partnerships with key industry players to provide services to the telecommunication and IT industries.

FiberGuide Wide Area Networking (WAN) Consulting: (https://fiberguide.net/wan-networking/) Leveraging our technical expertise, our online research tools such as GeoQuote (http://fiberguide.net/geoquote), and our relationships with hundreds of carriers and service providers we help clients procure the best and latest WAN solutions for the least cost. Our WAN procurement service process is as follows:

• Carefully review the client’s exact WAN requirements • Using online tools, research the necessary elements of the WAN requirements such as o Fiber routes o Ethernet points of presence o Network and/or service providers available in the area o Data center locations • Match the client’s requirements with readily available solutions • Match the suitable solution with available providers • Negotiate the best pricing with multiple providers • Work with the client during provisioning and beyond implementation

Fiberguide WAN procurement service focuses on the following solutions

• Business Internet access o Internet T1 access o Ethernet (Fiber or Copper) access o Business DSL and Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) access o IP Transit (https://fiberguide.net/ip-transit) o CDN - Content distribution network consulting) (https://fiberguide.net/cdn) o Wavelength Services (https://fiberguide.net/wavelength-services) • Point to point or Multisite connectivity o Virtual Private Networks (VPN) o Carrier Ethernet services (EPL, EVPL and E-LAN) o Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) o Wavelength services o Dark fiber services • Network Services o Server colocation o Network security o Network monitoring

FiberGuide Optical Network Training (https://fiberguide.net/fiber-optic-training/) As demand for bandwidth continues unabated and as network technologies required to meet this demand become more complex, the need for highly trained engineers has never been greater. Under license from UK based Optical Technology Training (OTT), FiberGuide offers optical network training to planning and design engineers. The intense 5-day training and IEEE recognized course covers the following topics:

• Properties of light • Fiber optic testing • Transmission of light in optical fibers • Fiber optic impairments and their mitigation • Passive optical components • Optical amplifiers • Optical multiplexing • Dispersion management • Power budgets • Photonic networks • More course details can be found at https://fiberguide.net/fiber-optic-training

Custom Corporate Training FiberGuide offers custom technical training at clients’ requests. The training content is designed to meet the client’s requirements. Areas of training include, but are not limited to the following. • Fiber optic basics • Optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) testing • Optical spectrum analysis

Africa Marketing and Trade Consulting We can leverage our experience and knowledge of the African continent to support the US government departments and institutions (USTDA, OPIC, EXIM Bank etc.) help US companies export goods and services to Africa through supporting large infrastructure development projects. Potential support activities include, but not limited to: • Evaluate the potential of telecommunication infrastructure development projects in Africa to position US company exports. • Liaise with US government departments about funding opportunities for Africa projects to promote support for U.S. telecom exports to Africa • Support US government foreign policy priorities by promoting African country’s economic growth. • Represent the US government in a variety of African forums to provide information about, explain, advocate, and defend their program activities • Perform due diligence studies for Africa projects seeking US financing