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ACA Connects is an association representing more than 600 small and medium-sized independent communications (cable, phone and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) operators and municipalities) serving 11 million households and businesses in all 50 states. Our members bridge the digital divide by delivering high-speed broadband, video, phone and other advanced communications services to smaller and rural communities across America, some of whom have no other means of receiving these vital services. ACA Connects advocates on behalf of its members in Washington, D.C., to ensure they are treated fairly in the marketplace. Through active participation in the legislative and regulatory process, ACA Connects advocates for the interests of our member companies, their customers and the communities they serve to help ensure the future of Main Street America.
Comtech Systems, Inc. (CSI), a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corporation (Nasdaq: CMTL), is a leader in turnkey communication systems for fixed, transportable, and mobile applications including VSAT, HF/VHF/UHF, Microwave, Fiber, Beyond Line of Sight, Troposcatter and IP Networks. With over 40 years of continuous development and innovation, our equipment is designed from the ground up providing the highest level of performance in the industry. Our systems are deployed globally for both commercial and military applications and are currently operating in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America, in a variety of environments ranging from the extremes of the arctic and deserts, to maritime and tropical settings.
Aoptix is a pioneer in ultra-high capacity wireless communications and the inventor of Composite Optical-RF (COR™) technology. COR breaks new ground by integrating wireless optical technology (Free Space Optics) with radio frequency (Millimeter Wave) technology, providing reliable, ultra-high bandwidth capacity (2 Gbps of data) with carrier-grade availability up to 10 kilometers. AOptix’s wireless solutions are based on adaptive optics technologies that have been field-proven during more than ten years of defense applications and can be used to alleviate mobile backhaul congestion and solve many other challenges for network operators, enterprises and government agencies.
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Neutrik USA, a subsidiary of Neutrik AG, is the leading supplier of robust and reliable professional connectivity solutions. Neutrik manufactures a wide array of XLR connectors and receptacles, jacks and plugs, fiber optic connector systems, and accessories for a broad range of customers ranging from rock bands to lighting design and industrial equipment to broadcast studios.
Nistica is a global supplier of agile optical modules that simplify, automate and make affordable the delivery of high bandwidth applications. Founded in January 2005 with the vision of automating the edge and metro core of the optical network, Nistica has designed its products for optical system OEM vendors around the world. Over the past decade, the founders have been instrumental in bringing ROADM technology to market and creating viable solutions for wavelength selective switching (WSS) applications. Nistica has drawn on this knowledge to develop the FLEDGE series of products and devise cutting edge devices that enable systems providers across multiple industries to meet ever-increasing demand. The company has deep credentials in agile optical networking systems development and its team has worked with Tier-One service providers, wholesale backbone networks and next-gen carriers. Perhaps most important to Nistica`s value proposition, the team understands the tremendous challenges facing OEMs and helps them sustain their leadership, while continuously innovating and improving system performance. Nistica has a lean and agile set of engineering, manufacturing and customer support resources to keep its aggressive cost and performance targets achievable. The company has secured strategic suppliers and manufacturers whose quality and reputations are undisputed in the global marketplace. Nistica has raised two rounds of venture-based financing and is shipping fully qualified subsystems to its customers and partners. One of Nistica`s founding principles is to work closely with customers and utilize their feedback during product development. This commitment has successfully secured many customers who are evaluating carrier network requirements and incorporating Nistica`s products into their latest system architectures. Nistica takes its corporate symbol from the Bristlecone Pine, reputed to be the most ancient of all living species on earth. This remarkable tree has a stable photosynthetic capacity to survive over millennia of environmental challenges, and thrive in different geological and climatic regions. In the natural realm, it is truly an innovative, adaptable and tenacious species. The Nistica name comes from the concept of being productively opportunistic, providing timely solutions to customers as needs arise, and focusing on the essentials of getting to market.