Areas with low fiber penetration and limited power set to enjoy the
transformative benefits of affordable, high-speed broadband
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TUNISIE TELECOM ENABLES COMMUNITIES AND CONNECTS LIVES WITH FIRST
DEPLOYMENT OF ADTRAN REMOTE-POWERED DSLAMS
Areas with low fiber penetration and limited power set to enjoy the
transformative benefits of affordable, high-speed broadband
ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open
networking solutions, today marks another milestone in its EMEA Enabling
Communities Connecting Lives program with the latest deployment for its
sealed outside plant (OSP) DSLAM solutions in the North African market.
Incumbent operator Tunisie Telecom (TT) is leveraging ADTRAN’s unique
Discrete Multi-Tone (DMT) capabilities to deliver next-generation
copper-based broadband services to locations where laying fiber is
cost-prohibitive and/or electrical power sources are unreliable or
unavailable.
The ADTRAN 1148VX OSP DSLAM enables operators, like TT, to offer
subscribers in all areas, including difficult to reach regions, higher
broadband speeds. In the conducted trials, broadband rates in excess of
90Mb/s on loops of several hundred meters were reliably and repeatedly
demonstrated. The robustness of the ADTRAN OSP solutions was
demonstrable even in extreme cases, where customers on loops exceeding
2KM in length were historically without service and are now receiving
reliable 20Mb/s services and higher. The trial also demonstrated the
ability to reliably remote power ADTRAN 1148VX OSP DSLAM through
existing copper pairs from a central location several kilometers away.
Tunisia Telecom is also planning on bonding up to 8 existing twisted
pairs of copper as data uplink plus remote power to expedite time to
market and minimize cost of fiber uplink. The 1148VX is fiber-ready and
will accept fiber uplink when fiber becomes available. The trials
highlighted the need to include the latest residential gateway products
to ensure the broadband service was not restricted by the older
802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz WiFi limitations
“By harnessing next-generation access technology in innovative and
sustainable ways, TT can transform communities and boost local economic
growth among residential and business subscribers,” said Werner
Heinrich, director broadband solutions at ADTRAN. “Having already
deployed over 130,000 of these nodes in some of the world’s harshest
climates, ADTRAN is the market-leading choice for accelerating
affordable broadband service deployment in these environments.”
ADTRAN OSP DSLAMs are widely deployed by operators around the world,
with millions of ultrafast broadband ports in this low-profile, zero
maintenance form factor shipped to date for a range of applications and
harsh environmental requirements. ADTRAN has the industry’s most
comprehensive portfolio of OSP DSLAMs with unique solutions such as DMT
copper backhaul, 48P-384P System Level Vectoring, and universal power
supplies that support DC/AC/Span Power sources.
“Between our FTTH coverage and areas served with VDSL2 services from
MSANs deployed in traditional ways, there are numerous locations where
we wish to improve broadband subscriber speeds rapidly and
cost-effectively by evolving our network design,” said Jamel Sakka, CTO
at Tunisie Telecom. “Tunisie Telecom is committed to providing high
speed broadband services on a widespread basis, working alongside market
leading vendors to develop solutions that address the needs of our
customers within a sustainable business model.”
ADTRAN’s ECCL program has benefited hundreds of communities, driving
economic development, transforming healthcare, government services and
connecting classrooms with other learning centres around the world.
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 Tunisie Telecom
Founded more than 165 years ago, Tunisie Telecom is the fully integrated
telecom services operator in Tunisia, with leading market positions
across all segments with over 6 million customers and an employee base
of c.6,500. Tunisie Telecom offers the largest mobile coverage in the
country, owns and operates a nationwide fixed and fiber network
infrastructure. This is complemented by an extensive submarine cable
network allowing for direct and fully redundant connectivity with
Europe, Africa and Asia. Tunisie Telecom’s service offering ranges from
4G mobile broadband to Fiber-To-The-Home and Fiber-To-The-Building as
well as cloud and IP-MPLS solutions for enterprises. For more
information, please visit www.tunisietelecom.tn.
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Source: ADTRAN®, Inc.