NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BICSI Winter Conference 2019 booth #534 -- The Association for Passive Optical LAN (APOLAN), the non-profit organization driving both education and adoption for Passive Optical Local Area Networks (POL), today announced the winners of the 2018 APOLAN Awards. The awards recognize member companies that have embraced the Association’s mission to educate, advocate and promote POL. Honorees were recognized at the APOLAN annual member meeting awards ceremony today at the BICSI 2019 Winter Conference & Exhibition.

“Now in its third year, the APOLAN Member Awards recognizes APOLAN companies that have had a widespread impact on the adoption of POL technology over the past year,” said Paul Mills, APOLAN Chairman and Director of Sales North America at Excel Networking. “This year’s honorees exemplify the innovation and expertise needed to deliver the technical and business advantages of this technology, while playing an instrumental role in increasing the global adoption of POL."

THE INNOVATION AWARD: Recognizes APOLAN member companies that have promoted innovative POL advancements to meet industry technical challenges.

THE PROMOTION AWARD: Recognizes APOLAN member companies that have implemented promotion initiatives to contribute to the awareness of POL and its benefits.

THE EDUCATION AWARD: Recognizes APOLAN member companies that have implemented learning initiatives to contribute to the education of POL and its benefits.

For more information about POL, the Association or the APOLAN Awards, visit http://www.apolanglobal.org.

About The Association for Passive Optical LAN (APOLAN)
The Association for Passive Optical LAN is a non-profit organization that is driving adoption and educating the market about the technical and economic advantages of passive optical LAN technology. Through its membership, which is comprised of manufacturers, distributors, integrators and consulting companies actively involved in the marketplace, the Association hopes to help designers, engineers, architects, building owners, CIOs and IT departments implement and successfully use passive optical LAN. For more information, visit http://www.apolanglobal.org/

APOLAN Media Contact:
Kendra Westerkamp
VisiTech for APOLAN
APOLAN@visitechpr.com
+1-720-261-2300