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ADTRAN Unlocks FTTx Network Architectures at Broadband World ForumADTRAN (News - Alert)®, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, is unlocking closed, single-vendor access networks to bring FTTx into line with the open, standards based approach common across all other broadband media. ADTRAN's commitment is manifest in the unique products, interfaces and interoperability demos showcased on its Broadband World Forum booth (C40). "The market demands a fully programmable network to give operators better control over their services, their multi-vendor infrastructure, and their commercial destiny," said Jay Wilson, senior vice president of technology and strategy, ADTRAN. "For that we need to open all broadband network architecture to maximise choice of best-in-class solutions and assure optimum deployment synergies. This is more than an aspiration; it is a major focus for our innovation resources and it is a defining hallmark of the Future Network State as we see it." Among the major industry players adding their voices to this initiative is Technicolor (News - Alert), one of the global leaders in modems, gateways and set-top boxes. "Whether it is G.fast or FTTH, operators want to push boundaries with the best available technology, and deploy end-to-end solutions comprising best-in-class vendors," said Gary Gutknecht, vice pesident, product management at Technicolor. "We support ADTRAN's initiative because we share the same vision for broadband - in all its forms - becoming a fully open, unlocked architecture." The following ADTRAN innovations for building the fully programmable network via unlocked architectures are available to explore at this week's Broadband World Forum event in London (booth C40):
About ADTRAN ADTRAN, Inc. is a leading 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, please visit www.adtran.com.
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