|
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., -- (BUSINESS WIRE) April 5, 2006 -- ADTRAN(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN),a
leading supplier of license-free microwave radios today
announced that the company now holds the leading worldwide market share for
these products according to a report recently released by Skylight Research.
According to the "2005 Microwave Radio Point-to-Point Market Share Report, Q4
2005" ADTRAN now holds at least 28% of the worldwide market for unlicensed 5 GHz
and under, up from only 17% one year ago. The company attributes the rapid
growth to its successful penetration of the wireless carrier market. Today,
ADTRAN's
TRACER(R) products are deployed by all of the Tier 1, and many Tier 2
and Tier 3 wireless service providers in the U.S., as well as several global
service providers.
"ADTRAN has shown impressive growth in the license-free
wireless market over the past year," said Emmy Johnson, Principal Analyst, Sky
Light Research. "ADTRAN's jump to the leading position is a reflection of its
focused efforts of capitalizing on the growth in the wireless carrier market and
meeting the market's need for license-free wireless solutions with its
TRACER
family of products."
"We have seen continuing growth in the demand for our
TRACER products," said Dan Pritchett, director of wireless products, ADTRAN
Enterprise Networks Division. "TRACER, coupled with our
MX Series of
multiplexers and aggregation devices, and
NetVanta switches, routers, and
security appliances, provides wireless carriers with the industry-proven,
cost-effective solutions they need to address wireless backhaul applications."
The
TRACER 6000 Series is the industry's first modular wireless solution
offering user-configurable TDM and Ethernet functionality in a single,
1U-chassis. The newly released, higher-transmit power versions of the
TRACER
6420 and
TRACER 6410 radios allow wireless carriers to maximize distance, while
utilizing smaller, more cost-effective antennas. TRACER coupled with other ADTRAN equipment offers advanced models of efficiency in the signaling,
transport and access portions of the network. This line complements
ADTRAN's
TRACER 4000 Series of fixed-port dual, quad, octal, and DS3 radios.
TRACER is also complemented by ADTRAN's MX family of wireless access
solutions. The MX platforms include DS1/DS0 bandwidth management and wireless
backhaul devices that ease the wireless carriers' network transition from TDM
and ATM to Ethernet and IP. The MX410 and 412 address wireless carriers' need
for efficient bandwidth utilization. They deliver full DS0 control to service
locations, allowing complete utilization of DS1 bandwidth. The MX3208 and 3216
allow carriers to drop/insert a high number of DS1s without the need for
back-to-back M13 multiplexers. These products enable evolution of the radio
access network to offer ATM, Ethernet and IP capabilities.
ADTRAN's family of wireless access solutions, used in conjunction with ADTRAN
Integrated Access Devices (IADs), switches, routers, firewall/security devices,
and Optical Multiplexers have application across wireless carrier networks.
These products permit wireless carriers to reduce capital expenditures, maximize
backhaul efficiency, and expand service capacity, while successfully positioning
networks for 3G and advanced data service offerings.
The TRACER and MX products are currently shipping and are readily available
for purchase.
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc. is one of the world's most successful network access equipment
suppliers, with a 18-year history of profitability and a portfolio of more than
1,400 solutions for use in the last mile of today's telecommunications networks.
Widely deployed by carriers and enterprises alike, ADTRAN solutions enable
voice, data, video, and Internet communications across copper, fiber, and
wireless network infrastructures. ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by every
major U.S. service provider and many global ones, as well as by thousands of
public, private and governmental organizations worldwide.
For more information, contact the company at 800 9ADTRAN (800 923-8726) or
via email at info@adtran.com. On the Web, visit
www.adtran.com.
CONTACT: ADTRAN, Inc.
Tammie Dodson, 256-963-6739
press@adtran.com
SOURCE: ADTRAN, Inc.
|
