Nextlink Adds 10 Gbps Fiber to Its Arsenal

Nextlink, one of the biggest winners in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, will be using 10 Gbps XGS-PON fiber broadband infrastructure from Nokia to connect 200,000 homes in 12 states; including 6 states that it already serves and 6 new states. XGS-PON fiber technology can be easily upgraded to 25 Gbps in the future. In winning the most recent RDOF auction, Nextlink is being called on to use a combination of fiber broadband and fixed wireless to provide service at speeds as high as 1 Gbps. The 12 states where Nextlink will be deploying the Nokia XGS-PON equipment are Texas, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Wyoming, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, and South Dakota.