With next-generation services, support for NG-PON2, XGS-PON,
Super-Vectoring and G.fast underscores why more carriers access
higher-value services with ADTRAN’s TA5000
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2016--
ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open
networking solutions, today announced that it has shipped the 50,000th
Total
Access 5000 (TA5000), making it the most widely deployed
multi-service access node (MSAN) in North America. The TA5000 features
the broadest range of multi-service capabilities in the market today,
including Gigabit delivery over fiber, high-speed Internet over copper,
mobile backhaul and advanced Carrier Ethernet services. It is used by
over 50 percent of the top 100 U.S. network operators, including the
seven largest providers that together represent over 90 percent of total
telco-delivered broadband lines in the country.
“As a key element in our Ethernet services network, the TA5000 has
proven that it is able to withstand the increasing bandwidth demands of
our customers. The scalability and flexibility of the multi-services
access platform across our copper and fiber-based access methods ensures
that our initial network investment can continue to grow with our
customer service offerings,” said Eric Proulx, vice president of network
planning & engineering at FairPoint Communications, Inc. “In an industry
where the next best thing in Ethernet service delivery across access
mediums is just around the corner, ADTRAN has continued to work with
service providers on new protocols and access delivery methods to ensure
that the TA5000 is capable of allowing us to meet and exceed our
customers’ demands.”
With ADTRAN’s new multi-terabit, non-blocking backplane and Mosaic
Cloud Platform coupled with NG-PON2 and XGS-PON technologies,
carriers are now able to economically move broadband services to the
mass market. The addition of NG-PON and XGS-PON to the TA5000 line-up
extends its position as the most versatile fiber system on the market.
The TA5000 also supports current and emerging copper access solutions
such as Vectored VDSL2, Super-Vectoring and Carrier Ethernet, ensuring
that any carrier can deliver the broadest range of high-bandwidth
services to all subscribers anywhere on the network. In addition to
traditional incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers (CLEC),
the TA5000 has been the top access platform of choice for CAF II
providers and the growing number of non-traditional carriers including
multiple system operators (MSOs), land developers, utilities and more.
“The TA5000 has been a cornerstone multi-service access platform for
over a decade because it was designed to help carriers expand the range
and reach of their services by providing the flexibility to grow, scale
and evolve their service portfolios,” said Mitch Fleming, vice president
of carrier sales, ADTRAN. “With the TA5000’s widespread popularity
across all kinds of carriers in the U.S. and its future-oriented
capabilities, it continues to demonstrate its role in helping our
customers meet their network goals and objectives, both today and
tomorrow.”
Future plans for the TA5000 include adding 100G interfaces on a new
switch fabric, the SM200. This addition will enable the TA5000 to
deliver 100G network uplinks and transport to support carriers’ moves to
higher access speeds, broader ranges of high-capacity services and
richer mixes of business and residential offerings.
The TA5000 plays a critical role in ADTRAN’s Enabling
Communities, Connecting Lives program. The program showcases service
providers that are going above and beyond to cultivate change in their
local communities by delivering Gigabit broadband to local businesses
and residents across the country.
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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