Clearfield Enters Latin American Markets
February 22 2012 - 10:00AM
Clearfield, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLFD), the specialist in
fiber management and connectivity platforms for communications
providers, today announced Rafael Fernandez has joined the company
as its Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) Regional Sales Manager.
Fernandez, who resides in Miami, Florida, joins the company with
the dedicated responsibility of building the company's presence in
the region. Clearfield currently has pilot and early stage
developments in Costa Rica, Panama, Grenada, Trinidad, Jamaica,
Guatemala and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
"Rafael will be a wonderful addition to our technical sales
resources," comments Cheri Beranek, president and CEO of
Clearfield. "Bringing Raf on staff is consistent with our strategy
of building pockets of customer references as we enter a new
market, and then expand with dedicated company resources. Raf joins
the company with a strong knowledge of the technology and market
space, and I am confident he will make an immediate
contribution."
"The Clearfield value-proposition, based around the Clearview
Cassette and associated FieldSmart fiber management product line,
resonates strongly with the broadband operators in the CALA
region," adds Fernandez. "I am excited about growing the Clearfield
business in this emerging market."
Early Successes
Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago (TSTT) has
been deploying the Clearfield product line as part of its fiber
build over the last year. "Clearfield has been great to work with,"
comments Lester Marin, OSP Engineer of TSTT. "The product line fits
our footprint. The Cassette is very modular so we can use it
wherever we need it throughout the TSTT network."
"We're thrilled to be working with Clearfield's expanding
presence," concludes Paulo Eduardo da Silva, International Managing
Director for Power & Telephone Supply, a Clearfield distributor
for the region. "The CALA market is ripe with opportunity and
Clearfield's product line is filling a unique niche."
For additional information on Clearfield's product offerings,
please visit www.ClearfieldConnection.com or for a video
demonstration of Clearfield's products, go to
www.FiberPuzzle.com.
About TSTT
Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
(generally known as TSTT) is the largest telephone and Internet
service provider in Trinidad and Tobago. The company is jointly
owned by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and Cable &
Wireless.
About Power & Telephone Supply
Power & Telephone Supply Company (Power & Tel) is an
independent, full-line stocking distributor and material management
provider to the worldwide communications market. Serving customers
since 1963, Power & Tel is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee
and has more than 300 employees globally. For more information call
800-238-7514 or visit www.ptsupply.com.
About Clearfield
Clearfield, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLFD) designs, manufactures and
distributes fiber optic management products for the communications
networks of leading ILECS, CLECs, MSO/cable TV companies and mobile
broadband providers. We help service providers solve the Fiber
Puzzle, which is how to reduce high costs associated with
deploying, managing, protecting and scaling a fiber optic network
to deliver the mobile, residential and business services customers
want. Based on the patented Clearview™ Cassette, our unique
single-architected, modular fiber management platform is designed
to lower the cost of broadband deployment and maintenance by
consolidating, protecting and distributing incoming and outgoing
fiber circuits and enable our customers to scale their operations
as their subscriber revenues increase. Headquartered in Plymouth,
MN, Clearfield deploys millions of fiber ports each year throughout
North America.
CONTACT: Clearfield PR Contact
Christy Kemp
Calysto Communications
Tel: + 1 404 266 2060 x539
ckemp@calysto.com
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