Clearfield (CLFD) investor relations material

Mission and market focus

• Aims to enable better lifestyles through broadband by providing fiber protection, management, and delivery solutions for rapid, cost-effective deployment in communications networks and data centers.

• Focuses on serving Tier 2 and Tier 3 U.S. broadband service providers, municipalities, cooperatives, ISPs, and carriers of all sizes.

• Expanding into wireless, data center, and edge infrastructure markets with modular, scalable solutions.

Product innovation and value proposition

• Offers a scalable, uniform, and cost-effective product platform including FieldSmart, Clearview, FieldShield, and YOURX.

• NOVA High Density Panel and Cassette simplify deployment, reduce downtime, and improve network reliability with tool-less installation.

• FastPass approach cuts installation time for homes passed by 50%, reducing labor and permitting costs.

• Products are designed for craft-friendliness, requiring less skilled labor and enabling faster revenue per subscriber.

Growth strategy and market trends

• Pursues a three-pillar growth strategy: protect core markets, leverage existing strengths, and expand into new segments.

• U.S. FTTH market set a new record in 2025 with 11.8M homes passed and 8.4M unique homes newly passed.

• Estimated rural total addressable market (TAM) of $6B over ten years, with significant opportunity in underserved areas.

• Wireless infrastructure investment is projected to drive a $20B backhaul, $8B DAS, $13B small cell, and $37B metro core market by 2030.

• Hyperscaler capex is expected to create an $18B fiber-related market in 2026, with AI build-out driving further demand.