Nokia and NCTC partnership brings tailored fiber solutions to 700 cable and broadband operators
15 Aprile 2021 - 3:00PM
Nokia and NCTC partnership brings tailored fiber
solutions to 700 cable and broadband operators
- Nokia to provide tailored fiber solutions which help NCTC
members be more competitive and bring new services to their market
of 15 million Americans
- Nokia fiber broadband solutions provide NCTC members with a
simple, flexible evolution path to 25Gb/s and cloud-native
Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
- Nokia broadband solutions help NCTC members better monetize
their networks with support for a number of use cases ranging from
fiber to the home, to large-scale enterprise applications, to 5G
transport
15 April 2021
Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced an
agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) to
aid and expedite its member companies’ broadband service rollouts
and expansions. Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia will
provide NCTC members with tailored fiber solutions and access to
premier service programs. Unique in the industry, the Nokia
solution also enables a simple upgrade path to 25Gb/s.
NCTC represents more than 700 cable and broadband operators in
all 50 United States and its territories. Its members serve
approximately 15 million consumers with broadband service across
3,000+ communities, many of which are smaller and located in rural
areas. Several NCTC members had winning bids in the Phase I Rural
Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, receiving awards to bring
high speed fixed broadband service to rural homes and small
businesses that lack it. In addition to the urgency to provide
better connectivity to rural communities, COVID-19-related societal
and behavioral shifts are forcing operators to greatly accelerate
network upgrades.
Nokia’s fiber solution will enable NCTC members to efficiently
boost network capacity from 2.5Gb/s to 10Gb/s and beyond as needed.
With more capacity on the same fiber, operators can better monetize
their networks and address multiple customer segments including
residential, enterprises, and wireless operators, along with
service wholesalers, in urban, suburban and rural areas. Nokia’s
solution also helps NCTC members’ seamless transition towards
network automation and management with cloud-native
Software-Defined Networking solutions which provide the flexibility
to scale networks while reducing cost and effort.
Nokia is a recognized leader in fiber broadband with
approximately seven out of every 10 fiber homes in the U.S. served
by Nokia solutions. The company recently announced reaching the
significant milestone of 100 million shipped PON fiber broadband
lines globally.
“This marks the beginning of a partnership that will greatly
benefit NCTC members and their customers as demand for higher
performing broadband is growing faster than ever before,”
said Sandy Motley, President, Nokia Fixed
Networks division. “In addition to our family of PON
products built on our in-house designed chipset, we expect our
agreement will expand to include a full range of fixed and wireless
network solutions. NCTC members now have ready access to Nokia’s
extensive team of experienced professionals, capable of supporting
any type of network expansion and upgrade challenges.”
“On behalf of our members, we are very excited to establish a
partnership with a technology leader like Nokia,” said Rob
Smith, Senior Director of Procurement, NCTC. “Nokia is the
only NCTC partner that currently offers a 25G symmetrical PON
solution, and its complete wired and wireless service portfolio is
cutting edge. Nokia is clearly committed to our membership and to
enabling their success. We look forward to a productive and
beneficial partnership for decades to come.”
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About the National Cable Television
Cooperative
The National Cable Television Cooperative, Inc. (NCTC) is a
Kansas-based, not-for-profit corporation that operates as a
programming, broadband solutions and hardware purchasing
organization for its member companies who own and operate cable
systems throughout the U.S. and its territories. NCTC seeks to
maximize current and future opportunities to ensure the
profitability, competitive stature and long-term sustainability of
its member companies. NCTC represents more than 700 small and
mid-sized independent cable and broadband operators across the
U.S., in programming and technology acquisition. NCTC is actively
engaged in helping network providers and suppliers evolve their
business models to deploy new video/data solutions to match the
changes in the media landscape.
Media Inquiries:
Nokia CommunicationsPhone: +358 10 448
4900Email: press.services@nokia.com
National Cable Television Coorperative Pam Gillies, VP of
Marketing & Communications Email: pgillies@nctconline.orgPhone:
(720) 594-8085