June 10, 2005 Huntsville, AL -- Adtran, a provider of network access equipment, announced that the next generation of its OPTI-6100 optical multiplexer will feature enhanced Ethernet service capabilities, as well as SDH capability, to serve international markets. According to the company, the enhanced device, now featuring both SONET and SDH capabilities, is equipped to address virtually any access or small metro ring application for global carriers.

"The OPTI-6100 addresses the real needs of service providers seeking to expand service capacity and maximize backhaul efficiency," contends Jay Letchworth, optical and wireless product manager for Adtran's carrier networks division. "The increased bandwidth and added Ethernet-over SONET-capabilities will open up new markets."

The announcement was made at this week's Supercomm 2005 in Chicago, IL.