Rural electric cooperatives continue world class broadband
implementations for economic development and revitalization
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ: ADTN), the leading provider of next-generation open
networking solutions, today announced it is partnering with Holston
Electric Cooperative (HEC) and solutions provider FiberRise
to create a utility-grade Gigabit broadband network across the entire
HEC cooperative membership in the Tennessee Valley. Together these
companies will establish a broadband infrastructure that will connect
the entire community to the world while attracting industry and
improving educational opportunities, healthcare and overall quality of
life.
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The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 promised citizens of rural
communities “a fair chance” in the pursuit of opportunity by bringing
electricity to these remote areas. Visionary leaders of electric
cooperatives view broadband as equally compelling in delivering the same
fair chance to their communities. Today, HEC is among those electric
cooperatives leading the charge to deliver broadband, a resource of
immeasurable value in today’s always-on, cloud-centric world.
Leaders like Holston Electric Cooperative General Manager James Sandlin,
P.E., see many benefits to establishing an advanced broadband
infrastructure. According to Sandlin, “the electric business has become
fairly challenging over the past decade. Members are using less
electricity each year because the appliances and devices that coop
members buy today are more energy-efficient than those they replace. By
investing in state-of-the-art broadband infrastructure with ADTRAN
access solutions, Holston can diversify our member offerings with
triple-play services of voice, video and broadband as well as benefit
from newly enabled applications, such as smart grid management of our
electrical network and smart home solutions.”
HEC partnered with FiberRise to build its broadband network. FiberRise
provided a comprehensive implementation plan to support the deployment,
ensuring reach and advanced service delivery to customers throughout a
service area encompassing 25,000 residential and 5,500 commercial and
industrial members. Using ADTRAN’s Total Access 5000 Gigabit services
platform with Ethernet Transport Optical Switch (ETOS-10) and GPON, the
HolstonConnect network is establishing a long-term, multi-gigabit fiber
access solution built on an open, scalable architecture that provides
the reliability and flexibility demanded of a modern telecommunications
network.
“HEC and other electric cooperatives continue to be at the forefront of
delivering much needed broadband service to rural communities,” ADTRAN
Vice President of Regional Service Provider Sales Brian Efimetz said.
“As our partnerships within the electric coop market continue to expand
significantly, we are proud to work with an ever-growing number of coops
to serve their members’ needs by delivering dependable solutions and
services.”
About FiberRise
FiberRise, LLC enables electric utilities to implement and maintain
fiber infrastructure with complete business visibility and simplicity in
the delivery of broadband services. FiberRise serves electrical
cooperatives and investor-owned utilities with the service and support
needed to manage fiber projects from inception to operation. FiberRise
focuses on quality of life by helping to make broadband affordable and
accessible to all. For more information, please visit us at www.fiber-rise.com.
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 www.adtran.com,
LinkedIn
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