ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) reports that North Texas electric co-op United Cooperative Services (UCS), represented by the National Rural Telecommunications Council (NRTC), has opted to use elements of the company’s 10G fiber access portfolio in a PON roll out. UCS expects to use the PON to offer multi-gigabit services across the 14 counties it serves across North Texas.
UCS provides electrical power to more than 62,000 residential and business customers, many of whom do not have access to high-speed broadband services. “UCS is continuously working to find new ways to provide members with exceptional service and value,” said Cameron Smallwood, general manager and CEO of UCS. “Through a member vote, we received a 91% approval rate to move forward with deploying a network to provide 10G services. We will be able to provide a seamless high-speed broadband internet experience to our members, enabling them to thrive in today’s connected world.”
“It is our mission to help our electric cooperative and telephone members bring the advantages of the best technology available to their communities,” added Scott Pell, CTO at NRTC Broadband Solutions, which designed and is managing the project for UCS. “An important step in this process is to pair with a vendor that understands the needs of our members. ADTRAN’s commitment to building flexible and scalable networks, experience in delivering XGS-PON, and long history of serving rural communities made them the ideal partner for UCS’ network build.”
UCS will leverage ADTRAN’s TA5000 multi-gigabit service platform as well as Mosaic Device Manager. “UCS is a great example of electric cooperatives across the nation looking to advance fiber broadband services for their communities,” said Brian Efimetz, vice president of regional service provider sales at ADTRAN. “Understanding that every service provider and their subscribers have unique needs, we take pride in being able to build and manage networks to support the unique needs and opportunities of the communities they serve. This deployment delivers robust broadband service capabilities, and also provides UCS valuable network analytics to improve service offerings and diversify revenue streams, while ensuring an exceptional customer experience.”
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