Midcontinent Communications has deployed the Infinera DTN-X packet optical transport networking platform in its Upper Midwest service area of the United States to deliver cable television, high-speed Internet and telecom services to its customers.
Midcontinent is one of the nation’s largest independent telecommunications companies, with more than 300,000 residential and business customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Midcontinent operates one of the largest and most resilient optical networks in the region, a 7,800 fiber-mile network delivering services to urban and rural areas.
“We are pleased that Midcontinent is extending the benefits of the Infinera Intelligent Transport Network as the company expands,” said Gaylord Hart, director of marketing, MSO market at Infinera. “The DTN-X platform offers cable operators the benefits of scalability, ease of use and superb reliability.”
