STL (NSE: STLTECH), a leading optical and digital solutions company, today announced that their fiber optic cable products manufactured in the United States are compliant with the ‘Build America, Buy America’ (BABA) provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Along with this announcement, STL also unveiled its series of products, which will add to its ‘In America, For America’ portfolio of fiber optic cables.
The ‘In America, For America’ series of optical fiber cables range from high-capacity ribbonized cables to ruggedized designs for different applications like duct, direct buried, aerial, and last-mile connectivity. This development reinforces STL’s commitment to connecting rural America and supporting the local supply chain.
Through its world-class manufacturing investment of $100 million, STL is actively working with leading service providers in the country to serve the demand for both federal and privately funded broadband projects, including those included in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.
STL’s 168,000 sq. ft. North American headquarters in Duncan, South Carolina, the ‘Palmetto Plant,’ was inaugurated in 2022 by Hon. Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina, in the presence of government dignitaries, key customers, and representatives from the local Chambers of Commerce. The plant has created 125 full-time jobs since then.
With multiple BEAD projects on the horizon, the next five years will be landmark years for broadband and rural connectivity in the US, and STL is excited to support this program. Driven by its purpose of ‘Connecting the World – Enriching Lives,’ STL’s teams in the US are engaging with service providers to enable fast and seamless fiber rollouts in every corner of the United States.
STL remains committed to continuous product innovation and providing superior quality, craft-friendly optical products for faster network roll-out that meet or exceed industry standards.
