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Clearfield Delivers FiberFirst 6-inch Pedestal to Facilitate Fiber Homes Connected
Expansion of CraftSmart product line enables operators to deploy fiber more economically to lower-density suburban and rural communities and homes
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nExpansion of CraftSmart product line enables operators to deploy fiber more economically to lower-density suburban and rural communities and homes\n\n\n MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nClearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the CraftSmart® FiberFirst 6-inch Pedestal, a compact, secure, above-ground access point ideal for operators looking to expand their fiber footprint into less densely populated areas and communities. As NTIA BEAD funding starts to flow, having economical Build America, Buy America (BABA)-qualified products that can streamline the delivery of fiber broadband services in rural communities will be a clear competitive advantage and help operators expand fiber networks further. Clearfield’s Labor Lite approach to product design ensures that the CraftSmart FiberFirst 6-inch Pedestal can be deployed by any level of field technician in the outside plant environment.\n\n\n“Over the next five years, fiber broadband will be deployed to more homes than ever before, meaning operators will be expanding their networks to the harder to reach places and homes – homes where the economics of delivering fiber service did not work in the past,” said Clearfield’s Chief Marketing Officer, Kevin Morgan. “The compact form factor, the wide range of deployment scenarios supported, and the optimized design to support craft-friendly fiber deployments allows the CraftSmart FiberFirst Pedestal to expand the operator’s toolkit as it looks to build out its fiber footprint.”\n\n\nClearfield’s CraftSmart product line provides physical fiber protection for delivering a turn-key passive solution from the central office/headend to the customer premises. The CraftSmart FiberFirst 6-inch Pedestal delivers a small, cost-effective, non-metallic enclosure – tested to meet industry standards for strength, reliability, and environmental concerns. Designed and tested to withstand harsh environmental conditions, as well as UV, chemical and impact resistance, the FiberFirst 6-inch Pedestal includes a built-in multi-use metal frame optimized for mounting the small footprint SeeChange® Terminal, in addition to accommodating other small profile Clearfield products, such as the Clearview® xPAK cassette, inside of the pedestal.\n\n\nAs a part of the CraftSmart family of pedestal offerings, the 6-...