ADTRAN Expands Ethernet in the First Mile Solution Portfolio.MEF MEF Marine Expeditionary Force MEF Metro Ethernet Forum MEF Ministerio de EconomÃa y Finanzas (Spanish) MEF Mobile Entertainment Forum MEF Middle East Forum (think tank) Compliant Solution Enables New Service Revenue from Carrier Ethernet Delivery HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- ADTRAN([R]), Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADTN ADTN Administrative Data Transmission Network ADTN Administrative Data Telecommunications Network ), a leading supplier of network access equipment, today announced two new additions to its Ethernet in the First Mile Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM), also known as IEEE 802.3ah, is a collection of protocols specified in IEEE 802.3, defining the Ethernet in the Access networks, i.e. First/Last Mile. over Copper (EFMC EFMC European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry EFMC Electronic Field Medical Card EFMC Ethernet in the First Mile - Copper EFMC Essanay Film Manufacturing Company ) portfolio. The Total Access([R]), 838 is the first offering of the Total Access 800 Series Network Termination Units (NTUs). These MEF-certified devices are designed to equip carriers with the tools that provide feature-rich Ethernet service delivery over existing copper infrastructure. When combined with ADTRAN's Total Access 3000 DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. , the Total Access 800 Series NTU NTU - Network Termination Unit provides carriers with a cost-effective end-to-end solution allowing them to provide up to 45 Mbps Ethernet services to their customers over copper pairs with minimal changes in infrastructure and maximum improvement in operations. The Iometrix test laboratory has certified that the products in ADTRAN's Ethernet in the First Mile over Copper solution set, the Total Access 3000 DSLAM, Total Access 800 Series of NTUs, and MX3112 NTUs, are compliant with Metro Ethernet Forum The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) was founded in 2002. It is a non-profit international industry consortium, dedicated to worldwide adoption of Carrier Ethernet networks and services. (MEF) 9 and 14 specifications for the delivery and management of Ethernet Virtual Private Line and Ethernet Private Line services. Carriers can now ubiquitously deploy these certified solutions and be assured that they are offering high-bandwidth Ethernet services with carrier-grade quality and reliability. "ADTRAN is committed to supporting carriers in delivering differentiated high-bandwidth Ethernet services. This solution, which also offers 802.3ah OAM (Operations Administration Maintenance) Refers to managing and maintaining a network or network device. The P in "OAM&P" adds "provisioning" to the list, which is a telephone company term for setting up a service. , provides improvements in bandwidth and reliability required by Metro Ethernet services," said Eric Vallone, director of product management, ADTRAN Carrier Networks Division. "The Total Access 3000 with EFMC capability combined with the Total Access 838 has been designed to support a broad range of applications, including DSLAM and mobile backhaul." "Carriers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to expand uses of their existing infrastructure investments to drive new revenue and Ethernet over Copper is a natural," said Michael Howard, principal analyst and co-founder, Infonetics Research. "These additions complement ADTRAN's current Total Access product set with EFMC-standard features so that carriers can extend the life of their copper plant as well as the millions of dollars of DSLAMs they already have installed in their networks. ADTRAN has added a new revenue generating capability to the existing installed base of Total Access 3000 DSLAMs." ADTRAN's continued commitment to the migration from circuit to packet through EFMC implementation provides carriers the means to host multiple bonded circuits and aggregate these circuits more efficiently into a single element, thus reducing network complexity and operational expense. The results include increased overall network efficiency, simplified network support, leverage of existing systems, and reduction in overall costs for carriers and their subscribers. About ADTRAN ADTRAN, Inc. is a leading global provider of networking and communications equipment, with a portfolio of more than 1,600 solutions for use in the last mile of today's telecommunications networks. Widely deployed by carriers and enterprises alike, ADTRAN solutions enable voice, data, video, and Internet communications across copper, fiber, and microwave network infrastructures. ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by every major U.S. service provider and many global ones, as well as by thousands of public, private and governmental organizations worldwide. For more information, contact the company at 800 9ADTRAN (800 923-8726) or via email at info@adtran.com. On the Web, visit www.adtran.com |
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