MARCH 2016 Helping organizations achieve greater value through the advancement of fiber optic telecommunications
CEO’S MESSAGE What a winter for a construction project in North Dakota! ND winters have a reputation that can be more abrasive than the current presidential candidates. Because of the mild winter, DCN’s Bismarck data center project is ahead of schedule and our fiber crews are busy gearing up for an early construction season. In the next few months, you will be hearing how we plan to leverage our data center investment by expanding our service portfolio to include cloud computing and dedicated hosting solutions tailored to meet our customer’s needs. 2016 is going to be a big year for DCN! In addition to our data center and fiber construction projects, we are also celebrating a milestone in business. “20 Years of Partnership & Progress” is our anniversary slogan and we plan to celebrate the unique partnership that exists with the 15 independent rural telecommunications providers that own DCN. We must also recognize what a truly amazing business model DCN is and how far we’ve come as an organization. Each year I’m more impressed with the progress that DCN and our owners have made in deploying fiber optic based broadband infrastructure. DCN and its owner companies commitment has resulted with constant growth in the number of businesses relying on us for their network and data center needs.
Seth Arndorfer
DCN’S CEO SPEAKS AT TT&S CONFERENCE On February 23-25, 2016, Telecom Training and Safety (TT&S), held their annual conference and vendor showcase at the Best Western Ramkota in Bismarck, North Dakota. Over one hundred telecommunications employees from around the state attended the three-day event. Sessions relating to the telecom industry included, cybersecurity, Wi-Fi, cable splicing, and fiber optic testing procedures. Seth Arndorfer was the closing speaker at the event where he provided the audience with his insight on a few emerging technologies and how together, DCN and North Dakota’s rural telephone companies are well positioned to adapt to the rapid changes in our industry.
DCN is excited for another year of connecting ND businesses with fiber access to the region’s best network and state-of-the-art data centers.
Arndorfer discussed topics such as virtualization and cloud computing along with exploring the impact of the explosion of video content on the internet. Video content on the web has caused subscribers internet bandwidth consumption to skyrocket. Fortunately, DCN’s Owner Companies have invested in fiber to the home, providing customers access to Gigabit Internet speeds. Fiber infrastructure provides customers high-speed access to cloud applications and virtual computing solutions.
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS
Seth commended the industry’s commitment to training and emphasized the importance of providing our employees with the necessary skills to support the complex technologies utilized in our service offerings.