USDA Acceptance Marks Key Milestone for Independent Carriers
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 8, 2006
(BUSINESS WIRE) --ADTRAN®, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading global provider of
networking and communications equipment, today announced that its Total Access®
5000 Multi-Service Access and Aggregation Platform has received RUS Acceptance
from the Technical Standards Committee A (Telecommunications) Advanced Services
Division of the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service
(RUS).
The Total Access 5000 platform revolutionizes converged networking by enabling
service providers to deliver next-generation services like IPTV and Voice over
IP (VoIP) across an all IP/Ethernet core without stranding their legacy service
base, thus creating a scalable service delivery model across the network. The
Total Access 5000 easily supports deployment with 100% broadband capable access
lines, helping carriers further reduce the capital and operational costs
associated with broadband turn-ups.
"The RUS acceptance is important to ADTRAN as it reinforces our commitment to
the independent carriers in the area of broadband connectivity," said P. Steven
Locke, vice president of sales, Service Providers. "Helping rural providers stay
current and continue growth with cost-effective, reliable solutions is one way
we can help alleviate the digital divide within the United States."
The Rural Utilities Service, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
offers funding and low-cost loans to service providers investing in networks to
serve rural communities. RUS acceptance allows service providers to purchase
ADTRAN's Total Access 5000 systems and other ADTRAN access equipment with these
funds.
ADTRAN's list of RUS Accepted products is extensive and includes its
Total Access 3000, TA 3050,
Total Access 1500, TA 1200 DSLAM,
TA 850, and
TA 750, TA 4303,
MX2800, MX2810,
MX2820,
OPTI-3, and
OPTI-6100®.
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc. is a leading global provider of networking and communications
equipment, with an 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.
SOURCE: ADTRAN, Inc.
For ADTRAN, Inc.
MRB Public Relations, Inc.
Michael Becce, 732-758-1100 x102
mbecce@mrb-pr.com
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