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ADTRAN Partners with NRTC to Equip United Cooperative Services with Next-Generation 10G for Northern Texas
Rural electric cooperative’s 10G symmetric service deployment provides leading-edge model for community broadband enablement HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nRural electric cooperative’s 10G symmetric service deployment provides leading-edge model for community broadband enablement \n\n HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation innovative fiber and fiber extension broadband access solutions, today announced that, through its Enabling Communities, Connecting Lives program, it is empowering United Cooperative Services (UCS) to deliver multi-gigabit services to the electric cooperative’s membership in 14 counties across North Texas. Represented by the National Rural Telecommunications Council (NRTC), UCS is a leading provider of high-performance broadband to previously underserved rural communities. UCS selected ADTRAN’s 10G fiber access portfolio to build and manage a flexible and highly-scalable network and ADTRAN’s Mosaic Device Manager to better manage end-to-end performance. This deployment supports the bandwidth-intensive applications its members will rely on to lead fully connected lives in a global Gigabit Economy.\n\n\n“UCS is continuously working to find new ways to provide members with exceptional service and value,” said Cameron Smallwood, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer at United Cooperative Services. “Through a member vote, we received a 91% approval rate to move forward with deploying a network to provide 10G services. We will be able to provide a seamless high-speed broadband internet experience to our members, enabling them to thrive in today’s connected world.”\n\n\nFor over 80 years, UCS has focused on delivering reliable and affordable power to more than 62,000 residential and business customers, but high-quality and capacity-rich broadband had not previously been available to most of its region. UCS understands that multi-gigabit broadband is as important today as the electricity services it has historically delivered. By leveraging ADTRAN’s Total Access 5000 (TA5000) multi-gigabit service platform for its fiber deployment, UCS is providing its members affordable high-speed internet options that support video streaming, smart homes, telemedicine and other emerging applications. This will enable the communities that UCS serves to drive economic development, support innovation and improve quality of life for the thousands of residents on UCS’ network.\n\n\nTo increase operational efficiency a...