ViaLite GPS fiber optic link. Photo: ViaLite.

A Fortune 500 company has purchased ViaLite Global Positioning System (GPS) Radio Frequency (RF) over fiber links to directly replace the links it had from Fiber-Span. The company decided to upgrade its links to ViaLite’s to ensure continuity of supply and support going forwards after Fiber-Span declared bankruptcy.

The new ViaLite links will provide timing and synchronization for base station equipment, on top of ViaLite’s 5-year product warranty and customer support team.

The links are used to transport GPS signals from the company’s skyscrapers roofs to time servers located in the basements.

ViaLite has seen 10-fold U.S. growth in the last five years, according to the company, and ViaLite GPS links are installed the World Trade Center, U.S. Stock Exchange and Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel.