ADC FTTX platform picked in rural MN

May 19, 2005 Minneapolis, MN -- Windom, Minnesota recently unveiled its $8.6 million "Windomnet" broadband network, which is supported by ADC's OmniReach FTTX infrastructure platform. The city says it now offers its residents, businesses, and schools the state's first municipally-owned fiber-optic network.

"ADC's FTTX solution provides us with an efficient and scalable way to deliver a full suite of voice, data, and video services to our residents, with the necessary 'future proofing' for maximum bandwidth," remarks city administrator Dennis Nelson.

The network provides 100-Mbit/sec bandwidth; the city, which also owns and operates a cable TV company, says it buried miles of fiber-optic cable to support its growing bandwidth requirements.

"Our new state-of-the-art network, based on the innovative OmniReach FTTX product family, combined with new state-sponsored economic development tools, will send a powerful and compelling message to businesses thinking about expanding to the city of Windom," contends Jim King, economic development director for Windom.