Cloud-managed services give the popular tourist destination a
state-of-the-art network infrastructure that scales for growing demands
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2016--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open
networking solutions, today announced the City of Tybee Island, Ga., is
utilizing ADTRAN’s ProCloud
Subscription Services that bundle enterprise network infrastructure
and cloud-managed services as a simple monthly expense. As a barrier
island off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, the city has become a tourist
destination with upwards of 50,000 visitors descending upon the
community every weekend. Working with ADTRAN’s managed service provider
partner Speros, the City of Tybee Island rents its network as a service,
offloading switch management and day-to-day network maintenance
activities while enabling the city’s IT department to affordably keep up
with data-rich demands on the network.
“Our island has quickly grown into a very popular tourist destination,
and we need the network backbone necessary to support thousands of users
on a daily basis. As a small IT department, we required a complete
infrastructure and managed service that could help offload the
management of our switches, while also providing a cost-effective
solution to meet the needs for everyone on the island,” said Todd Smith,
information technology director for the City of Tybee Island. “An ADTRAN
network as a service offers us a really powerful infrastructure and arms
us with the capacity we’ll need to grow for the future, all without the
headache of traditional capital expenditures. And by working with
Speros, we can operate like a large IT department without having to add
any more staff, while remaining confident in our ability to keep up with
the network demands of tourists, city officials and vital public safety
services.”
Whether it is high network traffic demand during the peak tourism season
or a natural disaster, the City of Tybee Island needed a service that
could be accessed anywhere in the case of an emergency. ADTRAN’s
ProCloud Subscription Services provides the platform for Speros to
manage and maintain all of the city’s installed switches, creating a
holistic view of the network and alleviating pressure on the city’s IT
department. Additionally, the city’s network will be able to support
more mobile devices from tourists and the vital applications for local
police and EMS units that are critical to the city government’s
infrastructure, including IP cameras, traffic monitoring systems and
license plate readers. By empowering the City of Tybee Island with
constant connectivity throughout the island, ADTRAN has ensured the
city’s ability to respond to any situation that may arise.
“ADTRAN is committed to supporting the day-to-day requirements for a
robust network, as well as providing vital room for growth. ProCloud
Subscription Services, delivered through MSP partners such as Speros,
gives customers the ability to scale their network for any scenario,
while providing enterprises a cost-effective monthly rental model to fit
their budgets,” said Meggin Sawyer, VP, business solutions and cloud
services, ADTRAN. “No matter the demand on the network, the City of
Tybee Island is able to guarantee connectivity throughout the island for
all users, and ADTRAN and our partner Speros will continue to ensure the
city has the proper support for any occasion.”
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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Ashley Baster Schulte,
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ashley@connect2comm.com