SECOM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southeast Colorado Power Association (SECPA), has undertaken a significant project to modernize its middle-mile and business Ethernet access network in rural southern Colorado. Leveraging Infinera’s XTM Series optical transport solution, SECOM aims to provide new multi-gigabit broadband services to underserved communities, enhancing connectivity for thousands of homes, schools, libraries, government entities, telecoms, and businesses in the region.
The fiber network, which spans around 2,000 miles across southeastern Colorado, will benefit from the capabilities offered by the XTM Series. This new infrastructure will support multi-gigabit Ethernet services driven by the increasing bandwidth demands from large enterprises and industrial parks. Additionally, it will handle the 100G/400G broadband transport necessary for aggregating various broadband services within newly established fiberhoods.
This modernization aims to offer SECOM increased network flexibility, reliability, and reach, which are essential for maximizing economic and social development in these remote areas. A temperature-hardened, low-latency packet optical network ideally suits the mix of residential, business, and Carrier Ethernet traffic within the service area.
“Infinera’s XTM solution was easy to deploy,” said Elijah Quinn-Ridgwell, Chief Technology Officer at SECOM. “We have a vast and mostly rural service area, which benefits from Infinera’s edge-optimized platform, enabling us to aggregate larger amounts of traffic from more varied and remote locations. Upgrading the network with Infinera’s XTM solution maximized our broadband and Ethernet capabilities across our network, creating a more robust and scalable infrastructure that will allow us to continue to grow well into the future.”
The project also involves collaboration with World Wide Technology (WWT) for the network design and deployment. “We are pleased to work with WWT to upgrade SECOM’s network, bringing vital fiber and mobile broadband connectivity to underserved communities in rural Colorado,” said Nick Walden, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Infinera. “Modernizing SECOM’s middle-mile network ensures southern Colorado keeps pace with the rest of the world.”
Infinera’s technology experts will showcase their solutions at FiberConnect in Nashville, Tennessee, from July 24-28. This provides an opportunity for interested parties to learn more about the advanced capabilities of Infinera’s offerings for rural broadband networks.
