Broadband Stimulus funded FTTH upgrade delivers cutting edge
communications and entertainment services for rural businesses and
residents
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 6, 2013--
ADTRAN®,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation networking
solutions, today announced that its industry leading Total Access
broadband portfolio is providing the infrastructure foundation for
Sycamore Telephone Company’s (STC) $4.1M Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH)
broadband upgrade. With the Broadband Stimulus funded project, Sycamore
Telephone is offering cutting edge communication and entertainment
services to 4,200 rural residents, 450 local business and 14 community
anchor institutions in the area. ADTRAN’s innovative FTTH solutions
provide Sycamore with the maximum operational flexibility, leading
service density and virtually unlimited network bandwidth. As a result,
Sycamore has deployed the most modern next generation network in the
area, outpacing nearby, larger cities, in Northern Ohio.
ADTRAN’s FTTH portfolio, including the Total Access 5000 and Total
Access 300 series, offers the industry’s most comprehensive set of
broadband solutions from an all-Ethernet platform. By choosing ADTRAN’s
FTTH portfolio, Sycamore is able to deploy a high-capacity fiber access
network that easily scales to handle the most bandwidth intensive
services, including IPTV, Voice over IP (VoIP) and high-speed Internet
at ultra-broadband speeds. As a result, Sycamore can ensure that its
rural residents and businesses have the technology infrastructure that
they need to attract new jobs, health care and educational opportunities
to their local community.
“Broadband technology is the key economic enabler of our society today
and it is critical that the rural communities that we service are a part
of that modern infrastructure,” said Rick Ekleberry, broadband
operations manager at Sycamore Telephone Company. “ADTRAN’s FTTH
portfolio has enabled us to deploy the most cost-optimized,
highest-density solution available and allows us to provide a
state-of-the-art converged voice, video and data infrastructure. We have
not only maximized our investment and future revenue opportunities, but
have also provided our residents with the best of both worlds - advanced
communications services in the rural lifestyle that is so important to
them.”
“ADTRAN is committed to working with our customers to deliver new,
innovative FTTH solutions that allow service providers, like Sycamore
Telephone, to quickly launch next generation services and transform
their networks,” said Mitch Fleming, vice president of sales for
ADTRAN’s Carrier Networks Division. “Sycamore Telephone has crafted an
advantage for themselves in the local market that not only provides
their subscribers with the most modern technologies and services
available, but also allows them to remain competitive with the large
cable MSOs vying for the same business. It’s a win-win all around.”
About Sycamore Telephone Company
Founded in 1896, Sycamore Telephone Company is a full service
telecommunications company operating in Sycamore, Ohio. Sycamore offers
residential and business communication services in Seneca, Wyandot and
Crawford counties to over 2,000 customers with a focus on excellent
customer service, innovative products, teamwork and community
involvement.
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.
Halley Spong, 919-539-7862
halley@connect2comm.com