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Learn About SD-Access & 10G PON: Webinar To meet the needs of bandwidth-hungry consumers and 5G densification initiatives, service providers increasingly implement fixed-access networks. In fact, wireline capex -- including investments in ultra-broadband access networks and 100G+ -- is expected to grow approximately 3% this year, reaching $147 billion, according to researchers MKM Partners. To help service providers benefit from these deployments, in a webinar on Thursday, April 13 at noon ET, Ryan McCowan, Fiber Access Product Manager at ADTRAN, will discuss how to mobilize software-defined access with 10G PON. McCowan will discuss the benefits of fixed-access solutions, including:
With the current maturation of 10G broadband technologies, and the heightened demand for high-speed fixed and mobile connectivity, 2017 is promising to be the year mass-market, multi-gigabit 10Gbit/s fiber services become commercially viable, said McCowan. Register for the webinar here. Related posts:
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