OHIvey builds and operates open access fiber to the premises networks.
Oscar H. Ivey in 1953 |
Brief HistoryDuring World War II, Oscar Ivey worked in a shipyard installing electronics equipment. At the end of the war, Mr. Ivey bought three railroad boxcars of “surplus Army electronics equipment” sight unseen. When he opened the boxcars, he found they contained “modern” telephone equipment. He then purchased a telephone company and converted it from operator assisted dialing to direct dialing. Mr. Ivey was a soldier in the telecommunications revolution of the mid-20th Century. |
Today, Mr. Ivey’s namesake company – OHIvey, LLC is poised to become the leader in the telecommunications revolution of the 21st Century, represented by municipal and other multiple provider models of deploying state of the art fiber optics to the premise networks in an open service provider model. The future of telecommunications stems from the groundswell of fiber optics to homes and businesses, built with public/private partnerships between municipalities and private enterprise. Public/private partnership open service provider fiber to the premise is a disruptive business model poised to break the monopoly a few incumbents hold on telecommunications today. It is a scenario very similar to the introduction of the personal computer into the consumer market shattering IBM’s strangle hold on the computer industry.
Values
OHIvey does everything it does with unfailing devotion to its vision. This requires integrity, fairness, dedication, and competence.
Vision
OHIvey believes in equal access to 21st Century telecommunications services. Further, we believe service provider competition spurs innovation.
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