Occam Networks - Broadband Stimulus Package

Broadband Stimulus as Service Provider Inflection Point?

Occam's Juan Vela offers his thoughts on the Broadband Stimulus during the Metaswitch User's Group meeting, including:

The Broadband Stimulus Plan is an Service Provider Inflection Point
How to answer unique challenges
Expanding Telemedicine and Improving Education

Could the Stimulus Package Redefine Your Network?

Today's wireline telecommunications provider faces challenges independent of the current economic conditions. For years, the traditional phone company has watched voice service revenues decline while watching new service requirements continue to grow. The stimulus funds provide a unique opportunity for rural teleco providers to reinvent themselves as full-service broadband providers.
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A Service Provider's Perspective on Broadband Expansion Planning

Today's independent network operators are uniquely qualified to expand broadband services to rural and underserved areas across the nation. These network operators touch all the customers in their customer service area, have fiber deployed deeply in their networks, have dedicated connections and have highly skilled workforces capable of deploying an expanded broadband network.
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While broadband may not be a universal remedy for spurring economic growth in rural areas, it provides a foundation that can empower local businesses and governments to stimulate economic productivity and provide substantial benefits.
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This cybersecurity article, written by Occam's regulatory counsel Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, provides perspective on the key take aways from the White House Cyberspace Policy Review Report. Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer advises service providers to carefully consider cybersecurity when planning for their broadband stimulus applications.
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FTTX TCO Comparison - Obtaining Faster Time to Revenue

A simplified access network at the lowest possible cost is critical to this new services model and this paper examines total cost of ownership (TCO) differences between two system architectures for FTTX deployments.
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Considerations for FTTP Migration in the OSP

This paper explores some of the most important FTTP migration considerations for the outside plant, include technology and topology selection and future network adaptability.
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Discover some real world examples of the ways rural service providers in the U.S. and Canada are successfully shifting their business models to broadband services.
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