SDN Communications Deploys Infinera End-to-End Network for Broadband Stimulus Project
December 01 2010 - 12:21PM
Marketwired
SDN Communications (SDN) has deployed an Infinera ATN network
(NASDAQ: INFN) to support its Project Connect South Dakota project,
funded under the U.S. government's broadband stimulus program in
addition to SDN matching funds.
The Infinera ATN network connects with SDN's Infinera DTN
network and extends the Infinera benefits of flexibility, ease of
use, and integrated network management throughout the expanded
network.
SDN was awarded a $20 million grant from the Department of
Commerce's Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) in
December 2009. It is matching the grant with an additional $5
million of construction. When complete, Project Connect South
Dakota will add 140 miles of backbone network and 219 miles of
middle mile spurs to SDN's existing 1,850-mile fiber-optic network.
It is anticipated that the network expansion will enable the
delivery of services of 10 Megabits per second or greater to more
than 300 anchor institution customers in rural and underserved
areas of the state, including schools, libraries, hospitals,
government facilities and public safety offices. SDN is one of the
nation's first broadband stimulus grant recipients to deploy and
carry traffic on a stimulus-funded network.
The Infinera Management Suite is engineered to provide seamless
integration of SDN's ATN and DTN networks, with end-to-end service
provisioning and visibility. By eliminating back-to-back
transponders at network interconnection points, an ATN/DTN network
delivers savings in capital expenditure, while extending Infinera's
ease of operation to the metro edge. The ATN supports all metro
transport services, including Ethernet, SAN, SONET/SDH, OTN and
video services.
Powered by Infinera's photonic integrated circuits, the Infinera
DTN is a Digital ROADM with the efficiencies of integration, as
well as network-level benefits including Infinera's Bandwidth
Virtualization and GMPLS intelligence to provision circuits and
manage the network. SDN has achieved significant benefits from the
existing Infinera DTN network, including savings in floor space and
power consumption, and the scalability of being able to add
capacity to the network at the touch of a mouse.
"Infinera has enabled us to operate a powerful, scalable, highly
reliable optical network that is quick to upgrade and easy to
manage," said SDN CEO Mark Shlanta. "The Infinera ATN was the
natural choice to extend all those benefits to the edge of our
network."
"We are pleased to support SDN's broadband stimulus project with
an Infinera ATN network," said Infinera CEO Tom Fallon. "Infinera's
capital and operational benefits make it an excellent choice for
broadband networks in the U.S. and worldwide."
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 SDN Communications SDN
Communications' 22,000-mile fiber optic footprint touches 300 South
Dakota communities and reaches into Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska,
Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota. Seventeen of South Dakota's
independent telephone companies -- cooperative, municipal, tribal,
and family-owned companies -- own SDN. It is the premier
business-to-business broadband service provider for: Connectivity -
for multiple-location offices Internet - dedicated service Network
Surveillance - guarding networks Networking Equipment - cabling
infrastructure, data equipment, and IP telephony For more
information visit www.sdncommunications.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
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 an ATN/DTN
network delivers savings in capital expenditure, while extending
Infinera's ease of operation to the metro edge; that SDN has
achieved significant benefits from the existing Infinera DTN
network, including savings in floor space and power consumption,
and the scalability of being able to add capacity to the network at
the touch of a mouse; that the ATN supports all metro transport
services, including Ethernet, SAN, SONET/SDH, OTN and video
services; and that the Infinera DTN is a Digital ROADM with the
efficiencies of integration, as well as network-level benefits
including Infinera's Bandwidth Virtualization and GMPLS
intelligence to provision circuits and manage the network. Such
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