The ADTRAN SDX series is the market's only deployable, carrier grade SD-Access solution affording the operator the lowest total cost of ownership as they modernize their fiber access networks, the company asserts. The series offers a critical architectural shift from previous networks which historically relied on closed, monolithic systems being managed by vendor-specific management systems.

Judge’s comment: “It is great to see disaggregation advancing to PON systems."

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