Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative (MBC) Deploys Infinera for Virginia Broadband Stimulus Network
July 20 2010 - 11:00AM
Marketwired
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative (MBC) has deployed Infinera
(NASDAQ: INFN) for a federally-funded broadband stimulus network in
southern Virginia to deliver the speed, flexibility, and
cost-effective scalable bandwidth of an Infinera network to schools
in southern Virginia.
MBC won a $16 million grant in the first round of the federal
broadband stimulus program for a proposal to deliver advanced
open-access middle-mile services for 121 K-12 schools in southern
Virginia. MBC has moved quickly to implement the project, hiring
four new staff members to manage the project, and developing a
construction plan for new fiber builds to schools and unserved
communities. MBC chief executive Tad Deriso expects the
construction work to create around 75 new temporary jobs.
Construction work is scheduled to begin later this year, as soon as
all federal approvals are secured.
MBC deployed an Infinera DTN network on its 800-mile regional
network providing middle-mile connectivity in southern Virginia and
to key carrier interconnection points in northern Virginia and the
southeast. The MBC network, which went live in 2006, was cited by
President Obama last December as an outstanding example of how
publicly-supported middle-mile broadband networks can bring
economic and social benefits to unserved, underserved, and
economically disadvantaged communities.
"We are moving as quickly as we can to roll out our broadband
stimulus network and bring the advantages of open-access
middle-mile network connectivity to all K-12 schools in southern
Virginia," said MBC President & CEO Tad Deriso. "Infinera was a
natural choice for us, with its industry-leading speed of
deployment and simplicity of operations. Our experience with our
existing Infinera network has been first-rate and we look forward
to continuing our relationship with the company on this and other
expansions."
"MBC has already proved that broadband networks are an important
asset for rural and disadvantaged communities and we are proud to
support the company and the people of Virginia with an Infinera
network," said Infinera co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Dr.
Dave Welch. "The Infinera DTN was designed from the ground up to
deliver unprecedented ease of operation, based on our unique
photonic integrated circuits, an innovative technology which was
developed and is manufactured in Sunnyvale, California."
The Infinera DTN is the first, and still the only, optical
networking system powered by photonic integrated circuits. The
Infinera DTN combines high-capacity DWDM transport, integrated
digital bandwidth management, and GMPLS-powered service
intelligence in a single platform.
This week, Infinera will exhibit at the Tri-State
Telecommunications Conference July 20-21 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Infinera will also exhibit at the 47th Annual OPASTCO Conference
next week in Seattle, Washington July 24-28. For more information
or to schedule a meeting, contact Anna Vue at
avue@infinera.com.
For further information on MBC, the services it is enabling in
Virginia, and its Infinera network, visit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJwRkfnfcic.
About Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative (MBC) was established in 2004 as
an independent open-access broadband cooperative to promote
economic development in Southern Virginia. MBC's broadband
initiatives helped to develop more than 2,200 jobs and attracting
$300 million of private sector investment to the region.Through its
highly successful open access network model, MBC has brought
advanced broadband services to telecom providers who serve the
region's residents, businesses, hospitals, and school systems.
Currently, more than 55 telecommunications providers use the MBC
network to expand their reach and reduce their costs of providing
retail broadband services. For more information, please visit
http://www.mbc-va.com/.
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
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information available to Infinera as of the date hereof; and actual
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to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include
statements regarding Infinera's expectations, beliefs, intentions
or strategies regarding the future, including that MBC deployed
Infinera to deliver the speed, flexibility, and cost-effective
scalable bandwidth of an Infinera; that the Infinera DTN was
designed from the ground up to deliver unprecedented ease of
operation, based on our unique photonic integrated circuits, an
innovative technology which was developed and is manufactured in
Sunnyvale, California; and that the Infinera DTN is the first, and
still the only, optical networking system powered by photonic
integrated circuits. Such forward-looking statements can be
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