ADC, a provider of infrastructure products for fiber deployments, revealed that Grand River Mutual Telephone, an independent telephone company providing broadband services across 48 exchanges in northwest and north central Missouri and south central Iowa communities, has standardised on ADC’s equipment to overbuild its existing copper network with Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH).
The first phase of the network upgrade, which began in April in Bethany and Princeton, Missouri and Leon, Iowa, is expected to be completed by summer of 2010. The FTTH rollout will continue in other communities on an on-going phased approach, the company said.
The company claimed that Grand River Mutual Telephone’s Bethany and Princeton, Missouri exchanges as well as the new central office in Leon, Iowa, which supports that entire exchange, feature ADC’s OMX splice cabinet and Next Generation Frame (NGF) which were selected due to the products’ high density, enhanced cable management and reduced floor space requirements.
ADC reportedly offers network infrastructure products for FTTX networks. The product portfolio offers indoor and outdoor environmental protection; cable management; cross-connect options; field-proven performance and reliability; pre-terminated and plug-and-play options; and adheres to quality standards.
Jaxon Lang, vice president of global connectivity solutions, America at ADC, said: “ADC is a leading provider of fiber-based network equipment that enables our customers, such as Grand River Mutual Telephone, to continue their migration to next-generation networks.
“As business and residential consumers become more dependent on bandwidth-intensive, multi-service communications for a wide range of daily activities, ADC will continue to provide the products and services that enable carriers to deliver reliable broadband services over any device anytime, anywhere.”
