Nov. 10, 2009 (Business Wire) -- ADTRAN®, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading supplier of next-generation networking solutions, today announced the availability of a new wide range of solutions for the Total Access® 5000 Multi-Service Access Platform (MSAP) targeted at delivering advanced video services. These new solutions are optimized for Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) and Fiber to the Node (FTTN) architectures, enabling the ultra-high bandwidth speeds required to support even the most demanding video applications. With these new solutions, the Total Access 5000 further solidifies its position as the industry's leading Ethernet-based MSAP.

Service providers are faced with the challenge of transforming their existing networks to provide advanced services, enabling not only voice and broadband connections to the Internet, but also higher-revenue services like video. The dynamics of these services are constantly evolving, making it difficult to identify the optimal network architecture. The strength of the Total Access 5000 is in its support for both FTTP and FTTN architectures, allowing service providers to eliminate the decision around the “right architecture” and use a single platform for both fiber and copper delivery.

“Our customers depend on the availability of our services and our ability to meet their bandwidth requirements,” said Dan Steinike, plant supervisor, Wilson Communications. “The Total Access 5000 is one of the most flexible platforms on the market today. With the addition of these new video-oriented solutions, we know that we can deliver a high-bandwidth, high-availability access network architecture—regardless of whether we need to deliver those solutions over copper or fiber facilities.”

The Total Access 5000 portfolio additions include:

Integrated 10 Gigabit Ethernet: The Total Access 5000 supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet Rings via the ITU-T G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS) standard. This provides carriers with a hi-capacity, resilient carrier-class Ethernet ring architecture for the Total Access 5000. In addition to the ERPS capability, the ability to configure multiple 10G network interfaces provides carriers with unprecedented bandwidth delivery in support of FTTP and FTTN architectures.

HomePNA (HPNA) Enabled Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) Optical Network Terminals (ONT): Eliminating the costs associated with new in-home wiring for high-bandwidth services like IPTV, ADTRAN's Total Access 300 Series of HPNA3.1 enabled ONTs provides data rates up to 320 Mbps over existing in-home coaxial wiring, offering service providers the fastest and easiest way to deploy IPTV with no new wires.