February 2017 | Business View Magazine

68 69 our customers’ networks as device applications require more data usage, and network densification is a priority in han- dling end user applications at higher speeds. I believe, in ad- dition to ongoing macro cell depth and expansion, we’ll also see more emphasis on small cells to accommodate network densification needs.” “Traditional network silos are merging,” Glass continues. “This is efficient for us in that all of our network solutions are working together to satisfy the constant push for data capacity and speed requirements. Our all-in service outcome is dense wireless networks powered by high-speed, fiber optic cable utilizing a software layer, enabling application innovation, speed, and network efficiency.” “We have transformed and enhanced our legacy wireline inside-plant workforce to maintain relevancy through the KGP Companies AT A GLANCE KGP companies WHAT: A provider of communi- cations equipment and network services solutions to the commu- nications industry. WHERE: Faribault, MN and New Century, KS WEBSITE: www.kgplogistics.com nuances of the software-defined infrastructure. We have also evolved our legacy outside- plant business in alignment with the growth in fiber optics,” adds Paul Schultz, Vice President of Data Center, Cloud & Infrastructure. “We’ve also sharpened our KGP Logistics focus within the three business units of this organization. We have a product distribution business, main- ly focused in the Telco market space. Then, we have advanced, supply chain services which are direct-to-site models, material aggregation, and deployment models – forward logistics, reverse logistics, all the advanced services where we would potentially take over and manage a customer’s supply chain through the lifecycle of their product or project durations. And the third business unit is our integration unit that takes multi-vendor product sets, combines them together into a single unit that is shipped to site fully configured, parame- ters-loaded, and ready to be turned up, onsite.” Among its many product offerings, KGP also builds and deploys DSLAMs, or Digital Sub- scriber Line Access Multiplexers - network devices that receive signals from multiple cus- tomers’ DSL, or Digital Subscriber Line connec- tions, and then put the signals on a high-speed backbone line using multiplexing techniques. “We build DSLAM cabinets and deploy them out at a curb or in front of a neighborhood or business for high-speed access,” says Schultz. “We build those cabinets for the traditional copper network and we build passive, optical cabinets for next-gen optical networks.We also