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Occam Presents
Business & Technology Symposiums During August and September Occam will present a series of complimentary, invitation-only Business & Technology Symposiums entitled "IP in your Network - Defining the Benefits of Deploying IP in your Access and Core Network." These symposiums will survey important network evolution drivers, provide an overview of the key differentiators and advantages the BLC 6000 delivers and give you a view into the Occam product roadmap, as well as provide you with the opportunity to learn how one of your peers is putting the BLC 6000 to work to stay ahead of the curve. Click here for symposium locations and dates and to register. |
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Occam General Newsgroup Ever wished you could share information or ask questions of your telco peers? Well, now you can. Brad Lyon of Moapa Valley Telephone has created the Occam General Newsgroup, a communications tool that allows Occam customers to easily share information. Created by a customer for customers, Occam General is run entirely by customers without Occam's input. To join the newsgroup, click here . Once you have become a member you can send and receive messages via the email list. You can remove your name from the list at any time. Sign up today! |
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In Their Words: Fairpoint Communications
-FairPoint Communications, Inc., Patrick Murphy, Network Operations Manager North Carolina |
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 Visit us at one of these upcoming events. August Tri-State Conference (WY, UT, ID) August 8-10 Jackson Hole , WY Website NCTIA Annual Convention August 11-13 Wilmington , NC TTA Annual Convention August 28-30 Nashville , TN Tennessee Telecom Association Convention August 28-30 Nashville , TN Website September TANE September 10-12 Dixville Notch , NH Website Texas Telecom Association Meeting September 10-12 Ft. Worth , TX Illinois Convention September 11-13 Decatur , IL Website Martin Group Technical Conference September 11-13 San Antonio , TX Website OTA Annual Convention September 17-19 Columbus , OH Website NECA Expo September 17-21 Las Vegas , NV Website VTIA Fall Conference September 18-19 Richmond , VA Website PTA/NYSTA September 20-22 State College , PA Website Michigan Conference September 20-22 Mackinac Island , MI NTCA Fall Conference September 24-27 Philadelphia , PA Website |
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In their words: Bayland Telephone  “We decided to move from ATM to IP for competitive reasons; we knew we needed to deliver video and Triple Play services. We looked at all the different providers and looked at the limitations of ATM. We chose to go with IP. At that time there weren't a lot of manufacturers offering an IP option. As we look back, we feel that choosing Occam was the right decision. That's been solidified as we've seen the company's commitment to its product roadmap and to supporting its customers. We view Occam as one of the leaders in the Ethernet and IP market.” -Bayland Telephone, Roger Hermsen, President Wisconsin |
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Occam Networks Users Group (ONUG)
ONUG is one of the hottest groups in town for catching up on the latest technology, products and network design from Occam and its partners. Join ONUG to meet with your peers on a regular basis and help direct the future of Occam technology. Become a member, today! Click Here |
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New from Marketing Download new resource material from Occam Marketing. Datasheets BLC 6246 OccamView EMS, 5.0 BLC 6314 ONT Series White Papers Engineering a Lucrative DSL Financial Model |
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Put Another Cool Tool
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Your Tool Belt! To help us tailor this newsletter to fit your needs we are sponsoring a monthly raffle. All you need to do to enter is submit a topic or suggestion. We will select monthly winners and send them each an Occam Leatherman Juice S2. The Juice 2 is Leatherman's most compact multipurpose tool and retails for $65. Who doesn't want another cool tool? Send your suggestions here . . .  |
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July Leatherman Raffle Winner
Scott Lubinsky, CO Supervisor for Nelson Telephone Cooperative in Durand, Wisconsin won last month's Leatherman Juice S2.  According to Lubinsky,“Occam Networks has been a great addition to our network. Occam is leading the pack in providing the bandwidth telcos need to deliver advanced services. As a small, independent phone company we must provide a full array services to win in a very competitive market. As we go forward with our video project we look forward to deploying the Occam BLC and to working with the company.” Congratulations, Scott, and thanks for participating! |
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In their words: Blackfoot Telephone
“Occam is a very forward looking company that adheres to a pure vision of an all IP world. We chose the Occam BLC because we share that same vision, and we have never wavered. It is important to us that the company has not been swayed from their vision.  “We view the new 10 Gigabit Ethernet BLC 6314 Blade as a great example of Occam's forward thinking. They look to the future and develop a product to can meet our needs. The availability of 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces to the network is important to us as we contemplate delivering video and building larger networks. It's clear that we will need to have the bandwidth that this product provides to deliver higher-bandwidth services like video and IP TV.”-Blackfoot Telephone Group, Dave Martin, Director of Technology Montana |
“We are very pleased with our decision to go with Occam. It was absolutely the right choice. From a support and product quality standpoint Occam is definitely ahead of its competition. They take care of their customers, which is key. They go above and beyond most companies when troubleshooting issues. They work with us to figure out where the problem is even when the problem is not in their system. Their ‘partnership' approach to solving issues has been a very positive thing for us.” 
