New Paradigm Resources Group, Inc. (NPRG) and Pipeline Magazine congratulate the winners of the prestigious Communications Innovators Awards® as presented on June 17, 2008, at NXTcomm08 in Las Vegas. These awards recognize service providers that implement cutting-edge solutions and demonstrate clear forward-thinking innovation in addressing market demands.
This year's recipients have all exhibited the ingenuity, foresight, and diligence necessary to cut new paths in the shifting communications landscape. They have distinguished themselves as true innovators.
Broadband Wireless is among the most turbulent and challenging arena in telecommunications today. The range of technologies and strategies being implemented is as diverse as any we've seen, and new technologies and implementations emerge on an almost daily basis. Business Only Broadband, the winner of the Communications Innovators Award as the Most Innovative Emerging Wireless Provider, has fast established its own course to emerge as a clear leader within this rapidly evolving sector. Recognizing Business Only Broadband as our Most Innovative Emerging Wireless Provider acknowledges the Company's success in identifying and implementing the right combination of cutting-edge technologies and services to create innovative solutions, such as their Extranet offerings, that are being embraced by prominent end-users with exacting needs.
Broadband access from end-users' premises to any network remains a front-and-center issue to consumers and carriers. While other access technologies continue to advance, fiber-based solutions remain the "holy grail" among these technologies. Greenfield Communications, Inc., our choice as the Most Innovative Access Solutions Provider, continues to lead the way in deploying one of the most challenging fiber-based access solutions — Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH). By providing robust, secure, and almost limitless bandwidth to residential consumers and then supporting that service with an exceptional customer-care strategy, Greenfield Communications continues to distinguish itself as a true innovator in the Access Solutions arena.
Competitive carriers — those service providers challenging the status quo — continue to push evolution in the communications market by identifying and providing a portfolio of powerful solutions to end-users. Succeeding as a competitive carrier takes a different breed, one that combines ingenuity, technological savvy, agility in the market, and fortitude. Optimum Lightpath, the winner of our Communications Innovators Award as the Most Innovative Competitive Carrier, embodies these characteristics and exhibits a spirit that spurs competitors to think creatively in order to better address end-user needs. Optimum Lightpath has demonstrated considerable success in one of the country's most competitive markets, capturing significant market share and serving over 2,500 buildings on its all-fiber 2,700 route-mile network. The Company has successfully deployed new, cutting edge solutions, such as its carrier Ethernet services, that are revolutionizing how businesses view their telecom needs.