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Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, will participate in a fireside chat at the Needham Growth Conference on January 14, 2025. The conference will be held at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the release of the StreetSmart® Ready Connect™ Terminal (RCT), a small, craft-friendly fiber terminal designed for pedestal applications that supports up to eight drop connections when mid-span is needed. Developed based on the demands of the market and feedback from customers, this innovative terminal addresses key operator needs, such as space constraints, ease of installation, and long-term reliability. It is optimized for small pedestals, such as Clearfield’s CraftSmart® FiberFirst™ 6-inch pedestal, providing a discreet, aesthetically pleasing solution.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced a strategic leadership transition, appointing Anis Khemakhem as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) effective January 1, 2025. Khemakhem, who joined Clearfield earlier this year as Vice President of Global Technology Platforms, brings with him over 25 years of industry experience, with diverse leadership skills.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) awarded Cheri Beranek, President and Chief Executive Officer of Clearfield, its Women Changing Fiber for Good AMPLIFY Award at an Awards Luncheon that recognized leaders across a variety of categories and disciplines. This award recognizes women who are making changes that will impact and improve the fiber broadband industry for years to come.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the availability of the CraftSmart® Deploy Reel Test Access Point (TAP) Box and Home Deployment Kit (HDK), extending Clearfield’s field-proven fiber management expertise and leading-edge fiber connectivity performance all the way into the home. The HDK option offers the Deploy Reel TAP kitted with the home equipment cable and angled wall faceplate for the final connection into the home. These products satisfy a pressing need for industry network operators to quickly convert homes passed to homes connected, yielding immediate return on their fiber investment.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, is highlighting its BABA-compliant fiber products at Fiber Connect 2024, being held July 28-31, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn. The company will discuss its Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act compliant products and philosophies at the event, as well as provide reference information on its website for service providers to use in meeting federal funding requirements.

Clearfield (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced that Kevin Morgan, Chief Marketing Officer of Clearfield, Inc., has been named a Notable Chief Marketing Officer for 2024 by Twin Cities Business. This award goes to those who have proven themselves and the brands they represent worthy of recognition.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, will participate in a fireside chat at the Needham Technology, Media, & Consumer Conference on May 14, 2024. The conference will be held at the Westin Grand Central Hotel in New York City.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the availability of 3D interactive instructions for Clearfield® products delivered via the BILT® mobile app that provides installers an easy way to streamline the installation process available at no extra charge. The animated guides were developed in response to the Clearfield customer base, and will help reduce installation errors, time, and field issues by ensuring fiber technicians have access to the information they need right at their fingertips.

Clearfield (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the FieldSmart® FiberFlex 600. The small form factor of the FiberFlex 600 is designed to configure for numerous applications, including remote OLTs with PON distribution, wireless base stations with fiber backhaul aggregation, and active network equipment with backup power needs, utilizing a flexible layout. This is Clearfield’s latest and smallest size option in the FiberFlex series.

