Adtran and Nokia make more kit in America for BEAD

Adtran and Nokia are both shouting about their plans to make more fibre-optic equipment in the US as they seek to capitalise on the country’s BEAD programme.
Adtran announced that it will expand manufacturing at its plant in Huntsville, Alabama, to meet the growing demand for telecoms equipment produced in the domestic market. It said it will invest up to US$5 million and could create as many as 300 jobs in the process.
While that might not seem like a huge sum in the context of the teleco