Kelly to spearhead efforts focusing on operators, accelerating fibre
deployments and evangelizing FTTH and its economic benefits
MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 28, 2016--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), today announced Ronan Kelly, CTO for the EMEA &
APAC Regions at ADTRAN, was appointed President of the Fibre To The Home
(FTTH) Council Europe. Kelly previously held the role of Treasurer for
the 124 member company organization and becomes the eighth president of
the council since its creation in 2004. Among other duties, Kelly will
spearhead advocacy for the group, focusing on the role FTTH deployments
play in the modern European economy and the globally connected
marketplace. Kelly will also promote how fibre technology is enabling a
flow of new operator services to enhance the quality of life, contribute
to a better environment and increase economic competitiveness.
As President, Kelly will take the lead on several initiatives set by the
FTTH Council Europe, including supporting ongoing European FTTH rollouts
and educating the market about the economic benefits delivered when
communities and homes are connected to fibre. This is especially
important in some parts of Europe where FTTH is just beginning to gain
market share, including:
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Ireland where less than 4,000 new FTTH customers were connected in the
first nine months of 2015;
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Croatia, Germany and Poland that recently attained the 1% threshold
the FTTH Council Europe uses to track leading economies in Europe with
FTTH deployments; and
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Austria, the U.K. and Belgium all of whom have yet to meet the 1%
threshold for inclusion in the recent council report.
As part of the ongoing work of the FTTH Council Europe, Kelly will look
to push for accelerated fibre deployments into 2017 and beyond as the
FTTH market adopts a more business-friendly stance to broadband policies.
“We have seen the transformative effects fibre deployments have had for
businesses and communities worldwide, and we will continue to facilitate
that change throughout Europe,” said Ronan Kelly. “That starts with
providing broadband stakeholders and operators the necessary resources
to deliver critical broadband services to those who require them,
something the FTTH Council Europe is uniquely qualified to do.”
To learn more about those elected to the board and committees of the
FTTH Council Europe, please visit http://www.ftthcouncil.eu/about-us/about-us/people.
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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