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With GigaXtend Nodes, Amps and Taps & Passives

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Backward-Compatible. Forward-Looking.
Extending the Lifespan of the HFC Network

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The agility and upgradeability of the HFC network provide MSOs with flexible, cost-efficient options for their journey to 10G and multigigabit symmetrical services. ATX’s GigaXtend® end-to-end outside plant portfolio, which includes node, amplifiers and taps and passives, empowers MSOs to optimize their DOCSIS 3.1 architectures or gradually migrate their networks to DOCSIS 4.0, largely through drop-in upgrades. The GigaXtend GS7 1.8GHz Node and GigaXtend GMC 1.8GHz HFC amplifiers enable MSOs to evolve Cisco©GS7000 Nodes and GainMaker amplifiers decades into the future. And GigaXtend hardline taps and passives are compatible with DOCSIS 3.0 and 3.1 architectures, while also supporting 1.8GHz and higher.

Still the only authentic Cisco GainMaker-compatible amplifier on the market and now manufactured in the USA, ATX’s GigaXtend GMC amplifiers inject added intelligence into the network, enabling cable technicians to install and tune 1.8GHz amplifiers through a simple-to-use application that eliminates the need for pads and plug-ins. Capable of operating in 1.2GHz mode, GigaXend 1.8GHz amplifiers are fortified with time-saving intelligence that significantly reduces installation complexity and improves reliability, making them the smart upgrade choice even for MSOs currently without plans to migrate to DOCSIS 4.0.

As a market leader, ATX works closely with ecosystem partners and standard bodies to drive innovative HFC solutions to the next level and provide MSOs with a seamless transition to multigigabit symmetrical services. Always innovating, ATX is dedicated to helping MSOs evolve their networks cost-efficiently and in lockstep with market demand. In 2020, the company introduced the 2050 Project, an HFC evolution initiative designed to help MSOs navigate the gradual and decades-long coax-to-fiber transitions of their HFC networks.

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Insights

Bluepeak Selects GigaXtend Next-Gen OSP Equipment

Mid-tier MSO upgrades HFC network with ATX's 1.8GHz-capable amplifiers, taps and passives

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Why Next-Gen Nodes & Amps are the ‘Intelligent’ Option for All HFC Networks

Learn how advances in automation and intelligence can help MSOs improve operational efficiency and increase network reliability

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Amp Up Network Intelligence

ATX demonstrates two-way communications of next-generation amplifiers at SCTE TechExpo24

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Save Money and get a Head Start on your DOCSIS 4.0 Upgrade

Read this cost-analysis study from ATX to understand why it makes sense to start installing 1.8GHz-compatible taps and passives today.

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Seven Reasons Why all Future Outside Plant Purchases Should be 1.8GHz-Capable

Even if you have no current plans to move to DOCSIS 4.0

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Finding Your Next-Gen Node

Get your checklist for uncovering if your current HFC nodes are built for the future

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Easy as Abracadabra

Discovery why the GigaXtend Orchestrator configuration app for 1.8GHz-capable amplifiers and nodes is on everybody’s wish list for optimizing technician time.

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Is Your Current HFC Node Built for the Future?

Is Your Current HFC Node Built for the Future?

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The Definitive Guide to Evolving Your HFC Network

Step-by-step guide for find the optimal path for upgrading your HFC network in lockstep with subscriber demand and without regrettable spend.

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Top Things to Consider when Building (or Buying) a Smart Amp

Get insights and be informed of other sources of intelligence that can be tapped into when choosing a smart HFC amplifier.

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Should DOCSIS 3.1E Impact Your Next HFC Amplifier Purchase?

Learn about tradeoffs to consider when thinking of extending DOCSIS 3.1 vs. futureproofing the HFC network for DOCSIS 4.0.

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Why ATX is so Bullish on 1.8GHz and the Next-Generation of the GS7000 Optical Node Platform

ATX understands that how and how fast MSOs migrate their HFC networks to 1.8GHz, without disrupting customers or falling behind competitive offerings, is the biggest and most complex puzzle you’re currently working on

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ATX Networks Revs up Amplifier Production at New USA-based Manufacturing Plant

ATX Networks, a global leader in broadband access and media distribution solutions, this week celebrated the opening of a new manufacturing plant in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, which will build the company’s GigaXtend™ HFC amplifiers and future ATX solutions.

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Exploring the Benefits of High-Bandwidth, Low-Loss Taps and Passives

Discover how MSOs can reap immediate savings while prepping the last mile of their networks

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ATX Unveils GigaXtend GS7 Node

1.8GHz node provides future development path for widely deployed GS7000 platform and interoperability with third-party DAA and PON modules.

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Top Things to Consider when Building (or Buying) a Smart Amp

Get insights and be informed of other sources of intelligence that can be tapped into when choosing a smart HFC amplifier.

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ATX plots upgrade path to DOCSIS 4.0

In the News article by Light Reading discussing ATX’s design plans for a new GS7 node and drop-in upgrade kits to support HFC upgrades up to 1.8GHz

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Made in the U.S.A.

A critical BEAD funding qualification is purchasing equipment that is assembled in the U.S.A. ATX got a head start on that requirement when it opened a manufacturing facility in Holly, Michigan, April of 2023. Watch this video to get insight on how ATX is utilizing state-of-the-art manufacturing to crank out several hundred thousand intelligent HFC amplifiers a year.

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People Driven. Outcome Obsessed.

Successful network technology transformations depend on talented industry experts to minimize costly risks. Watch this video to learn about ATX Professional Services and the benefits communication service providers gain by working with ATX to meet their business goals.

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ATX’s DAA and Outside Plant Portfolio

ATX offers MSOs an extensive portfolio of next-generation inside and outside plant equipment that includes Video Engines, Digital Optical Transport, HFC Amplifiers and Hardline Passives, and conforms to all MSO architectures and specifications, including DAA, DOCSIS® 3.1, DOCSIS 4.0 and Extended Spectrum.

In the News

"ATX plots upgrade path to DOCSIS 4.0"

ATX Networks has set its sights on cable’s DOCSIS 4.0 transition with a new 1.8GHz node platform that can be deployed as a standalone or as a swap-out kit.

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"ATX revamps Cisco nodes to make them DOCSIS 4.0 ready"

ATX Networks is helping more operators get ready for DOCSIS 4.0 rollouts, unveiling Wednesday its new GigaXtend node capable of supporting 1.8 GHz of spectrum.

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"Changing the HFC vs. Fiber Discussion Could Help Cable MSOs, Says ATX Chief"

“They certainly have to fight the stigma of ‘it’s cable and that means it’s old and it’s not as good,’” said Whalen of cable MSOs during a conversation with BTR.

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