Development Authority of the North Country Selects Infinera for Optical Network Upgrade
May 10 2011 - 12:00PM
Marketwired
The Development Authority of the North Country (Authority) has
selected an Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) Digital Optical Network for a
middle-mile project upgrade in Upstate New York, delivering the
benefits of broadband with speed, flexibility, and cost-effective
scalable bandwidth to carriers, public, and private institutions,
to enable greater competition and greater broadband penetration in
the region.
The Authority was awarded a $20 million broadband stimulus grant
by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) in the first round of stimulus funding. The Authority
operates a network in northern New York State bringing broadband
connectivity to rural areas, small towns, and major U.S. Army base
Fort Drum. Stimulus funds will help the Authority extend its
existing network with added diversity and new routes to better
serve existing customers and offer broadband connectivity to new
customers in the northeastern part of the state including the
Adirondack Mountains region. When complete, the Authority's Open
Access Telecom Network will consist of over 1,250 miles of fiber
network.
Based on a competitive bid process and extensive evaluation, the
Authority chose an Infinera Digital Optical Network for the speed,
flexibility, and scalability of an Infinera network. The Authority
will also benefit from the rapid service turn up and economical
cost of operations of an Infinera network based on the digital
features including point-and-click provisioning and the Digital
ROADM capability. Infinera's Bandwidth Virtualization™ supports the
delivery of bandwidth and services between any two points on the
network, and the delivery of end-to-end Digital OTN services. With
an Infinera DTN network, the Authority can deliver a wide range of
high bandwidth services quickly and cost effectively.
"We are excited about the new services and economic development
opportunities we'll be able to offer the North Country region,"
said David Wolf, Authority telecommunications general manager. "We
will offer a wide range of services quickly, deliver world-class
high-speed broadband to local business and institutions, help
attract new industries, and offer advanced services like
telemedicine, and distance learning on our network."
"We are pleased to support the Authority in bringing world-class
broadband services to northern New York State to help the region
compete more effectively in today's economy," said Infinera CEO Tom
Fallon. "The Infinera Digital Optical Networks architecture
supports broadband stimulus networks with a long-term network
solution that is simple, fast, and flexible."
The Infinera family of optical solutions includes the Infinera
DTN, the first optical networking 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 Development Authority of the North
Country The Development Authority of the North Country
(Authority) is a New York State chartered public benefit
corporation established in 1985 to address infrastructure and
development needs of the region. The Authority created the Open
Access Telecom Network (OATN) to provide the necessary foundation
to stimulate economic development in the North Country. Completed
in 2003, this is a carrier-class telecommunications network serving
Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties, connecting the region
to carrier collocation facilities in Syracuse. The OATN is
comprised of approximately 750 miles of fiber optic cable, and 14
Central Offices (CO's), which contain the electronic and optical
equipment that power the network. For more information, please
visit http://www.danc.org.
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 Authority
chose an Infinera Digital Optical Network because the speed,
flexibility and scalability of an Infinera network; that the
Authority will benefit from the rapid service turn up and
economical cost of operations of an Infinera network; that the
Authority can deliver a wide range of high bandwidth services
quickly and cost effectively; that the Infinera Digital Optical
Networks architecture supports broadband stimulus networks with a
long-term network solution that is simple, fast, and flexible; and
the Infinera DTN is the first optical networking system on
large-scale photonic integrated circuits. Such forward-looking
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