HUNTSVILLE – Horizon Broadband, an Ohio-based fiber-optic broadband service provider, has selected Adtran to provide fiber broadband to several communities in the Buckeye State.

Adtran is a Huntsville-based next-generation multi-gigabit fiber access provider. Its 10G fiber access platform will expand Horizon’s service footprint and increase service speed. Adtran’s system monitoring will allow Horizon to respond to potential issues before they become a subscriber issue.

Horizon has provided telecommunications services for more than 125 years and provides fiber services to customers in Ohio, West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and Indiana.

“Any time you have the opportunity to put direct fiber between the customer and the carrier it creates limitless possibilities,” said Brian Riley, senior vice president of Fiber to the Premises at Horizon. “We are intentionally building a modern network that doesn’t cut corners, unlike any other provider out there today. We’re leveraging the best architecture so that we can build a resilient network to deliver the best user experience.”

The Ohio communities are rural and suburban areas that were previously limited to traditional cable or telephone company service. With the new fiber network, Horizon can deploy multi-gigabit services.

“The future-proof strength of the Adtran 10G fiber access platform is a game changer,” said Craig Stein, vice president, Americas and head of Global Business Development at Adtran. “Not only does it offer scalability to support long-term bandwidth demands, but it supports any type of fiber access connection.

“It enables any type of service provider to build any type of network and support every type of fiber access service.”