ADTRAN G.fast performance and reach exceeds service provider
expectations, enabling wider range of deployment models
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2016--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation
networking solutions, today revealed further details on its G.fast
trials, including BT’s large scale trials in the UK. ADTRAN’s
Fiber-to-the-distribution point (FTTdp) solution is opening the way for
ultra-fast broadband speeds to be delivered to more homes and businesses
than ever before. These more advanced G.fast
solutions can be implemented within a shorter timeframe and with
more manageable deployment economics than those offered by traditional
FTTP roll-outs.
Since ADTRAN demonstrated the industry’s first fully sealed FTTdp
solution in early 2014, it has proceeded to lead the industry in G.fast
trial experience. The company is fulfilling demand from more than 60
service providers across six continents that have applauded the
solution’s innovation and performance. The BT trials in Huntingdon,
Cambridgeshire, reaching over two thousand premises are the latest to
include the ADTRAN
500G Series G.fast solutions. G.fast, as a viable Gigabit broadband
technology, is allowing carriers to deliver up to five times the
broadband speed currently offered by the most progressive UK cable
providers.
ADTRAN solutions have significantly exceeded expectations with
innovative technology which enhances the performance of G.fast both in
terms of reach and speed. These innovations are changing the way
ultra-fast broadband is transmitted, moving from more costly FTTP
deployment models to emerging FTTdp models and now Fiber-to-the-Cabinet
(FTTCab). This, coupled with ADTRAN’s intention to increase the port
density of G.fast equipment in the future, offers potential savings for
large service providers for every 50 meters of additional customer reach.
Mike Galvin, BT managing director of service, strategy & operations,
explains, “Providing fiber to every home or business in a given
community can be a logistical and financial challenge. Rather than
relying on fiber for the entire network, G.fast solutions such as
ADTRAN’s utilize existing copper assets for the last step of the
journey. This allows us to provide the ultra-fast broadband that
customers demand, while reducing the time and cost of running fiber all
the way to the premises.”
“Conversations with our customers during these trials are revealing
G.fast technology to be a significant and important part of service
provider broadband portfolios all around the world,” comments Dr. Eduard
Scheiterer, senior vice president, research and development, ADTRAN. “We
see G.fast as an essential access solution for the future enablement of
widespread Gigabit broadband. Our continued investment in G.fast
includes end-user service activation through reverse powering
capabilities, which we brought to market. We are also working with
standards bodies like the Broadband Forum to develop open APIs and
interfaces allowing simplified, rapid deployment into any broadband
network, regardless of FTTx vendor or OSS incumbency.”
Notes to Editors:
ADTRAN’s G.fast solutions support open Software-Defined Network (SDN)
deployment models that ensure rapid plug and play deployment capability
within the multi-vendor FTTx networks that exist today. With over
100,000 sealed micro DSLAMs in FTTdp and FTTCab deployments to date,
many within communities and countries with harsh and extreme
environments, such as the Middle East, Finland, Mexico and Alaska,
ADTRAN has a proven track record of success with the type of
environmentally sealed and remotely powered solutions required for the
successful deployment of G.fast.
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.
About BT
BT’s purpose is to use the power of communications to make a better
world. It is one of the world’s leading providers of communications
services and solutions, serving customers in more than 170 countries.
Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services
globally; local, national and international telecommunications services
to its customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband, TV
and internet products and services; and converged fixed/mobile products
and services. BT consists principally of five customer-facing lines of
business: BT Global Services, BT Business, BT Consumer, BT Wholesale and
Openreach.
For the year ended 31 March 2015, BT Group’s reported revenue was
£17,979m with reported profit before taxation of £2,645m.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT
Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT
Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.
For more information, visit www.btplc.com.
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Source: ADTRAN, Inc.
Cohesive Communications for ADTRAN
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