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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.
Tier2
acquisition