OFS, BTexact Sign Patent Deal

ATLANTA, Dec. 10 -- OFS, a manufacturer of fiber optic products, announced it has signed a license agreement with BTexact Technologies, the advanced research and technology business of British Telecommunications plc.

OFS will use BT's blown-fiber technology in its fiber-to-the-home solution, the Access Advantage system.

"Previously unavailable right-of-ways such as gas lines and sewer pipes can now be used to reach the customer," said Paul Neuhart, president, Optical Cable Div. at OFS. "The BTexact technology coupled with OFS's fiber and micro cable capabilities will be a quantum leap in the development of economic FTTx solutions."

For more information, visit: www.ofsoptics.com