NOVOS FiBER brings affordable high-speed broadband to Texas communities

NOVOS FiBER brings affordable high-speed broadband to Texas communities

Issuer

Smartoptics Group AS

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: [email protected]

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.

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