Twin Lakes Telephone chooses Adtran for 10G XGS-PON upgrade

April 18, 2022

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Adtran, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) says it has supplied its 10G fiber access platform to Tennessee’s Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corp. The telecom co-op is using the company’s Combo PON capability to upgrade its fiber to the premises (FTTP) network to XGS-PON to support multi-gigabit services.

The largest telecom co-op in the state, according to Adtran, Twin Lakes is now delivering multi-gigabit services to residents, businesses, schools, hospitals and wireless carriers in its service footprint. The addition of the 10G capabilities via Adtran’s Combo PON technology enabled a smooth upgrade from Twin Lakes’ original 1G network to 10G, Adtran says.

“In 2021, we celebrated 70 years in service, connected our 30,000th customer and completed our 100% fiber network, positioning us to meet our customers’ needs for generations to come. Adtran has been a big part of that success. It has been a reliable partner that we can trust to help us build the right network at the right time,” commented Jonathan West, general manager and CEO at Twin Lakes (see, for example, "Tennessee Cooperative picks ADTRAN for broadband stimulus project"). “We deployed GPON first, but it has limited upstream speeds which are critical to supporting streaming services, cloud computing, and more. Adtran eliminated those limitations with its XGS-PON solutions.”

Adtran says the 10G FTTP infrastructure is attracting new industries to the area while enabling residents to operate as remote employees. Twin Lakes also can support telehealth services.

“It is rewarding to see the positive community impact our customers are making with their multi-gigabit networks. Twin Lakes has been using Adtran broadband solutions since 2007, when it first started building its fiber network. Today the network is literally changing the way local businesses operate,” said Craig Stein, vice president, Americas, and head of global business development for Adtran. “Adtran Combo PON provides a no-compromise migration path to 10G PON, affording any type of service provider to easily provide competitive broadband services and connect their communities to new opportunities.”

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Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

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