Midwest independent phone company Long Lines is going to upgrade to fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP), with equipment supplied by Wave7 Optics and Embarq Logistics.

Long Lines serves more than 100 communities in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Its first FTTP installation will be in South Sioux City, Neb.

Embarq Logistics is managing the project, which features Wave7 Optics’ Trident7 Optical Access Platform. Services include a complete triple play of voice, data and RF video, including Wave7 Optics’ patented RF return.

Long Lines will also deploy RF video headend equipment and set-top boxes from Scientific Atlanta, a voice switching solution from Nortel, and an IP digital terminal (IPDT) from GenBand.

Last year, Embarq Logistics and Wave7 announced a distribution agreement that will help meet the growing demand from independent service providers, such as Long Lines, to deploy FTTP networks.