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South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative uses Adtran’s ALM to rapidly detect fiber faults
News summary: Kentucky service provider needed a proactive fiber monitoring solution to boost availability and enhance network operations Adtran’s ALM
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNews summary:\n\n\n\nKentucky service provider needed a proactive fiber monitoring solution to boost availability and enhance network operations\n\n\n\nAdtran’s ALM continuously and non-intrusively monitors SCRTC’s network, enabling fast fault resolution\n\n\n\nReal-time assurance platform locates fiber issues with pinpoint accuracy, shortening repair cycles and reducing operational costs\n\n\n\n GLASGOW, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAdtran today announced that South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (SCRTC) is using its ALM in-service fiber monitoring solution to continuously probe its fiber network for faults and degradations. The comprehensive assurance platform empowers SCRTC to locate and resolve issues before they impact services for its customers across South Central Kentucky. With no need to engage in time-consuming manual fault isolation, SCRTC can leverage its maintenance resources more effectively to improve service delivery for its subscribers. To enhance scalability, SCRTC has implemented Adtran’s ALM 96-port expansion unit at three of its hub sites. This enables efficient monitoring of up to 110 fiber links from a single hub location, significantly enhancing SCRTC’s capability to proactively detect and address faults.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240307876673/en/SCRTC is using Adtran’s fiber monitoring solution to reduce network downtime and cut operational costs. (Photo: Business Wire)\n“The moment we plugged ALM into our infrastructure, it notified us of an issue affecting one of our protected routes. We’d been told to expect a quick return on our investment, but to get an immediate demonstration of what it could do for us was a surprise,” said Lonnie Meredith, network manager at SCRTC. “The ALM’s ability to detect, identify and locate fiber faults in real time has had a profound impact on our operations, minimizing network downtime and cutting operational costs. It only becomes clear just how essential the Adtran ALM is once it’s operational in your network. For our subscribers, it means receiving high-speed broadband with unbeatable reliability. And for us, it translates into daily operations that are more efficient and more cost-effective. It’s a tool you can’t afford to be without.”\n\n\nSCRTC is using the 16-port varia...