Smartoptics Group AS

Regulatory Filings • Apr 19, 2024

NOVOS FiBER brings affordable high-speed broadband to Texas communities

NOVOS FiBER brings affordable high-speed broadband to Texas communities

Oslo, Norway - April 17, 2024 - Smartoptics, a leading provider of optical

networking solutions, today announced that NOVOS FiBER, a growing ISP in Texas,

has partnered with Smartoptics to maximize fiber utilization. The flexible and

cost-efficient Smartoptics solution helps the ISP deliver affordable high-speed

internet to Texas communities.

Launched in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2023, NOVOS FiBER aims to bring high

-speed fiber internet to families and small businesses across Texas and beyond.

Reaching communities regardless of size and offering affordable prices are a

high priority. The first major fiber deployment is in the vicinity of Arlington,

Texas. Smartoptics open line systems, 400G optics and muxponders were selected

as the most cost-efficient way to light up new dark fiber.

"Despite much funding earmarked for high-speed broadband in the US, we see that

many communities are still underserved. NOVOS FiBER is on a mission to change

that, which means not just building fiber networks the same old way. We must be

innovative and always find the most effective and cost-efficient ways of

delivering connectivity. Smartoptics shares these values, so we teamed up,

leveraging open and flexible solutions to maximize fiber utilization. Arlington

is just the first stop on our journey to bridge the digital divide," says Rob

Johnson, CTO, NOVOS FiBER.

The Arlington deployment utilizes a fully redundant architecture and spans

distances over 100 km. NOVOS FiBER will also benefit from the flexibility to add

alien wavelengths at no additional cost with open line systems and run multiple

low-cost 100G links on a single dark fiber pair with the DCP-404 muxponder.

"Our flexible solutions are increasingly popular in rural, metro and regional

deployments across the US, and NOVOS FiBER is an excellent addition to these

community-focused ISPs. NOVOS FiBER embodies a true customer-first approach,

with a commitment to what's best for local communities and a refreshing customer

experience. This is similar to our own philosophy and our challenger DNA at

Smartoptics, and we look forward to future collaboration," says Kevin Robinson,

Vice President of Sales, Americas, Smartoptics.

For more information please contact:

Magnus Grenfeldt

CEO

Smartoptics

+46 73-366 88 77

E-mail: magnus.grenfeldt@smartoptics.com

About Smartoptics

Smartoptics provides innovative optical networking solutions and devices for the

new era of open networking. Our customer base includes thousands of enterprises,

governments, cloud providers, Internet exchanges as well as cable and telecom

operators. We have an open networking approach in everything we do which allows

our customers to break unwanted vendor lock-in, remain flexible and minimize

costs. Our solutions are used in metro and regional network applications that

increasingly rely on data center services and specifications. Smartoptics is a

Scandinavian company founded in 2006. We partner with leading technology and

network solution providers such as Brocade, Cisco and Dell and have a global

reach through more than 100 business partners.

For additional information about Smartoptics, please visit

https://smartoptics.com/

About NOVOS FiBER

NOVOS FiBER is a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) provider focused on providing

affordable, reliable high-speed fiber internet to customers, especially those in

previously lacking internet regions. NOVOS FiBER is the customer-centric brand

of Flying Bull Internet, founded by Andrew Snead and Melker Sandberg in 2022 and

funded by InLight Capital, a Sugar Land based private investment firm.