Fiber network at Walsh will deliver up to 10Gig broadband to homes,
businesses, schools, healthcare facilities and more
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2016--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open
networking solutions, today announced that, through its successful Enabling
Communities, Connecting Lives program, it is helping to lay the
foundation to build and connect Smart Cities and micro-communities
across the country, including the recently announced Walsh
community in Fort Worth, Texas. Developed by Republic Property Group,
the 7,200-acre Texas neighborhood will feature the fastest residential
fiber network in the country. Frog,
a next-generation technology and internet provider, has designed the
infrastructure and connectivity for homes and businesses at Walsh, and
will leverage ADTRAN’s Gigabit
broadband platform to help bring 10Gig internet speeds to Fort Worth.
“Our goal is for Walsh to become a new center of innovation for Texas
and the nation. To deliver on that vision, Frog assembled a team on the
forefront of infrastructure development that could imagine and design
technology solutions at Walsh that treat internet connectivity as a
fourth utility, requiring the same weight as a community’s need for
reliable water, gas and electricity,” said Tony Ruggeri, co-CEO of
Republic Property Group. “ADTRAN’s industry-leading hardware plays a
critical role in enabling us to build and implement a flexible, scalable
network that will support advances in technology far into the future,
while also delivering 10Gig internet speeds to Walsh residents and
businesses today.”
By the year 2020, Gartner predicts
1.1 billion connected things are expected to be used by Smart Cities.
Additionally, the FTTH Council cites
a 3.1 percent increase in property value for homes with access to
high-speed fiber broadband, as well as a 1.1 percent increase in the
gross domestic product (GDP) of the community as a whole. For these
reasons and more, both micro-communities and Smart Cities are
proactively laying the connectivity infrastructure that will continue to
meet and exceed broadband needs today and in the future.
Among the first to benefit from 10Gig connectivity at Walsh will be
students attending a new Aledo ISD elementary school. The school, set to
open for the 2017-2018 school year, will be the first of as many as
eight future elementary schools located in Walsh neighborhoods. The
schools will be in an award-winning school district that intends to
support a science, technology, engineering, math and the arts (STEAM)
curriculum.
“From connected homes and autonomous cars to advanced healthcare parks
and education initiatives, we are seeing a shift from providers simply
delivering high-speed internet to homes, businesses, hospitals and
schools. Providers are now looking to offer a more holistic connection
that goes beyond providing connectivity within the four walls of an
establishment, but connecting these establishments to each other,” said
Mitch Fleming, vice president of carrier sales, ADTRAN. “Service
providers are recognizing that scalability is key when building a
connectivity infrastructure of the future enabling communities, like
Walsh, to take traditional neighborhoods to the next level.”
Homebuilders at Walsh broke ground this fall, with presales beginning in
the Fort Worth, Texas, neighborhood in early 2017. Corporate campuses,
local businesses and residents will have immediate access to the
nation’s fastest internet and most affordable 10Gig service plans upon
moving to Walsh, with onsite customer service provided to the community
by Frog representatives. Walsh residents will receive 2Gig internet
services with costs covered by their homeowners’ association dues, and
they have the ability to upgrade to up to 10Gig service plans. The
initial phase of development at Walsh will feature amenities including a
market, a 10,000-square-foot-gym, miles of hiking and walking trails and
a community co-working space. To learn more about Walsh, visit walshtx.com.
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 Frog
Frog is a technology solutions provider, focused on the design and
implementation of community infrastructures and next generation high
bandwidth internet services. The company is led by individuals with
proven track records of success in gigabit community development,
including at the award-winning Lake Nona, Florida, master-planned
community. For more information, visit frognow.com.
About Walsh
Walsh is the next great neighborhood of Fort Worth. Located west of
downtown Fort Worth where I-20 and I-30 merge and spanning 7,200 acres,
Walsh is the largest development underway in the U.S. within 12 minutes
of a major city center. At completion, Walsh will feature more than
15,000 homes and a community of 50,000 residents. Homes at Walsh are
zoned for Aledo Independent School District. For more information, visit walshtx.com.
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