 Occam was founded with a clear vision – the simplest solution is always the best. To us, that meant using IP and Ethernet as core, foundational technologies. While most people agreed that existing solutions for delivering converged telecommunications services were too complex, too costly, and too limited, they didn't believe that these technologies were the answer. However, six years later it's clear that our vision of IP and Ethernet in the access network has become a reality. Today, most people agree that IP and Ethernet are the future of telecommunications, providing the bandwidth to deliver advanced services easily and cost effectively. Advanced services – IPTV, VoIP, FTTN, FTTP – enable new revenues and provide the competitive weapons Telcos need to stave off the competitive threat of cable. Since articulating our vision, we have created a new product category, the Broadband Loop Carrier, a new class of local loop platform that dramatically simplifies delivery of broadband and voice services over the local access network while future-proofing that network. We were the first to coin the term Broadband Loop Carrier to describe this new class of equipment. Our competitors thought we were crazy. IP and Ethernet? It wasn't easy. We spent those six years doing complex engineering with a unique team of both IP/Ethernet and traditional telecom engineers working side-by-side. The result is patented technology that our competitors are trying to imitate, but are years behind. All along we have stayed true to our vision. From the beginning we have worked with forward thinking telcos who understood our vision and believed in it – companies like Kansas-based Rural Telephone and The Armstrong Group, based in Pennsylvania, who were the first to install our products. And, we continue to work with hundreds of visionary telcos like you across the United States and Canada. We have maintained our focus. And, the results have been extremely rewarding. Today, we are acquiring new customers at double-digit rates each quarter, we are profitable and we have become the dominant player in the second and third tier of the IOC market. Against the odds, we have succeeded in realizing our vision. Thank you for sharing our vision. Bob Howard-Anderson |
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 Occam has recently announced a new Blade for the BLC 6000 that promises to help you leverage your current infrastructure.  The BLC 6246 Blade features 24 ports of ADSL2Plus and POTS to deliver a full range of Triple Play services from a single blade. Designed for deployment in lower density locations, the BLC 6246's fully powered T1 interfaces provide you with the flexibility to deploy the Blade in copper fed remote cabinets while planning your next-generation fiber networks. Product Preview Want to know what products you can expect from Occam in the coming months? Check here each month for a quick preview of new product introductions. New Occam Hybrid and Fiber Remote Cabinets Give You Maximum Deployment Flexibility. Coming Soon to Your Access Network!  Occam plans to add two new remote cabinets, the 4311 and 4313 , to support your needs for both fiber and hybrid (copper and fiber) deployments. With 240 fiber and 120 fiber / 288 copper connections the new cabinets offer a modular design that lets you double your deployment by simply adding a second equipment expansion bay. Fully featured with optional copper cross connects, protection panels, fiber management, and high capacity back-up batteries these new cabinets provide you with maximum flexibility when building access networks.
