Service providers expand capacity for residential and business
services, defining the future network
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 16, 2016--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open
networking solutions, today announced that several 10Gbps broadband
customer trials are underway. A wide range of service providers from new
market entrants to municipal/utility providers to international Tier 1
carriers are all currently evaluating Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP)
services based on XGS-PON
architecture. Led by ADTRAN, XGS-PON is an
emerging ITU 10G PON standard that bridges the gap between today’s
FTTH technologies and NG-PON2. The new technology is enabling network
operators to achieve greater profitability with converged residential
and expanded business services for the first time.
With a near infinite demand in bandwidth from both business and
residential customers, service providers must implement solutions that
enable them to scale their current PON networks to meet expanding
customer needs. XGS-PON, a new technology ADTRAN is developing that
supports 10Gbps symmetric fixed wavelength PON over new or existing
fiber infrastructure, meets service providers’ needs by doubling the
useable life span of a fiber network regardless of the multi-Gigabit
service rate delivered. Service providers can now support the capacity,
reliability and flexibility needed for premium business and mobile
backhaul services, while also delivering the price points and scale
required for mass market residential applications. These revenue
generating applications and services are resulting in substantial
economic growth within Gigabit communities around the world.
“Participating in ADTRAN’s XGS-PON trial was an opportunity we eagerly
jumped at. XGS-PON is allowing us to exceed our customers’ bandwidth
needs today while still proactively planning for future network build
outs and capabilities,” said Ben Lovins, senior vice president,
telecommunications division at Jackson Energy Authority. “The ability to
deploy on our current fiber network while still using the same passive
and active plants is allowing us to greatly improve the return on our
existing fiber network investment. We have already begun to see the
customer economic and business benefits of next-generation broadband
services within our hospitals and school systems and look forward to
enabling continued growth and development in our community.”
“ADTRAN is committed to accelerating the path to 10 Gigabit broadband
with world-class solutions so service providers can have the maximum
flexibility they need to deliver the services their customers are
demanding today and in the future,” said Ryan McCowan, fiber access
product manager for ADTRAN. “These trials are demonstrating new
opportunities to converge residential Gigabit broadband and premium
optical business services over a common 10Gbps access architecture.
XGS-PON allows service providers to double the life of their current
optical network investment while gaining a head start towards future
network capabilities. ADTRAN is excited to lead the effort to develop
this new 10G PON technology.”
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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Connect2 Communications for ADTRAN
Ashley Baster, 919-435-9112
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