1. Cable Pacifico Forms Partnership with Optical Fiber Solutions
Juan Gonzalo Angel Restrepo, founding partner of Cable Pacifico, has had a significant
impact on the Colombian telecommunications network infrastructure. In order to satisfy
and exceed existing clients’ demands for increased bandwidth, along with hopes of
acquiring new clients, Mr. Angel Restrepo decided to invest in advanced fiber optics.
After a competitive bidding process, Mr. Angel Restrepo and Cable Pacifico chose
Optical Fiber Solutions (OFS), a designer, manufacturer and supplier of cutting edge
fiber optics.
OFS will supply the AllWave ZWP fiber, which brings a 50% increase in usable optical
spectrum when compared to standard single mode fiber. The fiber will also increase the
capacity for voice and data in all areas served by Cable Pacifico. This product will give
Cable Pacifico a reasonable advantage over all other Colombian companies that provide
cable television.
OFS has a successful history of being the first in the industry with application specific
fibers, optical connectors, ribbon cables, erbium doped fibers, and Ramen fiber lasers.
The partnership between Cable Pacifico and OFS will also interconnect 60 other
municipalities in western Colombia and create 350 new jobs.