ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a provider of next-generation open networking solutions, has marked another milestone in its EMEA Enabling Communities Connecting Lives program with the latest deployment for its sealed outside plant (OSP) DSLAM solutions in the North African market, the company said.
Incumbent operator Tunisie Telecom (TT) is leveraging ADTRAN´s solutions to deliver next-generation copper-based broadband services to locations where laying fiber is cost-prohibitive and/or electrical power sources are unreliable or unavailable.
The ADTRAN 1148VX OSP DSLAM enables operators, like TT, to offer subscribers in all areas higher broadband speeds (more than 90Mb/s with distance of around 200m with remote power, more than 59Mb/s with 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz WiFi, and more than 20Mb/s for distance of about 2km) by deploying environmentally sealed, temperature-hardened micro-FTTX solutions that can avoid the delay penalties incurred waiting for the local electrical utility to provide power.
ADTRAN´s copper backhaul is a unique way for operators such as TT to cut cost and expedite deployment into hard-to-reach areas that may be far away from traditional MSAN sites, and too expensive or time-consuming to consider fiber deployment in the short term. Benefiting from investment protection due to the fiber ready status of all ADTRAN OSP DSLAMs, TT´s initiative ensures all of Tunisia can benefit from a path towards ultrafast broadband.
ADTRAN, Inc. is a global provider of networking and communications equipment. ADTRAN´s products enable voice, data, video and Internet communications across a variety of network infrastructures. ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by service providers, private enterprises, government organizations, and millions of individual users worldwide. For more information, visit www.adtran.com
Founded more than 165 years ago, Tunisie Telecom is the fully integrated telecom services operator in Tunisia, with market positions across all segments with over 7 million customers and an employee base of c.7,500. For more information, visit www.tunisietelecom.tn.
