HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- ADTRAN®, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN - News), a leading provider of network access equipment, today announced the industry's first all-in-one integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch-routers and the addition of standards-based (802.3af) PoE functionality to its growing line of Ethernet switches. Standards-based and designed with the reliability of an ADTRAN-engineered powering solution, these products provide a lower-cost future-proof switching solution that eliminates the need for external power sources to accommodate applications such as VoIP and provide power to LAN-powered devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and security cameras among others. These products establish a new price point in the PoE switch market, with list prices up to 50 percent lower than competing products.
NetVanta 1000 Series switch-routers are the industry's first all-in-one network access solution that combine a 24-port managed Ethernet switch, a full-featured IP access router (with a modular WAN interface), a stateful inspection firewall, and optional VPN and dial backup capabilities. The NetVanta® 1224R and 1224R PoE combine all of this functionality into a single 1U rackmount platform, designed for businesses of all sizes needing converged WAN/LAN, branch office, or multi-site connectivity. For high-speed server access, uplink or stacking requirements, the NetVanta 1224STR and NetVanta 1224STR PoE add integral Gigabit Ethernet ports. These multi-function devices eliminate the need for multiple network devices, conserve rack space, simplify network administration, and lower the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with a complete solution for WAN-to-the-desktop connectivity. A full-featured integral IP router allows for cost-effective Internet access, corporate Frame Relay, or point-to-point connectivity utilizing industry-standard routing protocols such as OSPF, RIP, and BGP.
"When we entered the switch market, just under one year ago, we promised our customers a diverse product line that would help them expand their growing networks, ease the migration to new applications such as VoIP, and save money without sacrificing quality or reliability," said Tim Saunders, vice president of product management, ADTRAN Enterprise Networks Division. "With the launch of our PoE and Gigabit switch-routers and switches we have done just that. These solutions will help us reach a growing number of customers by making VoIP more affordable and easier to deploy, resulting in quicker Return on Investment (ROI) and lower Total Cost of Ownership."
Adtran Inc.