connectivity solution consists of a complete
line of passive fiber optic components including Telcordia certified
cable assemblies, OSP enclosures, fiber distributing frames, central
office and customer premise enclosures/shelves and optical components
and modules in support of the rapidly growing FTTP market.