Build America Buy America (BABA) vendor requirements have been clarified as of July 30th, 2024, detailing the necessary steps for vendors to supply recipients participating in Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funded programs. XKL is proud to confirm that we are fully compliant with BABA for BEAD.

With over 30 years of domestic manufacturing experience, XKL takes pride in facilitating domestic job growth through our employees, partners and suppliers. All XKL products are manufactured, pre-configured, and tested in Redmond, WA.

Our commitment to excellence extends across our entire product line, backed by reliable 24/7 customer support based in the United States. We make it simple for network operators to deliver uninterrupted service, and successfully adhere to BEAD requirements well after purchasing our equipment.

Please refer to the NTIA website for official guidance on BEAD and BABA.

BEAD-Ready Product List
Product Name	Product ID	Description	Manufacturing Location	Status
Darkstar 400G Transponder	DQT400	100GE-400GE optical transponder	Redmond, WA	WAIVED
Darkstar 100G Transponder	DQT100	100GE optical transponder	Redmond, WA	WAIVED
Darkstar 10G Transponder	DQT10	1G-10G optical transponder	Redmond, WA	WAIVED
Darkstar 400G Muxponder	DQM400	100GE-400GE optical muxponder	Redmond, WA	WAIVED
Darkstar 100G Muxponder	DQM100	100GE optical muxponder	Redmond, WA	WAIVED
Darkstar 10G Muxponder	DQM10	1G-10G optical muxponder	Redmond, WA	WAIVED
Darkstar Muxponder	DSM10-10	1G-10G optical muxponder – 10 port	Redmond, WA	WAIVED
Darkstar Muxponder	DSM10-5R	1G-10G optical muxponder, 5 port redundant	Redmond, WA	WAIVED
Darkstar Passive Mux/Demux	DMD-P	Passive mux/demux	Redmond, WA	WAIVED
Darkstar Mux/Demux with Amplification	DMD-A	Mux/demux with amplification	Redmond, WA	WAIVED
Darkstar Line Amplifier	DLA	In-line amplifier with add-drop capabilities	Redmond, WA	WAIVED
Darkstar Utility Amplifer	DUA	Configurable amplifier – supports up to 4 fiber pairs	Redmond, WA	WAIVED

For detailed specifications, visit our Products page.

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