Paragould Municipal Utilities in Arkansas has selected Harmonic's industry-leading cOS broadband platform for high-speed fiber broadband delivery. Harmonic's cOS virtualized core software and Pier optical line terminal (OLT) shelf will simplify Paragould's migration from GPON to XGS-PON, empowering the delivery of reliable, symmetric multigigabit connectivity to the local community.
Paragould will deploy Harmonic's cOS virtualized core software with Harmonic's Pier OLT shelf to improve broadband network speed, maximize capacity and gain much needed flexibility for network evolution. The Pier OLT shelf provides Paragould with an evolutionary pathway to XGS-PON while supporting existing GPON ONU/ONTs.
Featuring industry-leading density, the Pier OLT shelf will enable Paragould to increase the serviceable area size for fiber broadband while minimizing building infrastructure requirements, improving cost efficiencies. Additionally, Harmonic's open approach to ONU/ONT selection will enable Paragould Municipal Utilities to break free from vendor lock-in, benefit from competitive ONU/ONT pricing, accelerate fiber service deployment and simplify network evolution.
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