Integration expands leading Software Defined Access solution to Cable
MSOs
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 14, 2016--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open
networking solutions, announced today that it has acquired key fiber
access products, technologies and service relationships from
subsidiaries of CommScope, Inc. (NASDAQ:COMM). This acquisition will
enhance ADTRAN’s solutions for the cable MSO industry and will provide
cable operators with the scalable solutions, services and support they
require to compete in the multi-gigabit service delivery market.
The key components of the acquisition include:
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Active EPON and 10G-EPON product platforms, which include
infrastructure and customer premises equipment that deliver CableLabs®
DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) certification – ADTRAN will now
sell, support, and develop these product lines for new and existing
MSO customers; and
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Radio Frequency over Glass (RFoG) product line, including patented
optical beat interference (OBI) mitigated versions – ADTRAN will
leverage this HFC and FTTP bridging technology to help customers
deliver high-bandwidth services and applications in specific
situations, including rural and low-density greenfield deployments.
“The transition of these active product lines to ADTRAN sharpens both
companies’ focus to benefit our customers and the cable industry as a
whole,” said Jim Hughes, CommScope’s vice president of North American
MSO sales. “As a global leader in fiber optics for wired and wireless
networks, CommScope will continue providing passive PON solutions to the
MSO and service provider market, including its optical closures, optical
terminals and drops, and other passive accessories, along with its
robust portfolio of innovative fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) offerings.
CommScope has a strong commitment to helping MSO and service providers
evolve their networks. We believe ADTRAN’s acquisition of these active
fiber product lines will provide existing customers and prospects with
the R&D, professional services and customer support structure they need
as they move their broadband networks forward.”
“Our goal is to help our customers build and offer competitive broadband
solutions, and this acquisition demonstrates our commitment to the MSO
customer base,” said Robert Conger, Associate Vice President, Cloud and
Portfolio Strategy. “Our unique access domain expertise, combined with
our relentless focus on innovation and customer satisfaction, creates a
tremendous amount of value that our customers are leveraging to build
the next generation access networks, applications and services. We look
forward to building on CommScope’s successes with these product lines as
we integrate these products into our MosaicTM family of
software-defined networking (SDN) solutions to help MSOs migrate to a
more open, programmable access environment.”
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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Source: ADTRAN, Inc.
ADTRAN, Inc.
Roger D. Shannon, 256-963-8775
SVP of Finance &
CFO
roger.shannon@adtran.com
or
Connect2
Communications, Inc for ADTRAN
Richard M. Williams, 919-435-9110
rmwilliams@connect2comm.com