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ADTRAN is a key beneficiary of the ongoing global fiber networking rollout. x.comÂ
Adtran is trading as if AI data centers do not exist. x.comÂ
Adtran's new optical product now looks badly timed. After the earnings call it looks like a prototype, not even at sampling, while the market has moved past 100G per lane and 800G may be skipped faster than expected in favor of 1.6T and CPO. The CEO said in May that volume production should be ready in about a year, just as competitors bring much more capacity online. Customers like it and Adtran should find a place, but a smaller, slower revenue ramp makes the re-rating less compelling. x.comÂ
Adtran is an optical name still valued like dying copper broadband at about 1x sales, versus roughly 25x for Lumentum. Its LiteWave800 linear pluggable module uses 6-10x less power than first-gen LPO, and Goldman sees 800G holding meaningful share through 2028. Q1 revenue rose 15.5% with optical up 24%. Per the CEO, LiteWave reaches volume about a year out and large data centers aren't its sweet spot, so AI optics is a 2027 story. US broadband funding and EU Huawei replacement anchor the floor. … Show more
Adtran rides three spending cycles still in their first innings. The US is spending $42.5B to bring fiber to every unserved household through 2028-plus, buying the OLTs, ONTs and optical transport Adtran makes; European telcos are replacing Huawei and ZTE gear, where Adtran has the only optical platforms approved for EU/NATO classified data; and an EU 2030 post-quantum mandate suits its ConnectGuard encryption. Revenue rose 15.5% to $286M, it is GAAP profitable, and it trades at 1.17x sales. … Show more
ADTRAN is best avoided because it has failed to execute well during an upcycle, however cheap it looks relative to peers and despite its optical assets. x.comÂ
ADTRAN could re-rate like Harmonic once the market understands its optical networking story, as it sits at the start of three tailwinds at once. US BEAD broadband funding should contribute substantially from late 2026; Europe's proposed Huawei removal favors ADTRAN as a primary Western alternative; and AI data center optics, a $154 billion TAM by 2028 per Goldman Sachs, fits its new LiteWave800. Q1 revenue rose 15.5% to $286.1 million, US revenue 42%, and operating margin reached 6.9%. x.com … Show more