Entries by Alamon

Power Tips for Data Centers

Efficient use of energy is always a key factor in both data center and central office builds. Though these two environments serve different technological needs, they can use similar best practices in deploying and maintaining equipment for optional energy efficiency.   Alamon would like to offer tips from more than four decades of experience with […]

The Sky Is the Limit

At Alamon we take our work seriously — but we also have a lighter side. Our community spirit was on display recently as we took part in the Creede Colorado Balloon Festival over Labor Day weekend. Alamon partnered with San Louis Valley REC in southern Colorado to bring fiber to the home with aerial drops, running […]

RFP Season!

Fall is a great time of year. The World Series is approaching and our favorite football teams are in action. Autumn is also when many utility pole owners publish Request for Pricing for pole inspections, remedial treatments and pole reinforcements. Alamon Utility Services offers all of the above on a national scale. We provide cooperatives, […]

Recovery via Alamon

Alamon showed how we take care of our customers when we responded to a recent fire in the shelter of a cell site in Jurupa Valley, California, that left the customer scrambling to restore service. With Labor Day weekend approaching, the client called Alamon and asked what we could do to help. Alamon management conferred with […]

San Antonio Here We Come

Alamon will be part of the action at the Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative’s annual membership meeting in San Antonio, set for Oct. 5-7 at the Westin Riverwalk. TSTCI member companies serve about half of the geographic area of Texas, keeping telecommunication infrastructure up to date in the state’s rural areas. At the event, keynote speakers […]

A-CAM Project Ready

As you make plans for upcoming A-CAM projects, keep Alamon in mind for all of your installation and deployment needs. Our experienced and versatile staff can place, splice, install and cut over the equipment required for end-to-end delivery. Our Network Services, Engineering and Outside Plant divisions are ready to tackle A-CAM jobs of all sizes, in […]

Meeting Demands

The demand for Alamon’s services in power and installation continues to grow throughout the telecom industry. We have recently started working with another industry-leading company on projects in Arizona and New Mexico for CenturyLink. Alamon Power Division technicians are working on battery swap-outs (ranging from 50 to 600 pounds per cell) and additions to add […]

Alamon and the Colorado Rural Electric Association

Based on a job well done for LaPlata Electric Association in southwestern Colorado, Alamon has received an invitation to next spring’s Touchstone Energy trade show in the state. LaPlata was so impressed with the performance of the Utility Services Division on a recent utility-pole inspection project that the co-op wanted to help raise Alamon’s profile […]

Alamon Customer Base Grows

Thanks to the hard work of everyone on the Alamon team, August was one of the busiest months for the company in years, with significant growth in every division. The Alamon Wireless Division led the way with the addition of a big router replacement job for Sprint in California. A large traditional pole-testing project with […]

Accelerating Sprint into the Future

Four dedicated crews with Alamon’s Wireless Division are currently part of a major installation of cutting-edge equipment for Sprint in Los Angeles. Nokia’s Long Term Evolution (LTE) broadband technology will dramatically increase data rates and network capacity for Sprint customers, with new download speeds of up to 160 megabits per second. Alamon started working on […]

Connecting America

Through a partnership between Alamon and Calix, a sparsely populated rural area in southeastern Texas is enjoying new broadband service. Technicians from Alamon’s Network Service division recently finished providing labor and assisting with test and turn up of new broadband equipment in Louise, with a population of  1,000. Alamon also did the turn-up on the […]

Helping One Another

Reaching out to others in their time of need is a simple way to make the world a better place. Alamon believes this is true for both personal and business relationships. An Alamon supervisor’s family recently had the opportunity to be part of a neighborhood effort in Oregon to help a woman battling cancer.  Led […]