SD-Access innovation enables global operators to better monetize
fiber investment strategy and accelerate Gigabit Society goals
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), the leading provider of next-generation open
networking solutions, has expanded its market-leading Software-Defined
Access (SD-Access) portfolio with 2nd
generation Gfast products, allowing for the transparent extension of
FTTH service capabilities. Delivering the industry’s first commercially
available gigabit-capable Gfast solution shatters the market’s economic
barriers to delivering the immersive applications and bandwidth-driven
services customers need to fully participate in a global hyper-connected
marketplace.
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“Second generation Gfast solutions can allow operators, municipalities
and regulatory agencies another delivery path to meeting the goal of
delivering Gigabit speeds to consumers,” IHS Markit Principal Analyst,
Service Provider Technology, John Kendall said. “The current Gfast
market is set for strong growth as leading service providers are ramping
deployments as a natural extension of their fiber investment strategies
and Gigabit service rollout plans.”
Deployments of ADTRAN Gfast solutions are already underway in Tier 1
carrier networks in Asia, Australia, North America and Europe as network
operators look to complement Fiber-to-the-Home deployments to deliver
Gigabit services network wide. Together with further regional
engagements with either active or pending deployments, these contribute
to ADTRAN’s leadership in the rapidly growing SD-Access market.
ADTRAN is the first to deliver Gfast solutions that conform with
Amendment 3 of the ITU-T G.fast standard, which doubles the usable
spectrum from previously 106 Mhz to 212 MHz. With Amendment 3, Gfast is
now capable of providing an aggregated bandwidth of 2 Gbps, delivering
fiber-like speeds for Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs) and other applications
which require leveraging the existing phone or cable television wiring
infrastructure. The increased capacity also helps operators with
additional deployment flexibility, as for the first time Gfast-based
services can be delivered to locations where these need to coexist with
existing VDSL2 services while still maintaining the ability to deliver
symmetric Gigabit speeds.
Interest in Gfast is largely driven by network operators leveraging this
technology within their FTTdp and FTTB deployment footprint. ADTRAN’s
broad portfolio of Gfast solutions, ranging from single-port to high
port count DPUs with a wide variety of powering options, including
business case streamlining reverse powering, provides a complete toolset
of rapidly deployable fiber extension solutions enabling operators to
speed up the rollout of Gigabit services with minimal resident
disruption and at a highly economical cost per subscriber.
Additionally, ADTRAN’s award-winning Gigabit to the Basement (GTTB)
deployment model opens up the possibility to offer Gigabit services
without the need for even deploying a distribution fiber from the
feeding cabinet to the Gfast DPU. As with all of ADTRAN’s SD-Access
portfolio, its Gfast DPUs are open network elements that seamlessly
integrate into any modern software-defined architecture, as proven by
various successful integration projects, allowing a vastly simplified
path to service on-boarding especially within a multi-vendor environment.
“In today’s global economy, having access to Gigabit services has become
playing stakes for any carrier that wants to compete for residential
services,” ADTRAN Director of Portfolio Management, Broadband Solutions,
Werner Heinrich said. “By delivering the industry’s most complete
SD-Access solution set, including fully Gigabit-capable Gfast solutions,
ADTRAN is providing our customers with the opportunity to expand the
reach of their fiber broadband services and open the way into the
Gigabit Society for many more of their subscribers.”
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc. is the leading global provider of networking and
communications equipment. ADTRAN’s products enable voice, data, video
and internet communications across a variety of network infrastructures.
ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by service providers, private
enterprises, government organizations and millions of individual users
worldwide. For more information, please visit us at ADTRAN,
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Source: ADTRAN, Inc.