ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) says it will supply fiber to the building (FTTB) elements of its Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) portfolio to German service provider M-net. The carrier will use ADTRAN’s second-generation Gfast technology and Mosaic Cloud Platform to bring high-speed broadband services to apartment dwellers via their building’s existing wiring.
M-net's serves customers in large parts of Bavaria, the greater Ulm area, and the Main-Kinzig district in Hesse. “M-net’s goal is to extend our fiber network into every connected apartment and office via FTTH over time. The new generation of Gfast is a solution that immediately enables us to provide our customers with gigabit services via the existing FTTB infrastructure – a solution significantly more reliable, more robust against interference, and much more efficient in the carbon footprint than alternative technologies in the market,” said Dr. Hermann Rodler, M-net’s CTO.
“ADTRAN is a trusted partner for M-net that has proven its ability to support large-scale network roll-outs. They were an early advocate for Gfast technology and have done a world-class job in taking the technology from the standard bodies, through lab trials, and into a carrier-grade solution that is ideal for our network plans. By going live with Mosaic, we are pleased to achieve the first milestone in our transformation project as we become a fully automated network operation,” Dr. Rodler added.
“The push for gigabit services is being fueled by competition and championed by regulatory agencies around the world. Together this drives the need to bring fiber deeper into the network and closer to the end user. In scenarios where fiber-to-the-home deployment architectures are not pragmatic, broadband access innovation is required,” commented Dr. Eduard Scheiterer, managing director, ADTRAN GmbH. “With its broad Gigabit Gfast portfolio, ADTRAN is well-positioned to capitalize on this market opportunity as operators worldwide look to expand the range and reach of gigabit services to any customer over any network infrastructure.”
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