TEC, a provider of residential and business services to rural communities in Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, will bring 10-Gbps services to its region using ADTRAN’s Total Access 5000 fiber access platform. This 10G-PON deployment will enable TEC to deliver multi-gigabit services to hospitals, schools, universities, and municipalities.
TEC currently maintains about 3,700 miles of copper connectivity and more than 1,300 miles of fiber-optic cable. The company plans to aggressively transition to an all-fiber network.
“In recent years, we have witnessed exponential advancements and growth in the technologies surrounding broadband Internet delivery to business and residential customers,” says John Cole, director of network operations at TEC. “Today, we are excited to introduce 10-Gbps XGS-PON to TEC service areas. It allows TEC to serve fiber-based broadband services to residential homes and businesses at speeds up to 10 Gbps. These speeds are often used by service providers as the primary Internet connections that serve thousands of customers. With XGS-PON, we now have the ability to deliver 10 Gbps to each building we connect.”
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