Poka Lambro Deploys Infinera to Expand Its middle-mile Network and Increase West Texas Communities' Opportunity and Competitiveness

　　Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that Poka Lambro Telecommunications (Poka Lambro) has deployed Infinera’s XTM Series to upgrade its regional fiber broadband and middle-mile network across rural western Texas with ReConnect Program funding. With Infinera’s solution, Poka Lambro can cost-efficiently deliver 400G services across the region to provide reliable middle-mile connectivity to support its own fiber broadband transport needs and those of other internet service providers (ISPs) and to connect historically underserved communities.

　　Poka Lambro is a fiber broadband access and middle-mile network service provider that provides vital service to communities across 4,200 square miles in West Texas, primarily supporting the regions south of Lubbock, Texas in the lower panhandle to just north of midland in the oil-rich Permian Basin. Poka Lambro’s reliable middle-mile network allows ISPs to offer dependable high-speed internet services that support critical applications of end customers in remote areas for both residential and business services.

　　By leveraging Infinera’s middle-mile solution, Poka Lambro can increase its network capacity and expand its service area, ensuring that Poka Lambro and other regional ISPs can provide vital services to support remote working, telemedicine and high-speed internet connectivity in previously unconnected rural regions, helping to close the digital divide for students and increase academic achievements in the region.

　　The Infinera solution was delivered in partnership with t3 Broadband, an experienced provider of rural broadband network implementation services.

　　“Poka Lambro’s goal is to provide the fastest and most reliable optical network in the region, which in turn will ensure vital services are available to communities in West Texas,” said Scott Fitzgerald, Vice President, Network Operations at Poka Lambro Telecommunications. “Working closely with t3 Broadband on the network design and Infinera to deliver the best-in-class solution, our network upgrade provides our neighboring co-operatives a modern middle-mile network option that can cost-effectively scale to meet the bandwidth demands of today and the future.”

　　“t3 worked collaboratively with both our customer Poka Lambro and our partner Infinera to bring higher-bandwidth services to both Poka Lambro and their customers,” said chris Crowe, CEO at t3 Broadband. “The Poka Lambro solution continues to support our mission of providing competitive broadband solutions to our rural service providers and to close the digital divide for their customers.”

　　“The Infinera team worked closely with our partner, t3 Broadband, to provide Poka Lambro with a reliable, high-capacity, cost-effective solution that will support the expansion of social and economic opportunity across the region,” said Nick Walden, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Infinera. “This middle-mile modernization project allows Poka Lambro to stay ahead of the bandwidth curve while bringing vital connectivity to underserved rural areas in West Texas.”