Nokia helps Metronet future-proof its fiber community for multi-gig residential and business … | Nationwide Information

• Metronet deploys Nokia’s XGS-PON expertise with a migration path to 25G PON
• New community deployments help high-bandwidth providers for residential and business deployments

13 June 2022

Dallas, Texas – Nokia at present introduced that Metronet, the most important independently owned, 100% fiber-optic community supplier within the U.S., is deploying Nokia’s next-generation PON expertise to ship 10Gb/s speeds to subscribers with a sublime improve path to 25G. Metronet is rolling out XGS-PON in eight new markets with extra communities deliberate.

Metronet operates Fiber-to-the-Premise networks that join houses, companies and cities with symmetrical gigabit speeds that help high-bandwidth purposes reminiscent of HD video streaming, surveillance, gaming and extra. Metronet is servicing and developing in 16 states, and prospects embrace houses, native companies, retail outlets, hospitals, authorities places of work and faculties.

Nokia’s XGS-PON programs permit Metronet to leverage its present and newly constructed fiber infrastructure to deploy blazing quick 10G broadband speeds with a cost-efficient path to 25G. Metronet is utilizing Nokia’s ONT Simple Begin SaaS to hurry up and simplify the provisioning of fiber modems in buyer houses.

Kevin Stelmach, President of Industrial Markets, Metronet mentioned: “Nokia is our trusted accomplice, and its expertise is enabling us to future-proof our investments in fiber as we proceed to increase our community. We’re additionally in a position to future-proof the cities and communities that we serve with a communications community that may develop with them, encouraging enterprise funding with just about limitless capability obtainable when and the place it’s wanted. We’re already getting nice suggestions from our present and new enterprise and shopper prospects who’re excited concerning the chance to entry extra bandwidth at very reasonably priced costs.”

Ed Cholerton, President, Nokia North America, mentioned: “We’re happy to proceed our partnership with Metronet to offer a system that not solely meets the bandwidth calls for of its prospects at present, but in addition permits backward compatibility with its present gear. Metronet is deploying a system uniquely able to delivering GPON, 10G PON and 25G PON with out having to interchange {hardware}. Metronet is bringing the way forward for connectivity to cities throughout the nation and utilizing Nokia’s next-gen PON expertise to attach underserved areas.”

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About Metronet

Metronet is the nation’s largest independently owned, 100% fiber optic firm headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. The client-focused firm supplies cutting-edge fiber optic communication providers, together with high-speed Fiber Web and full-featured Fiber Telephone. Metronet began in 2005  with one fiber optic community in Greencastle, Indiana, and has since grown to serving and developing networks in additional than 250 communities throughout Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Wisconsin, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico and Louisiana. Metronet is dedicated to bringing state-of-the-art telecommunication providers to communities — providers which might be comparable or superior to these provided in massive metropolitan areas. By providing XGS-PON expertise, Metronet can simply carry its communities into the way forward for 5GB service. Metronet has been acknowledged by  PC Magazine  as one of many High 10 Quickest ISPs in North Central United States in 2020 and High 10 ISPs with Finest Gaming High quality Index in 2021.  Broadband Now  has acknowledged Metronet because the High 3 Quickest Web Suppliers and Quickest Fiber Suppliers within the Nation in 2020, and #1 Quickest Mid-Sized Web Supplier in two states in 2020. In 2020, Metronet was awarded the Vectren Vitality Protected Digging Associate Award from Vectren. For extra data, go to  www.Metronet.com.

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