Clearfield (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the availability of the CraftSmart® Fiber Protection Vault, an innovative, new design that eliminates the current supply chain constraints and delivers a 300% improvement in shipping and inventory space. The innovative design, crafted by Clearfield’s internal design team, allows the vaults to be shipped unassembled and flat packed, which enables shipping multiple vaults per pallet, dramatically saving up to 67% off freight, transportation, handling, and storage costs.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, will participate in a fireside chat at the Needham Growth Conference on January 17, 2024. The conference will be held at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced that Cheri Beranek, president and CEO of Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 National Award winner, following Beranek’s selection as a Heartland regional award winner in June. Winners were selected from a pool of 224 regional Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 Award winners from 197 companies across the US. Entrepreneur Of The Year was created to honor those audacious entrepreneurs who dare to reimagine what’s possible and develop products and solutions that disrupt markets, revolutionize industries and transform lives. Now in its 37th year, it is celebrated as one of the most respected business award programs in the world.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, will participate in a fireside chat at the Needham Virtual Security, Networking, & Communications Conference on November 14, 2023.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the CraftSmart® FiberFirst 6-inch Pedestal, a compact, secure, above-ground access point ideal for operators looking to expand their fiber footprint into less densely populated areas and communities. As NTIA BEAD funding starts to flow, having economical Build America, Buy America (BABA)-qualified products that can streamline the delivery of fiber broadband services in rural communities will be a clear competitive advantage and help operators expand fiber networks further. Clearfield’s Labor Lite approach to product design ensures that the CraftSmart FiberFirst 6-inch Pedestal can be deployed by any level of field technician in the outside plant environment.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the FieldSmart® FiberFlex 1700 active cabinet, an all-in-one design capable of integrating fiber, power, and active equipment that is tailored to fit into any outdoor plant scenario. Designed to be configured for numerous applications including remote OLTs with PON distribution, wireless base stations with fiber backhaul aggregation, edge compute server support, or active network equipment with backup power needs, the FiberFlex 1700 utilizes a flexible, vertical layout and modular design that allows for seamlessly scaled networks as future growth dictates.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fibre connectivity, today announced the launch of its FieldShield blowable MPO fibre assemblies, the fibre industry’s first pushable/blowable 12-fibre MPO pre-connectorized cable capable of blowing fibre over 1.5 km. Developed as part of the integration of Nestor Cables, Ltd (“Nestor”), a subsidiary of Clearfield, the new solution will be on display at Clearfield’s and Nestor’s common stand at Connected Britain 2023.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced that its SeeChange® Access Terminal and Hardened Connector System was recognized among the best by the 2023 ISE Network Innovators’ Awards. An esteemed and experienced panel of judges from the Telecom/Broadband Network Service Provider Community recognized Clearfield as a high-scoring honoree.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the product launch of the ClearPass™ Dust Cap. Clearfield’s patented, integrated solution helps operators ensure the fiber end face has a clean, dust-free connection surface. With a 92% cleaning effectiveness rate when used on a Clearfield terminated product, the ClearPass Dust Cap adds to the Clearfield Labor Lite solution set, delivering a simple-to-use, integrated cleaning tool that will improve network turnup, reliability, and first pass yield–a critical key performance indicator maintained by fiber providers.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, announced that it has been accepted to speak at the Fiber Broadband Association’s Fiber Connect 2023, held August 20-23, 2023, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Clearfield will offer thought leadership on deployment challenges and opportunities, workforce development, and fiber expansion.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communications providers, will be presenting at the 51st Annual TD Cowen Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on May 31, 2023. The conference will be held at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, is scheduled to participate in the 35th Annual ROTH Conference, which is being held at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, CA from March 13-14, 2023.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the SeeChange™ Terminal and hardened connector system. The small, craft-friendly, carrier-grade, access terminal is ideal for any fiber network deployment requiring a plug-and-play approach. Purpose-built as a commercially-off-the-shelf option for community broadband and 5G network operators looking to overcome industry-wide supply chain constraints and a shortage of skilled technicians, this readily available, plug-and-play terminal and hardened connector system is a cost-effective, pre-packaged solution that requires minimal training in any deployment scenario, tested to withstand even the most extreme environments.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced the supplying of over 50 million fiber ports of its craft-friendly, Labor Lite family of Clearview® cassettes, FieldShield® Assemblies, and YOURx® Terminals. This total was bolstered by the company’s record-setting deployments in calendar year 2022, with over 8.5 million ports supplied during the year. These fiber connections provide a vital link to translate Homes Passed numbers into Homes Connected revenue for service providers; deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband to Multi-Dwelling Units (MDU); and connect distribution points as community broadband operators push fiber broadband further into the network.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communications providers, will participate in the 25th Annual Needham Growth Conference on January 10-11, 2023. The conference will be held at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced that its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Kevin Morgan has been appointed to the Fiber Broadband Association’s (FBA) Senior Council. The move recognizes his decades of service to the organization and follows completion of his term as the 2022 Chairman of the Board. This marks Morgan’s third term serving in this capacity at the FBA and its predecessor, the Fiber to the Home Council.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced that it has been included in the recently announced 2023 list of America’s Best Small Companies by Forbes magazine. This marks Clearfield’s third inclusion in the prestigious listing and the company is honored to be ranked 4th out of 100 companies selected, up from 12th on the 2022 list.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today shared information learned during a recent customer deployment study to measure the time savings achieved using FastPass™ as part of its efforts to move from fiber homes passed to fiber homes connected. Homes passed and homes connected are the first two steps critical to help close the digital equity gap and achieve the ultimate goal of homes served.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced its CraftSmart® FiberFirst Pedestal, the industry’s first pedestal designed to support fiber-only deployments. Deployable in any outdoor environment, and ideal for operators looking to deploy broadband in rural markets, the pedestal delivers the most cost-effective, non-metallic enclosure in the industry, delivering a solution that exceeds industry standards for strength, reliability, and environmental concerns.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced the FastPass™ approach using in-cassette splicing. Community broadband operators can reap significant benefits in ramping Homes Passed deployment plans based on market demand and competitive market forces. The FastPass approach utilizing in-cassette splicing significantly reduces Fiber Distribution Hub (FDH) cabinet costs and speeds installation times allowing for double the number of fiber homes passed in the same amount of time versus legacy install methods. These time savings benefit any operator required to meet strict deployment deadline requirements associated with federal and state broadband funding programs.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced that it is the recipient of a 2022 ACG BOLD Award, recognized for the company’s bold move in achieving record growth in FY2021 from $93.1M to $140.8M, a 51 percent year-over-year increase. Also noted was the company’s strategic decision to expand manufacturing and distribution capabilities in anticipation of the massive infusion of state and federal funds designed to help close the digital divide for all Americans.

