OFS is an American technology company known for designing and manufacturing fiber optic solutions. Since the mid-2010s, the company's headquarters in Norcross, Georgia was used as a film studio.

History

OFS is part of Furukawa Electric Company that has been in operation since 1884. In 2001,

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' Optical Fiber Solutions business was sold to Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. The new company became OFS Fitel, LLC, headquartered in Norcross (near

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), Georgia,

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. In 2010, OFS and Jiangsu Hengtong Optic-Electric Co., Ltd. established a joint venture company in

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. This led to the formation of Jiangsu OFS Hengtong Optical Technology Co., Ltd. In 2018, OFS sold 103 acres of its property to Gwinnett County commissioners. Per its agreement, the commissioners allowed the company to stay in its space until 2024.

Products and services

OFS designs and manufactures

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, and other fiber optic solutions for various industries.

Awards

* 2016 -

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from the

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for contributions toward the pioneering and deployment of fiber optic cable. * 2016 - Silver award from the 2016 Cabling Installation and Maintenance Innovators Awards Program * 2019 - ICT Woman of the Year from the BICSI for recognition of an exceptional woman in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry who has significantly impacted the growth and advancement of women in the industry.

Film productions

The site was used for a variety of film productions since the mid-2010s as part of the film industry in Georgia. These productions include

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, and Bad Boys for Life. Furthermore, the "Georgia Film Academy" hosts their classes in the facility. Since 2013, there were plans by ''Jacoby Development Inc.'' to reconstruct the OFS headquarters into a full-fledged film studio. However, due to a series of lawsuits with OFS, chairman Jim Jacoby could only lease the buildings on the property. As of 2021, is the second-largest production facility in Georgia behind

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in Fayetteville.

Films

*'' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'' (2014) *'' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2'' (2015) *'' Furious 7'' (2015) *'' Hidden Figures'' (2016) *''

'' (2017) *''

'' (2018) *'' The Front Runner'' (2018) *'' Superfly'' *'' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019) *'' Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019) *'' Bad Boys for Life'' (2020) *''

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'' (2020) *'' Blue Bayou'' (2021) *'' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (2022) *'' Day Shift'' (2022) *'' The Man from Toronto'' (2022) *'' Samaritan'' (2022) *'' Superintelligence'' (2022)

Television series

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'' (2018-2021) *'' The Resident'' (2018-present) *'' Miracle Workers'' (2019-present) *''

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References

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