ADTRAN (News - Alert), a provider of networking and communications equipment announced the addition of VDSL2 to its Total Access 1100 Series Fiber to the Node (FTTN) digital subscriber line access multiplexers (DSLAMs).

 

Service providers will now be able to realize ultra-broadband speeds over their existing copper infrastructure by using FTTN DSLAMs. These also allow securing of the broadband connection to the home and enable delivery of advanced communications and entertainment services.

 

“ADTRAN’s Total Access 1100 Series DSLAM’s are widely deployed throughout our network,” said Michael Golob, Vice President of Engineering and Technology at Frontier, in a statement. “Today, these platforms provide a cost-effective, rapid response solution that addresses our customer’s demand for high bandwidth services. With the addition of VDSL2, these products will allow us to further enhance our premium internet services, allowing even more customers to take advantage of higher-speed broadband.”

 

An new approach to the successful deployment of FTTN architectures is provided by ADTRAN’s Total Access 1100 Series broadband access systems. These DSLAMs were designed by ADTRAN in order to eliminate the need for expensive cabinet enclosures, heat exchangers and site construction. These are able to deliver FTTN based services at 50 to 75 percent less cost than traditional cabinet based systems. This in turn allows carriers to utilize the capacity of the existing cooper network over the last mile.

 

Total Access 1100 Series VDSL2 DSLAM’s are available from 24 to 192 ports and are optimized for the delivery of ultra-broadband video, voice and data services. It is designed in such a way that carriers are able to reduce loop lengths cost-effectively to maximize the performance of VDSL2. This in turn enables the efficient delivery of fiber like speeds across existing copper infrastructure.

 

Mike Martin, Director, Product Management at ADTRAN Carrier Networks Division states that “Research has shown that more than 70 percent of the cost to convert an existing copper access customer to fiber lies in the last 300ft between the node and the customer premises. Fiber to the Node is a way for carriers to offer ultra-broadband speeds by shortening their copper loop plant. Historically, this has meant the deployment of expensive cabinet-based DSLAMs. However, our innovative Total Access 1100 Series DSLAM’s eliminate many of these development costs, enabling the cost-effective delivery of ultra-broadband services.”