Clearfield Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced that in partnership with Utility Telecom, it has delivered the fiber connectivity required by Nautilus Data Technologies to bring the company’s eco-friendly data center online. Located at the Port of Stockton, California, to utilize the San Joaquin River for water cooling, the barge-mounted 10,000 square foot carrier-neutral data center is connected to an 18 mile, redundant, high count fiber ring that Utility Telecom built to link the unique facility to a local carrier hotel.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced that is has been included as one Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) 100 Best Companies of 2021. This is the first time Clearfield has been included in IBD’s prestigious listing and comes as the fiber broadband market looks to “cross the chasm” based on the massive infusion of federal and state funds designed to help close the digital divide for all Americans.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, will be virtually presenting and holding one-on-one meetings at the 24th Annual Needham Virtual Growth Conference on January 10-14, 2022.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced that its Chief Marketing Officer Kevin Morgan was elected as the new Chair of the Board for the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) for a one-year term that begins on January 1, 2022. Morgan steps into the role as the industry looks to leverage the historic federal and state funding for broadband infrastructure investment, demonstrating a clear market focus on connecting every American to the possibilities created by fiber.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced that it has been included in the recently announced 2022 list of America’s Best Small Companies by Forbes magazine. This marks Clearfield’s second inclusion in the prestigious listing and the company is honored to be ranked 12th out of 100 companies selected.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, is scheduled to present at the Needham Virtual Security, Networking, & Communications Conference on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced the addition of its new small form factor FLATdrop cable to its portfolio of FieldShield® fiber pathway solutions. This small form factor FLATdrop option is purpose-built to provide a flexible, compact, cost-effective method to connect the fiber access point in either buried or aerial fiber deployment scenarios. The reduced sheath jacket dimensions of the small form factor FLATdrop allows a one-third space savings in coil diameter—important for aesthetics at the installation site.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced the addition of the FieldSmart FiberFlex 3000 outdoor cabinet to its portfolio of active cabinet solutions. Service providers are placing more active equipment deeper into the network and the FieldSmart FiberFlex series is designed to protect, power, and manage this active equipment as well as aggregate the fiber connections. The cabinet series eliminates unsightly box farms for better site space utilization, consolidates power and cooling for better efficiency, and offers factory integration options saving time and labor at the job site. The modular design allows side-to-side field expansion as needed.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, is scheduled to participate at the following virtual financial conferences in September 2021.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced that Blue Ridge Communications is utilizing the Clearfield FieldShield® and YOURx® portfolios to deliver fiber networks in half the time to multi-dwelling unit (MDU) environments, speeding time-to-market with new services and enhancing the value of fiber to property owners. At the onset of the pandemic, the service provider experienced a surge in customers demanding fiber broadband. With the number of installs spiking 180% some months, Blue Ridge Communications needed to revamp its current approach to deploying fiber networks to MDUs to accelerate deployment times, allowing technicians to complete more installs and deliver gigabit services quickly to subscribers relying on connectivity to work, learn, socialize and receive medical care.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced the broadening of its manufacturing capacity in Tijuana, Mexico. Having significantly added headcount during the last several years, the company has entered into a lease arrangement for a 319,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse center that is being built to its specifications and is scheduled to enter into production slightly after the start of calendar year 2022. This move is in support of the anticipated future demand of the business. The facility will augment our growing investments in U.S. production.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced the availability of its StreetSmart Collector Box. Optimized for rapidly growing, high density multi-dwelling unit (MDU) and multi-tenant unit (MTU) environments, the StreetSmart Collector Box solves one of the key congestion points in fiber delivery for network operators and building owners, paving the way for faster fiber delivery to support the variety of services and applications residential and retail customers require.

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQCLFD), the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today announced that Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) has named its President & CEO Cheri Beranek an Entrepreneur of the Year® 2021 Heartland Award finalist. Now in its 35th year, the Entrepreneur of the Year program honors unstoppable business leaders whose ambition, ingenuity, and courage in the face of adversity help catapult us from the now to next and beyond.