EMBARQ selects ADTRAN platform for transition to next-gen services
JUNE 16, 2008 -- ADTRAN Inc. (search for ADTRAN), a supplier of next-generation network equipment, today announced that Embarq Corporation (search for Embarq) has selected ADTRAN's Total Access 5000 multiservice access and aggregation platform for deployment in its network. This approval expands ADTRAN's reach into the Embarq network, where ADTRAN equipment is already widely deployed, supporting a variety of broadband applications.
"The services and applications that our customers need are becoming more data centric," says Jim Hansen, senior vice president of network services, Embarq. "This is driving our network toward more converged, packet-based technologies like Ethernet. The Total Access 5000, with its core Ethernet architecture, provides us with the flexibility to support a wide range of applications -- all with the same platform."
The Total Access 5000 is a carrier-class multiservice access and aggregation platform that bridges the gap between existing and next-generation networks. With an all-Ethernet core, the platform supports both legacy and emerging service interfaces over copper and fiber, easily scaling to support bandwidth-intensive applications. This scalable Ethernet architecture allows carriers to use the Total Access 5000 to economically address both legacy and next generation services while providing a seamless path toward a converged network, says ADTRAN.
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