New ultra-high speed broadband service supports economic growth and
urban development in Southeastern Louisiana
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2015--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation
networking solutions, announced today that EATEL has joined the
company’s Enabling Communities, Connecting Lives program. EATEL
is leveraging ADTRAN’s Gigabit broadband platform for its new GIG
Internet service offering. Residents in Louisiana’s Ascension and
Livingston Parishes can now experience one of the nation’s fastest
broadband speeds with 1 Gigabit Ethernet Internet connections – 10 times
faster than the typical Internet connection offered.
Gigabit broadband adoption is growing rapidly in communities all around
the country as a means of enhancing the quality of life for residents
and stimulating economic growth and urban development. With EATEL’s GIG
Internet service, customers in Louisiana can now enjoy these benefits
first hand. Residents are able to instantly connect to cloud services,
video chat in real-time with friends and family and stream
high-definition movies uninterrupted.
“A new generation growing up with multiple Internet devices in the home
expects ultra-fast, broadband speed,” said Harris Miller, executive vice
president of technology, EATEL. “ADTRAN is helping us satisfy this need
for GIG Internet service with platforms that support simultaneous
streaming of online content, games and other applications.”
“Gigabit broadband is changing the way we live, work and play. EATEL is
providing a real benefit to the communities they support with innovative
one Gigabit residential and business services today, and they are laying
the groundwork for faster speeds up to 10G in the future,” said Mitch
Fleming, vice president, service provider sales, ADTRAN. “ADTRAN
believes that regardless of their location or city population, all
communities can benefit from Gigabit broadband. We are committed to
helping our customers deploy these transformative services so the
communities they support can create a new economic future for
themselves.”
ADTRAN’s Enabling
Communities, Connecting Lives program showcases how innovative
technologies are being used in cities, towns and communities across the
country to support economic growth and urban development. These
communities are using ADTRAN’s world-class Wi-Fi and fiber-based Gigabit
broadband and Cloud connectivity solutions to reinvigorate downtown
business and residential districts, connect classrooms with other
learning centers around the world, and help attract new companies
seeking to relocate out of crowded urban centers.
About EATEL
EATEL was the first company in Louisiana to provide phone, Internet and
TV over an all-fiber network that offers a broad array of integrated
digital services, including its newest service, LightWave TV, which
provides advanced features such as Multi-Room DVR, remote DVR
scheduling, and more HD channels. Founded in 1935, EATEL is currently in
its 80th year as a service provider and business leader in Ascension and
Livingston Parishes.
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.
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