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Adtran builds on 30-year legacy of US telecommunications equipment manufacturing through strategic investment to support historic high-speed internet deployment
News summary: Adtran invests up to $5 million at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to increase US production capacity of advanced
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNews summary:\n\n\n\nAdtran invests up to $5 million at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to increase US production capacity of advanced telecommunications equipment\n\n\n\nStrategic investment creates up to 300 new jobs in Alabama, building on Adtran’s strong and growing American workforce of more than 1,400 employees\n\n\n\nAs part of this important milestone, Adtran is welcoming White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communication and Information Alan Davidson to its 82-acre campus in Huntsville, Alabama\n\n\n\nAnnouncement makes Adtran first American company to increase domestic broadband electronics manufacturing for BEAD program\n\n\n\n HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAdtran today announced the expansion of advanced telecommunications equipment manufacturing at its state-of-the-art facility in Huntsville, Alabama, to meet the growing demand for domestically produced network electronics, spurred by the Biden-Harris Administration’s $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program and its Made-in-America policies in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.\n\n\nWith a total investment of up to $5 million and the creation of up to 300 high-quality, good-paying jobs, today’s announcement is an exciting step forward in Adtran’s decades-long journey to make communications simpler and more affordable for millions of Americans.\n\n\nAdtran is expanding its current US production of optical line termination (OLT) equipment and preparing to onshore the manufacturing of optical network terminals (ONTs).\n\n\nTo celebrate this announcement, Adtran is welcoming Mitch Landrieu, Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Coordinator, and Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator, for a tour of its 270,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.\n\n\n“As a leading US telecommunications equipment provider, we look forward to partnering with state broadband offices and network operators across the country as they expand secure, high-speed internet access to millions of Americans,” said Tom Stanton, CEO of Adtran. “This expansion not only represents a strategic investment in Adtran’s growing workforce and manufacturing capabilities but also demonstrates our long-term commitment t...