Nokia ships
its 100 millionth fiber solution
helping TDS to introduce 10G speeds
- TDS expands fiber network in new
areas and introduces 10Gb/s capabilities
- Nokia reached a milestone of 100
million fiber broadband lines shipped to broadband providers around the
world
Nokia announced
that it has reached 100 million fiber broadband shipments. This marks another milestone for
Nokia in the North America fiber market after achieving world firsts for large
GPON deployments, Gigabit cities and 10 Gigabit rollouts. Nokia has
commemorated this latest milestone by awarding a golden Optical Network
Terminal (ONT) to TDS Telecommunications LLC, the recipient of the 100
millionth unit.
TDS is expanding its fiber broadband
network to new areas and introducing 10Gb/s capabilities to meet the growing
broadband demand for residential and business customers. TDS is deploying
Nokia’s Lightspan FX access node and state-of-the-art multi-PON solution based
on Nokia’s Quillion chipset. This enables TDS to efficiently boost the capacity
to 10Gb/s when and where needed. The solution is also ready for future
evolution, being 25Gb/s ready and enabling smooth transition to virtualized
access-network control and management.
North American broadband operators
and network providers are massively investing in fiber across the country. As
the U.S. enters the new phase of broadband deployments fueled by the Rural
Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), Nokia will continue to help broadband
providers to deliver ultrafast broadband services to everyone.
Nokia is powering the advanced fiber
broadband networks in North America, partnering with citynets, regional
operators, utilities, major service providers and other broadband
providers. Seven out of every 10 fiber homes in the U.S. are served with Nokia
solutions. Nokia’s unique combination of global experience, in-house innovation
and chip development, and a broad set of fiber, fixed wireless and Wi-Fi
solutions is helping providers accelerate gigabit broadband connectivity across
the U.S.
Ken Paker, Senior Vice President –
Information and Network Technologies and CTO for TDS, said: “Fiber access is at the core of our broadband strategy to
bring faster broadband to hundreds of rural and suburban communities
nationwide. Fast broadband enhances our lives now more than ever. Our network
has grown and evolved with demand; our latest GPON and XGS-PON deployments give
us the ability to offer enterprise services and multi-gigabit residential
services. We are delighted to receive the golden ONT from Nokia as a symbol of
their 100 millionth ONT shipped.”
Sandra Motley, President of Fixed
Networks Division at Nokia, said:
“Broadband networks have been essential for keeping societies and economies
running during the global pandemic and that increased the urgency to accelerate
fiber deployments everywhere. Nokia is a leading provider for fiber access
technologies, and we are proud to help North American operators and broadband
providers to build the next-generation fiber access networks. Our 100 millionth
fiber home shipment is an important milestone for us because each one
represents a broadband connection with the potential to truly enhance lives.
It’s a privilege to be helping TDS and other operators and utilities across the
U.S. accelerate rural fiber broadband connectivity.”
Source: Nokia media announcement
