PrimeLink Inc., a regional telecommunications company with offices in Queensbury, is continuing to grow its fiber optic network infrastructure in local region and expand the number of businesses it serves.
Company officials said all services are brought to the end user with a 100 percent fiber optic network. The availability of fiber optic technology will provide the area with the most advanced transport medium available in digital communications and provide a more competitive environment for business customers seeking affordable high-quality communication services.
According to the company, the biggest benefit of fiber is that it can offer much faster speeds over longer distances than traditional copper-based technologies like DSL and cable. Even if typical broadband speeds become 1,000 times faster in the next 20 years, a single existing fiber-optic connection will still be able to support it.
Because fiber optics uses light instead of electricity to transmit data, the frequencies that are used are much higher and the data capacity is much greater, officials said. The fiber optic cable itself is made from glass which is not susceptible to electromagnetic interference like metal cables. This allows data to flow over great distances without degrading.
Interference and energy loss is the limiting factor for all types of communication transmissions and fiber optics handles these factors much better than other modes of transmission. In the future, more and more of our world will be connected via fiber optics as we outgrow the old copper based infrastructures.
PrimeLink, a subsidiary of the 113-year old Champlain Telephone Co., began its work in 1997 with the establishment of a 242-mile fiber optic backbone from Albany to Montreal. This $40 million private investment represented the first network backbone of its kind in the Champlain Valley. PrimeLink’s goal from the beginning was to enhance the economics of the area and improve the quality of life and business climate in the communities it serves.
“Our goal at PrimeLink has always been to provide our customers with cutting edge technology that gives all sized businesses the same opportunity to connect and communicate with the world,” said PrimeLink President and General Manager Greg MacConnell.
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For more information on PrimeLink services, contact account executive Mark Sidoti at the Glens Falls office located on Big Bay Road at 324-9320 or visit our website at www.primelink1.com.