wiredinUSA April 2014

Tier2 acquisition

AFL has acquired the Canada-based fiber construction services firm Tier2 Technologies. The acquisition will expand AFL’s portfolio of telecommunications services. “Tier2’s highly experienced management team possesses an in-depth understanding of FTTx deployment and very impressive self-perform ‘build’ capabilities. This expertise better enables AFL to effectively complete FTTH/GPON deployments as we significantly expand our offering into the Canadian market,” said Mike Booth, EVP, network services of AFL. “We are excited to bring the Tier2 team into the AFL family and are also pleased that the leadership team at Tier2 will remain with AFL.” AFL provides design, project management and installation services from locations within the US, Canada and Europe. Tier2 provides consulting, engineering, project management, construction, splicing and testing services to the telecommunications industry across the US and Canada, with a focus on FTTx, transport and industrial networks.

wiredInUSA - April 2014

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