Infinera ATN Gains RUS Listing for Deployment Under Federal Rural Telecom Program
November 20 2009 - 11:00AM
Marketwired
Infinera's (NASDAQ: INFN) ATN metro edge platform has been accepted
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Program
as suitable for deployment under the USDA Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) telecom programs. The RUS listing will enable telecom
companies building rural networks under the RUS program to take
advantage of the simplicity, flexibility, and ease of operations of
Infinera's new ATN metro edge platform.
The USDA's Rural Development Telecommunications program provides
loans and grants to support the extension of broadband networks
into rural areas and to support distance learning and telemedicine
initiatives. RUS capability to promote broadband networks was
expanded greatly this year by President Obama's American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act, which appropriated $2.5 billion to the RUS,
out of a total broadband stimulus budget of $7.2 billion, to extend
broadband networks to unserved and underserved communities
nationwide.
The Infinera ATN metro edge platform is a compact, scalable
metro edge platform offering flexible configurations to simplify
and accelerate network deployment. The ATN has been designed to
offer best-in-class density and power consumption, and to support
all metro transport services, including Ethernet, SAN, SONET/SDH,
OTN and video services. Seamless integration with the Infinera DTN
platform enables an end-to-end Infinera network to deliver ease of
operation, capital expenditure savings, integrated bandwidth
management, and the power of a single network management
system.
Infinera is supporting customers nationwide who have applied for
grants to build broadband networks to unserved and underserved
communities, including anchor institutions such as schools, higher
education, and health care facilities. Infinera networks provide a
scalable, cost-effective middle-mile solution with low-cost, simple
operations ideal for the new wave of broadband networks. The new
Infinera ATN has been purchased by large and small service
providers in the US and overseas. Last month, Deltacom announced it
had deployed the ATN in several metro markets in the southeastern
U.S.
"RUS listing is an important milestone for the ATN, as it will
make it easier for small, rural telecom companies and other
broadband consortia to deploy the ATN and take advantage of its
powerful advantages in speed, simplicity, and flexibility," said
Paul Morkel, Infinera Director of Product Applications.
The Infinera DTN, Infinera's optical system for long-haul and
metro core networks, was approved for RUS listing in February
2009.
The Infinera family of optical solutions includes the Infinera
DTN, the first optical system based on large-scale photonic
integrated circuits, and the Infinera ATN, a compact metro edge
platform that extends the benefits of Infinera's Digital Optical
Networks to the metro edge.
About Infinera
Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems to
telecommunications carriers worldwide. Infinera's systems are
unique in their use of a breakthrough semiconductor technology: the
photonic integrated circuit (PIC). Infinera's systems and PIC
technology are designed to provide customers with simpler and more
flexible engineering and operations, faster time-to-service, and
the ability to rapidly deliver differentiated services without
reengineering their optical infrastructure. For more information,
please visit http://www.infinera.com/.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that
involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on
information available to Infinera as of the date hereof; and actual
results could differ materially from those stated or implied, due
to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include
statements regarding Infinera's expectations, beliefs, intentions
or strategies regarding the future, including that the ATN metro
edge platform is a compact, scalable metro edge platform offering
flexible configurations to simplify and accelerate network
deployment; that the ATN has been designed to offer best-in-class
density and power consumption, and to support all metro transport
services, including Ethernet, SAN, SONET/SDH, OTN and video
services; that seamless integration with the Infinera DTN platform
enables an end-to-end Infinera network to deliver ease of
operation, capital expenditure savings, integrated bandwidth
management, and the power of a single network management system;
that Infinera is supporting customers nationwide who have applied
for grants to build broadband networks to unserved and underserved
communities, and its products serve networking traffic from anchor
institutions such as schools, higher education, and health care
facilities; and that Infinera networks provide a scalable,
cost-effective middle-mile solution with low-cost, simple
operations ideal for the new wave of broadband networks. Such
forward-looking statements can be identified by forward-looking
words such as "anticipated," "believed," "could," "estimate,"
"expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," and "would" or similar
words. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements include aggressive business tactics by
our competitors, our dependence on a single product, our ability to
protect our intellectual property, claims by others that we
infringe their intellectual property, our manufacturing process is
very complex, product performance problems we may encounter, our
dependence on sole or limited source suppliers, our ability to
respond to rapid technological changes, our ability to maintain
effective internal controls, the ability of our contract
manufacturers to perform as we expect, a new technology being
developed that replaces the PIC as the dominant technology in
optical networks, general political, economic and market conditions
and events, including war, conflict or acts of terrorism; and other
risks that may impact Infinera's business are set forth in our
annual report Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on February
17, 2009, as well as subsequent reports filed with or furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements are based
on information available to us as of the date hereof and we
disclaim any obligation to update the forward-looking statements
included in this press release, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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jferry@infinera.com Investors: Bob Blair Tel. (408) 716-4879
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