Utility Providers Flock to ADTRAN for Fiber Broadband Services
August 14 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Clarksville Connected, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC,
Douglas Fast Net and Meeker Cooperative Light and Power join
growing numbers of utility companies committed to delivering
scalable broadband in Canada and across rural America
ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of
next-generation open networking and subscriber experience
solutions, today announced at its 2019 CONNECT Press & Analyst
Event that over a dozen new utility providers from the U.S. and
Canada have recently selected the Total Access 5000 fiber access
platform as the foundation for a rich set of gigabit services in
their communities. Driven by the overwhelming benefits of Gigabit
Society these utilities are leveraging their local presence, rights
of way and service delivery experience to bring fiber broadband
services to communities where these services wouldn’t otherwise be
available.
For local utility companies serving rural areas, modernizing
infrastructure is often a multi-stage effort that balances legacy
investments with forward-facing technology while identifying
solutions that can stand up to harsh climates, unforgiving
geography and wide-ranging service areas that demand dependability.
Understanding those challenges, ADTRAN has developed its broadband
access platform, designed to reduce capital outlay and provide
investment protection in service provider network infrastructure
while enabling the addition of new services over time.
Additionally, ADTRAN works closely with electric and telephone
cooperatives in rural areas as they move to add fiber, enabling
broadband as well as power management advantages, such as two-way
communications between smart meters in customer homes and the power
distribution network — providing more value at each step of a
utility’s infrastructure and fiber investment.
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (EMC), that
offers electric and broadband services to Fannin, Towns and Union
counties in northern Georgia, as well as Clay and Cherokee counties
in southwestern North Carolina commented:
“Blue Ridge Mountain EMC aspires to be the region’s trusted
energy and broadband partner through the development of innovative
energy and technology solutions and by providing leadership that
protects the interests of our members,” Blue Ridge Mountain EMC
Director of Engineering Daniel Frizzell said. “ADTRAN is the ideal
partner for us as they share our commitment to community, are
delivering innovative, scalable products to market, and have the
experience we can rely on as we build out our fiber network
services.”
Clarksville Connected Utilities (CCU), a municipally-owned
utility serving the community of Clarksville, Arkansas,
commented:
“When CCU built the network, we believe we did something quite
unique in terms of maintaining connectivity for our internal
utility purposes while also dedicating specific fibers to connect
all our local anchor institutions across healthcare, government,
public safety and education — for example, the Clarksville School
District has an exclusive pair of fibers around the entire core,
over which we’re able to provide 10 Gbps data transport between
their buildings,” Clarksville Connected Utility General Manager
John D. Lester said. “Ultimately, we believe CCU’s
Fiber-to-the-Home and Business network and our solar power
initiatives will differentiate Clarksville’s economic development
efforts from the crowd, growing our job base and positioning us for
the Internet of Things revolution.”
Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, a member owned
cooperative serving six central Minnesota counties that launched
VIBRANT Broadband to deliver broadband services said:
“Meeker’s focus, as a member-owned cooperative, has always been
to enhance the quality of life for our members and customers. This
next step of providing fast broadband to areas otherwise unserved
or underserved provides an equitable, competitive marketplace for
our rural business and members,” VIBRANT Broadband Operations
Manager Luke Johnson said. “The benefits for business, health care,
education and economic development will allow our members and
customers to continue to enjoy their choice of a rural residence
with the opportunities otherwise only available in neighboring
communities. Partnering with ADTRAN was the clear choice due to
forward engineering and scalability, allowing us to futureproof our
network.”
Douglas Fast Net, a subsidiary of Douglas Electric Cooperative,
was one of the first providers to offer 1G broadband to residential
customers in Oregon commented:
“We keep our community connected and are pleased to be able to
offer the most reliable, resilient and fastest broadband services
to our community and the companies and organizations that serve
them,” Douglas Fast Net CEO Todd Way said. “ADTRAN has consistently
delivered superior technology that has enabled our network to
surpass our customers’ expectations and help them grow and flourish
in a globally connected Gigabit economy.”
ADTRAN’s utility customer base has grown by 50 percent
year-over-year as more utilities look to power their services
offering with Gigabit broadband. These utilities are often looking
to transform their cities and towns into Smart Communities where
libraries, police and fire departments, government buildings,
downtown areas, and businesses are all connected. According to a
report issued by the Fiber Broadband Association, communities with
access to Gigabit internet had a 1.1 percent higher per capita GDP,
equating to approximately $1.4B in additional GDP over similarly
situated communities.
“Utilities have started to make a dramatic impact on those
communities where fiber broadband services are not available and
we’re pleased that so many are selecting ADTRAN for their
infrastructure partner on these network builds,” ADTRAN Vice
President of Sales for Americas and Head of Global Business
Development Craig Stein said. “Understanding that many environments
demand a staged approach to modernization, we developed our
broadband platform to lower the barriers to advanced technology so
that these customers can address the demand for innovative services
and applications.”
About ADTRAN
At ADTRAN, Inc., we believe amazing things happen when people
connect. From the cloud edge to the subscriber edge, we help
communications service providers around the world manage and scale
services that connect people, places and things to advance human
progress. Whether rural or urban, domestic or international, telco
or cable, enterprise or residential — ADTRAN solutions optimize
existing technology infrastructures and create new, multi-gigabit
platforms that leverage cloud economics, data analytics, machine
learning and open ecosystems — the future of global networking.
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