Troy Cablevision deploys Optelian gear for 100G fiber-optic network

Troy Cablevison, Inc. has installed Optelian’s MPX-9110 100-Gbps platform in its Alabama fiber network, the optical transport equipment provider reveals. The upgrade will help Troy Cable deliver fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and fiber-to-the-business (FTTB) services.

The fiber-optic network covers a six-county area that spans the entire southeastern region of the state. It connects Montgomery, Troy, and Dothan, AL, as well as the markets in between. Troy Cable funded the network enhancement with an award from the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

The low-latency 100G architecture is deployed across Optelian says the addition of its 100G LightGAIN optical transport and reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) technologies enable Troy Cable to support the expected jump in bandwidth demand via a low-latency, high-capacity fiber backbone. It also will support such advanced services as alternate disaster recovery and scalable off-site storage, as well as provide greater reliability through the creation of diverse network paths.

“This 100G enhancement to our network delivers a major expansion throughout the region,” explains Conley Freeman, CTO of Troy Cable. “Never before has there been a contiguous network from Dothan to Montgomery. In delivering this critical inaugural connection, we wanted a high-capacity platform that would allow us to easily scale but still efficiently use our fiber. Optelian’s 100G solution has performed very well. We were able to provision it quickly, and it is an extremely compact, powerful, and spectrally efficient solution. The Optelian team has been a fantastic partner that we can rely on without question.”

Troy Cable will use the new network to offer 2.5G, 10G, and 100G wavelength services to its FTTB customers.

“For a region with minimal choice in the past, our network now delivers options and opportunity to small and medium-sized businesses and enterprises that previously had no access to broadband,” continues Freeman. “It might have been years before some areas of the state received service of this measure. We can now drop high-capacity circuits into areas and attract businesses into the region. We’re excited about the economic development options this opens up for our state.”

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