Easy Rural Broadband Deployments
                     Easy Rural Broadband 
Deployments
How CSPs can take advantage of RDOF and similar initiatives
The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) initiated by the US 
government’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) aims to 
provide adequate high-speed broadband access to rural areas. 
These areas fall behind the ultra-connected metropolitans across the 
country and this initiative is designed to bridge that gap. With the 
incentive of Government funding, broadband carriers are encouraged 
to construct and operate rural broadband networks that would meet 
the following targets:
● High-quality broadband services to ~ 6 million rural sites:
● Primarily residential and small offices/home offices (SOHO)
● Speeds of at least 25Mbps downlink, 3 Mbps uplink
● Scalability to 1G downlink, 500Mbps uplink is desired
Future-ready technologies preferred: Providing a path to higher-tiered 
services with higher bandwidth and lower latency
For carriers engaged in this opportunity, there are some challenges 
that are unique to the deployment of broadband to rural sites:
● Difficult to reach, remote sites and issues of subscriber density 
and topography.
● Operational efficiency: The need to enable service verification 
testing, performance monitoring and diagnostics, as well as 
handle installation and maintenance at remote sites.
● Trusted partner: Solution provider must have a relevant portfolio 
and experience, and the ability to meet specific, changing 
needs.
RAD Successfully addresses these Rural Broadband Challenges
RAD offers a comprehensive portfolio that successfully addresses 
these rural broadband challenges. Employing a wide range of 
technologies including point-to-point (PTP) and point-to-multipoint 
(PTMP) wireless, GPON/xGPON, packet optical and DWDM, as well as 
routing and Industrial IoT (IIoT) backhaul, RAD enables broadband 
providers to address any scenario under RDOF deployments.