Alcorn County Electric Shatters Digital Divide with Multi-Gigabit Broadband Delivery to Rural Mississippi
July 07 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Electric Cooperative leverages ADTRAN XGS-PON
to set the bar on rural broadband
Alcorn County Electric Power Association (ACE) has changed the
game on rural broadband delivery with its introduction of
multi-gigabit services at very affordable rates. ACE is the first
electric cooperative in its region to offer multi-gigabit services.
This achievement overcomes the digital divide for its membership,
as well as raises the bar for all broadband providers everywhere.
ADTRAN’s (NASDAQ: ADTN) XGS-PON technology lies at the heart of
ACE’s multi-gigabit strategy, economically delivering up to 10G
service across the entire ACE footprint, ensuring every customer
has access to the best broadband experience possible.
“Quality broadband is essential for our membership, and for
years we have watched the digital divide grow wider,” said Sean
McGrath, CFO of ACE. “Recent events have reinforced the need for a
robust broadband infrastructure. We enlisted FiberRise, and its
partner ADTRAN, to help us address our community’s needs with a
sustainable broadband strategy. Our multi-gig approach and superior
customer experience provide the advantages we need to compete and
succeed for the long term.”
For ACE’s network growth plans, it relied on FiberRise to
provide the engineering, procurement and construction management,
and on ADTRAN for its advanced network technology and exceptional
customer service.
“We are thrilled to support ACE and other electric cooperatives
with advanced broadband technology that is economical and
scalable,” said Brian Efimetz, Regional Vice President of Service
Provider Sales at ADTRAN. “For communities like those in Alcorn
County, broadband will make a significant difference in their
ability to connect with healthcare and educational resources,
leverage smart equipment for more efficient farming and attract
more residents to the area. Our goal is to continue to support ACE
with the solutions that maintain its networking advantage in
support of revenue-generating services and thriving
communities.”
ACE is leveraging ADTRAN’s XGS-PON to immediately offer 2G
services—a speed double the existing support of major cable and
major fiber providers in the area. The new broadband network will
encompass all of Alcorn County, Mississippi, providing connectivity
for the local businesses, manufacturing plants, farms, hospitals,
schools and residents. ACE can uniquely support both mass-market
residential broadband and lucrative enterprise connectivity
utilizing XGS-PON’s disruptive economics and higher network
capacity compared to older fiber access technologies.
About FiberRise
FiberRise, LLC enables electric utilities to implement and
maintain fiber infrastructure with complete business visibility and
simplicity in the delivery of broadband services. FiberRise serves
electrical cooperatives and investor-owned utilities throughout the
South and has a proven track record of winning state and federal
grant awards for its customers, including CAF, CAF II and Reconnect
programs. FiberRise manages fiber projects from inception and
construction through operations and maintenance with high-touch
service and support. FiberRise focuses on quality of life by
helping to make broadband affordable and accessible to all.
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc. is a leading global provider of open, disaggregated
networking and communications equipment that enable voice, data,
video and internet communications across any network
infrastructure. From the cloud edge to the subscriber edge, ADTRAN
empowers communications service providers around the world to
manage and scale services that connect people, places and things.
ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by service providers, private
enterprises, government organizations and millions of individual
users worldwide. Find more at ADTRAN, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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