ROADMAP 2022
Closely following the launch,
For Adtran it is important in the coming months and years to ensure that homes, businesses and 5G infrastructure are provided with scalable, secure and assured fibre connectivity, paired with cloud-managed wifi connectivity and SaaS applications. As part of this strategy the
company entered into a business combination agreement towards the end of 2021 to merge with ADVA in order to create a global, scaled provider of end-to-end fibre networking solutions for communications service provider, enterprise and government customers. Te company’s first product
launch post-merger signposted the inclusion of urban and hard- to-connect rural areas within that customer list. Te MetNet 60GHz solution complements FTTH services and enables service providers to speed Gigabit coverage in both dense urban and rural locations. It includes the Gen 2 mesh node, Gigabit-ready CPE and cloud-management and is designed to support a wide range of revenue-generating services. From residential access, SMB Gigabit and multigigabit neutral host/open access applications for public wifi and 5G small cell densification, the solution’s capabilities enable service providers to monetise network investments faster while additionally reducing their carbon footprint.
It offers dynamic bandwidth
allocation capability preserving spectrum resources, delivering deployment flexibility and doubling the capacity available for users. Support is available for all six channels in the 60GHz spectrum (57GHz-71GHz), cuting atmospheric atenuation by 90 per cent and offering 50 per cent greater channel selection and coverage. Te company says it is also its greenest, high- performance mmWave mesh network that consumes 80 per cent lower power-per-Gigabit connection, requiring fewer mesh nodes. It also includes cloud- management for remote mesh topology setup, management, service configuration and upgrades, resulting in a network that is simple to deploy and manage. Robert Conger, senior
vice president, technology and strategy at Adtran said: ‘Te MetNet 60GHz solution economically extends Gigabit service wirelessly to deliver both residential and business services where terrain, population density and regulations limit the deployment of fibre. Now more than ever, service providers are looking for innovative and reliable solutions that simplify the deployment and maintenance of Gigabit service architectures that create new revenue streams while lowering the total cost of service.’
www.adtran.com
CommScope places importance on products that help service providers in the efficient deployment of fibre networks. Te company revealed its
Novux portolio of outside plant terminals and closures at the 2021 iteration of ANGA COM. Te FTTH platorm has an inherently modular, end-to-end architecture that allows operators to scale and shape their networks as they evolve. It leverages a flexible, modular, and backwards- compatible architecture that allows operators to adapt and scale to a wide variety of field applications. It is additionally designed with sustainable practices for packaging, labeling, and installation equipment, and features innovations such as the company’s Octopus sealing gel, which offers protection in harsh environments while allowing easy access for upgrades and regular maintenance. Closures and terminals in the
range follow in the footsteps of CommScope’s fibre Optic Splice Closure, FIST Modular Splice Closure, and Multi-Service Terminals (MST) and the portolio was designed with direct input from multiple global network operators. Te Hardened Terminals offer a wide variety of technologies on a single platorm: single and multi-fibre, spliters, optical tap, fibre indexing, and on-demand hybrid configurations in a minimized footprint for optimal port count and terminal size. Compact Closures, meanwhile, provide a solution for FTTH distribution and drop applications. Te SRC Closures are
designed to be ideal for repair, network extensions, and house demarcation, while the SEC Closures provide a solution for applications where underground work is difficult or impossible.
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UK operator Openreach announced that it was investing in the platorm to help to boost its full-fibre rollout. Engineers have access to the platorm’s hardened terminals, designed to enhance health and safety with less time spent on the pole. As an additional benefit to this collaboration, approximately 30-50 manufacturing engineers have been hired by CommScope in Rhyl, Wales to assemble connectorised block terminals. Morgan Kurk, executive vice
president, CTO, and segment leader for Broadband Networks at CommScope said: ‘Tis initiative is an important part of the UK’s future, and we’re proud to be leading the charge with Openreach on their mission to maximise billions in investment in connecting specific local areas with dedicated full-fibre networks. Our combined team of engineers, field technicians and staff are motivated by their role in making a difference to a flourishing start-up business or by ensuring families can stream high band-width content in their homes.’
www.commscope.com
According to Infinera, in optical networking, there has always been a significant misalignment between traffic paterns and the technology used to transport that traffic. Network traffic paterns, particularly in metro networks, are overwhelmingly hub and spoke – numerous endpoints generate traffic that is aggregated by a few hub locations. But optical connectivity
solutions, say the firm, have been implemented using strictly point- to-point technology, resulting in an extremely inefficient transport architecture requiring large numbers of bookended transceivers and numerous intermediate aggregation devices
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