Infinera Supplies Optical Transport for Washington Utility
Washington state’s Grant County Public Utility District (PUD) has selected Infinera to supply an optical backbone supporting its triple-play broadband services.
Grant County PUD currently supplies fiber optic service is currently available to nearly 15,000 homes, businesses and farms in the county. The utility began building its wholesale fiber-to-the-home network in 2000. Currently, Grant PUD claims a 40% “take rate” for homes passed who have chosen to subscribe to one or more triple play services. http://www.infinera.com
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Transmode built Metro packet-optical systems. What became of it?
Transmode brought Metro packet-optical systems to Optical. That work was distinctive enough to lead to its acquisition by Infinera for US$350M. The standalone name now passes into the archive — but the team and technology continue inside Infinera today. One of 430 names here whose work outlived the company.
