FiberRise and Electric Cooperatives Partner with ADTRAN to Power Up Rural Markets with Gig Services
August 28 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Growing numbers of utilities leverage ADTRAN
solutions and FiberRise engineering expertise to transform rural
communities through broadband
ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADTN), the leading provider of
next-generation open networking solutions, announced today that
Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC), Meriwether Lewis
Electric Cooperative (MLEC), North Alabama Electric Cooperative
(NAEC) and Tombigbee Electric Cooperative have selected ADTRAN
access solutions and FiberRise engineering services to deliver
Gigabit broadband to their member communities.
Just as their delivery of electricity decades ago transformed
lives in rural communities, these service providers recognize the
delivery of world class broadband as equally vital today. Gigabit
service allows rural communities to participate in today’s
globally-connected marketplace—bringing economic growth, access to
better educational and healthcare resources and a host of other
opportunities that will change lives for the better.
“We launched fiber broadband services as a means to improve the
lives of those we serve, and we’re realizing everyday how
life-changing the impacts to our community will be in so many ways,
including more ability to attract and retain businesses and
improved educational opportunities,” SVEC CEO and President Mike
Partin said. “We expect our partners to have the same servant’s
heart for our members as we do, and both FiberRise and ADTRAN are
delivering that for us.”
FiberRise provides a comprehensive implementation plan to
support the vision of each of these providers, ensuring reach and
advanced service delivery to customers throughout the member
communities. Using ADTRAN’s Total Access 5000 Gigabit services
architecture, the cooperatives are establishing long-term,
multi-gigabit fiber access solutions built on an open, scalable
architecture that provides the reliability and flexibility demanded
of a modern telecommunications network.
“We pride ourselves on meeting our members’ needs through
reliable and affordable access to the essential services to grow
the community. By working with FiberRise and ADTRAN to enhance our
network and deliver fiber broadband, we know we’re taking one of
the best steps we can for our members,” MLEC President and CEO said
Keith Carnahan said. “We’re excited about what the future holds and
look forward to all the new opportunities Gigabit service carries
with it.”
“We’ve been implementing fiber in our community for some time
now, having realized long ago that the only way our members would
get access to the highest quality broadband available is for us to
deliver it—working with dependable partners like ADTRAN and
FiberRise,” NAEC General Manger Bruce Purdy said. “We know how key
fiber broadband is to the economic development of our community.
It’s our aim to ensure affordable access to Gig service for our
members that wish to have it.”
“ADTRAN provided the ideal technology, while FiberRise brought
the oversight and design we needed to develop and deploy our area’s
first Gigabit service offering,” Tombigbee President and CEO Steve
Foshee said. “We’ll be able to offer dependable, high-quality
broadband at a level equal to any major city and afford our members
access to a critical resource they would not otherwise have in our
community.”
“Together, these cooperatives are enabling a new future for over
100,000 lives across Alabama and Tennessee,” FiberRise CEO Tommy
Harmon said. “Our deployment of utility-grade fiber systems
delivers the optimal foundation to support their communication
needs so their networks will operate at the highest possible up
time for everyone they serve. By partnering with ADTRAN, we can
assure our customers of strong, stable networks that will serve as
the foundation for a new wave of growth and opportunity.”
“For electric cooperatives, the community always comes first,
and these utility operators are proof that where there is a will,
there is a way to extend the range and reach of broadband services
within any community in a cost-effective way,” ADTRAN Vice
President of Regional Service Provider Sales Brian Efimetz said.
“We see the utilities space as a growing opportunity for our
solutions and services and look forward to continued work with
FiberRise in this market.”
About FiberRise
FiberRise, LLC enables electric utilities to implement and
maintain fiber infrastructure with complete business visibility and
simplicity in the delivery of broadband services. FiberRise serves
electrical cooperatives and investor-owned utilities with the
service and support needed to manage fiber projects from inception
to operation. FiberRise focuses on quality of life by helping to
make broadband affordable and accessible to all. For more
information, please visit us at www.fiber-rise.com.
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc. is the leading global provider of networking and
communications equipment. ADTRAN’s products enable voice, data,
video and internet communications across a variety of network
infrastructures. ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by service
providers, private enterprises, government organizations and
millions of individual users worldwide. For more information,
please visit us at www.adtran.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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