ADTRAN accelerates MSOs’ path to SD-Access with the expansion of
Gigabit broadband portfolio
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open
networking solutions, today announced it has secured the market-leading
EPON business for North America, as well as technology license and OEM
supply for North America, South America, EMEA, Australia and New
Zealand, from Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric).
Sumitomo Electric is a leading global provider of next-generation
Optical Broadband Access network solutions in Asia and North America.
ADTRAN will assume sales, customer relationship, distribution, support,
manufacturing and development rights for these industry-leading EPON
solutions from Sumitomo Electric for its target markets outside of Japan
and Asia. ADTRAN will leverage Sumitomo Electric’s dominant North
American EPON market share and deep industry experience in engineering,
support and sales functions. These EPON solutions will be integrated
into ADTRAN’s SD-Access
portfolio to further support ADTRAN’s ongoing commitment to serve the
needs of its growing base of cable MSO customers.
“Sumitomo Electric EPON products have been the market leader over the
past twelve years in Japan, the last four years in North America and are
a strong fit for ADTRAN to integrate into our industry-leading SD-Access
portfolio,” said Jay Wilson, Senior Vice President of Technology and
Strategy, ADTRAN. “These products come to ADTRAN with large, installed
deployments within leading MSOs, including the top two North American
cable broadband providers. We will build upon Sumitomo Electric
solutions to further accelerate the MSO market’s adoption of our open,
programmable and scalable architectures, enabling them to accomplish
their strategic network priorities.”
This deal solidifies a global alliance with two well-respected industry
leaders with unmatched domain expertise in the access market by allowing
Sumitomo Electric to take the ADTRAN SD-Access
portfolio to the Japanese and Asian market, including the ADTRAN
Mosaic cloud platform, NG-PON2
and Gfast
technologies. These market-leading technologies, combined with the
expertise and experience of ADTRAN and Sumitomo Electric, will enable
the execution of distributed access architecture strategies as cable
MSOs look to deliver multi-gigabit services. The companies will also
collaborate on future PON and SDN technology developments.
“Our global alliance ensures that cable MSOs and internet service
providers around the globe are supported with the industry’s most open
and complete 10G-EPON, NG-PON2 and Gfast with SD-Access solutions and
with the company best positioned to advance their networks and
accommodate next-generation services,” said Hiroaki Nishimoto, General
Manager, Broad Networks Division, Sumitomo Electric. “ADTRAN is the
right partner for Sumitomo Electric, because of its long-term trust from
Tier-1 Telco and MSO customers in North America, and also because of its
leadership in a complementary product portfolio and its unique
experience with deploying and maintaining remote electronics. We look
forward to the collaboration between our teams that will result in more
competitive solutions for our customers.”
“The combination of ADTRAN and Sumitomo Electric brings unparalleled
experience and commitment to meet and exceed the needs of MSO customers
and prospects around the world,” Newly-appointed ADTRAN Vice President
of Engineering Howie Abramson said. Formerly in a similar role for
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp. (a North American subsidiary of
Sumitomo Electric), Abramson brings vast experience in cable networking,
DOCSIS, DML and PON access. He is complemented by a select,
highly-skilled team of Sumitomo Electric experts in sales, engineering
and support that will now be part of the ADTRAN team.
“The global alliance between ADTRAN and Sumitomo Electric will greatly
benefit MSOs and service providers around the world,” principal analyst
at Ovum Julie Kunstler said. “It is a win-win. ADTRAN is obtaining the
most widely deployed 10G EPON equipment solution in North America and
aligning itself with a leading global 10G EPON supplier, while Sumitomo
Electric has the opportunity to leverage the ADTRAN SD-Access portfolio
in its home market.”
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 Sumitomo Electric
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. was established in 1897. With our
history in electric wire and cable manufacturing technologies, Sumitomo
Electric has invested heavily over the years in research and development
to expand and establish new businesses. These efforts have allowed us to
create new products and new technologies, as well as diversify our
business fields. Currently, we operate our businesses on a global basis
in the following five segments: Automotive; Info Communications;
Electronics; Environment & Energy; and Industrial Materials. We have
been contributing to society through environmental friendly and fair
business activities globally. For more information, please visit http://global-sei.com.
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