Openreach and Nokia have successfully tested the UK’s first live 50Gbps broadband connection, using technology that can deliver speeds twenty times faster than the fastest broadband services available in the UK today.
Wed, 26/02/2025 - 13:15
Adtran has helped Openreach to pass 8.6 million premises using its open and disaggregated SDX optical line terminal (OLT) platform, highlighting the role of Adtran’s technology in enabling high-speed broadband expansion across the UK.
The SDX platform solution is allowing Openreach connect more UK homes and businesses, and includes switches, OLTs, ONTs and software to provide the scalability, deployment speed and operational automation needed to help meet surging bandwidth demands.
Adtran’s technology and services are playing a key role in enabling Openreach to deploy GPON and XGS-PON-ready capability on the same platform while reducing costs and accelerating fibre rollout.
Mosaic CP’s open architecture helps automate service provisioning, assurance and performance monitoring, and the SDX platform’s scalability allows Openreach to use a common leaf-spine architecture, from street cabinets serving a few hundred premises to exchanges serving tens of thousands.
Trevor Linney, director of network technology at Openreach explained: “This expansion, with 5.2 million premises ready for service and 1 million connected customers using Adtran technology, is part of our long-term investment to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure.
“With Adtran’s SDX platform, we’re efficiently scaling our full fibre network to support more than 650 communication providers across the UK.”
The SDX platform reduces space by over 30% and cuts power consumption by 50% compared to previous-generation OLTs, giving faster deployment in existing exchanges, keeping Openreach on schedule for its fibre expansion plans.