New ultra-compact cabinet solution offers most simplified migration
path for evolving DSL to Gigabit fiber service architectures
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2013--
ADTRAN®,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation networking
solutions, today announced the introduction of the ADTRAN Crossover
Enclosuresm. This innovative solution is bridging the
gap between a sealed DSLAM pedestal and a traditional FTTN cabinet. The
ADTRAN Crossover enclosure is a rapidly deployable Fiber-to-the-Node
(FTTN) solution that rivals the cost and simple installation of sealed
DSLAM solutions but incorporates the unmatched service options available
from the Total Access 5000 MSAP family. The solution is purpose-built
for the simultaneous support of both FTTN and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH)
access supporting a seamless migration path from 100Mbps VDSL2 Vectoring
to full Gigabit FTTH services for future demand. This complete turnkey
solution is benefiting from the availability of new ADTRAN
Total Access® 5004 compact ultra broadband node and other ADTRAN
Advanced Services Architecturesm components.
“Fiber, which is the predominant access technology used to deliver
today’s Carrier Ethernet services, is an essential component of future
business offerings. However, most fiber infrastructures are concentrated
primarily within population-dense markets where construction costs are
easily justified,” said Erin Dunne, Director of Research Services at
Vertical Systems Group. “Currently, more than 80% of U.S. commercial
buildings with 10 to 50 employees lack direct access to fiber-based
services. In close proximity are mobile cell sites plus residential
areas now served by DSL that could benefit from a clearer path to fiber.
ADTRAN’s Crossover solution enables providers to readily deploy fiber
into these locations that were previously deemed too hard to reach.”
Wrapped around the smallest member of the ADTRAN MSAP family, the ADTRAN
Crossover becomes the most compact member of the ADTRAN
Total Access cabinet portfolio, measuring less than 40 inches in
height, yet provides an ample 15 cubic feet in volume. The ultra-compact
size allows for more “pedestal-like” mounting techniques such as an
integrated stake down option that eliminates the need for a concrete pad
and drastically reduces the costs and time required for FTTN and FTTH
installation. No longer does installation require a large crew and a
crane, as a two-person team can complete the process in a few hours.
ADTRAN’s Crossover cabinet extends the service providers’ ability to
deploy a mix of innovative residential and small business access
services further into the outside plant as they enter new markets. As
one of the most economically compelling access solutions on the market
today, the Crossover enables service providers to quickly realize an
improved ROI based on the smaller form factor, lower installation costs
and ability to tailor services expansion based on the needs of each
individual market.
As part of the new Total Access 5004 solution portfolio, the Crossover
enclosure offers full resources to migrate seamlessly from FTTN to a mix
of FTTN and FTTH and eventually to 100 percent FTTH. As a result,
service providers can deploy a wide range of FTTx service architectures,
including:
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FTTN VDSL2 Vectoring: Leveraging board-, system- and VDSL2
vectoring to support hundreds of subscribers with 100Mbps VoIP, IPTV
and business Ethernet services
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FTTH GPON: Fully transition to a full end-to-end GPON to
support thousands of subscribers
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FTTH Gigabit: Active Ethernet or Next-Gen PON FTTH solution to
increase bandwidth to Gigabit levels and beyond as demand requires
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Carrier Ethernet and Mobile Backhaul: MEF-certified Ethernet
services delivery over any media to extend provider addressable market
to include SLA-based Enterprise and backhaul access services
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Packet Optical Edge: Integration of a high-density 10G
edge-optimized middle-mile solution for aggregation and transport of
high-bandwidth premium services
The solution incorporates one or two Total Access 5004s into a
pre-packaged Remote Terminal (RT) solution and is specifically designed
to support a seamless migration to FTTH services by simultaneously
supporting up to 192 VDSL2 in-service customers and over four thousand
GPON customers, due to integrating the fiber patch and splice storage
with internal fiber splitters needed to support, in parallel, 192
in-service FTTH ports. This accelerates the penetration of fiber access
architectures by uniquely providing a well-thought out transition path
from DSL networks.
Beyond the inability to migrate to FTTH architectures, other more
limited FTTx solutions have been challenged with many special deployment
circumstances that greatly impact their overall total cost of ownership
by requiring additional equipment installation and/or cabinet
construction. The ADTRAN Crossover enclosure provides a more economical,
operationally simplified solution by uniquely integrating special
equipment generally only found in large remote cabinets but often
demanded especially when traditional phone service, such as POTS, is
deployed.
Optional, integrated special equipment of this solution include:
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Redundant access and networking modules that are required to support
life-line POTS phone and SLA-based business service availability
requirements
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Line or span powering for when utility power is not available
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DC rectifier with battery backup when AC power can be sourced
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High capacity bonded copper backhaul for when fiber access is not
available
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Cross connect when the service delivery solution cannot be deployed
near an existing cross connect cabinet
“ADTRAN has been helping service providers cost-effectively extend next
generation broadband services into hard to reach areas for over a
decade, having deployed over a 100,000 sealed DSLAM solutions in that
time,” said Darrell Brown, director of broadband access product line
management for ADTRAN’s Carrier Networks Division. “Following on that
heritage the ADTRAN Crossover enclosure provides operators another
opportunity to effectively expand their market reach and applicability
of ultra broadband networks. Beyond that we are allowing our customers
to reduce the investment required to upgrade their FTTx deployments as
they move to FTTH architectures.”
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc. is a 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.
Source: ADTRAN, Inc.
Connect2 Communications for ADTRAN, Inc.
Ashley Baster, 919-435-9112
ashley@connect2comm.com