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 Configuring a BLC Ethernet Interface To pass reliable, error free data between two Ethernet devices, each must have the same settings for Speed (10/100/1000Mbps), Duplex (half/full) and Media (crossover/straight through). By default copper Ethernet ports on the Occam BLC auto negotiate and find the appropriate connections. In fact, Occam recommends that you let the auto negotiate function do what it has been designed to do since forcing a device is problematic, adding administrative overhead and over burdensome trouble shooting. However, there are instances in which the auto negotiate function requires additional measures. When this occurs it becomes necessary to force all three parameters to match on the link. Click here for more info. |
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 Check here for up-to-date information on the latest Occam webinar.  The company's next monthly webinar is scheduled for August 17, 2006 at 10:00 AM PDT. The August topic is Maximizing Your T1 Fed Remote Investment . Presented by Occam Director of Strategic Products and Markets, Juan Vela and Occam Director of Strategic Technology and Solutions, Dov Zimring, this webinar will provide critical insight into how you can meet POTS and ADSL2plus service demands while preparing for tomorrow's network augmentations (fiber feeders).Click for more information and to register  On September 21, Mark Rumer, Occam founder and Chief Technical Officer, will present Network 2015-2025: Vision of the Future . In this not-to-be-missed webinar, Mark will discuss the transition of voice only TDM networks to the IP broadband networks of the future, networks where “voice” will be essentially free. He will review the applications driving the need for massive amounts of bandwidth and discuss what your competition will look like. He will also look at the roles that telcos will play in building and running tomorrow's networks, as well a world in which devices such as handsets, mobile phones, TVs, PCs and iPods are interchangeable and services are king. Mark is one of the industry's leading experts in analog and packet telephony solutions. As a Systems Architect for Cisco Systems, he pioneered the company's Voice over IP technology and was recognized as a Cisco Pioneer of Technology for Excellence in Packet Telephony Applications for his accomplishments. Join Occam to see the future and catch the next wave. Click here to register. If you missed our inaugural webinar, Roadmap to Engineering a Lucrative DSL Financial Model , you can now view it at your leisure by clicking here . Presented by industry expert, Roger Bakos, this important webinar explored how the wrong DSL pricing can affect subscriber take rates and, as a result, profit margins. And, our August bonus webinar, Exploring OccamView EMS 5.0 , is also available on demand. Presented by Chris Cotter, Senior Product Manager, the presentation highlighted the new features of the Occam Element Management System and included a live product demonstration. To view this timely webinar click here |
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 Looking for a few Good People Occam is currently soliciting candidates for the Occam Networks Users Group (ONUG) Advisory Board. As a member of the ONUG Advisory Board you will have the opportunity to help Occam define the operating parameters and scope of its User Group. If you are interested in becoming an Advisory Board member or would like to recommend a candidate, please send your submissions to ONUG@occamnetworks.com . Also, the company has begun planning next year's ONUG Conference, and we'd like to hear suggestions from ONUG members on where the conference should be held. If you have a favorite resort, city or state that you'd like to see selected, be sure to let us know by sending your comment to ONUG@occamnetworks.com . Click here for more information. |
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 New Telco Leaders Join the Leading Edge Alabama 's largest member-owned telephone cooperative, Farmer's Telecommunications Cooperative , recently selected the Occam BLC 6000 to build a single access network to deliver voice and ADSL2Plus services now and video in the future. Prior to deploying the BLC 6000, Farmer's had three separate networks, one for transport, one for delivering TDM voice and one for delivering DSL. Click to read more. Westphalia Telephone Company is using the BLC 6000 and Occam ONTs to build an active fiber network in its CLEC operations. The new active fiber network significantly increases the available bandwidth for delivering Triple Play services. With the extra bandwidth, Westphalia will be able to offer an additional video channel to its subscribers and increase their Triple Play footprint. Additionally, the Michigan-based telco will use the BLC 6314 Blade to upgrade its fiber transport rings 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Telcos in Ontario, Canada are sold on the BLC 6000. Thirteen Ontario-based telcos have become members of the leading edge in the last several months, including Amtelecom Communications, Cochrane Telecom, Execulink Telecom, Gosfield North Communications Co-op, Huron Telecommunications Cooperative, The Nexicom Group, NRTC Communications, Ontera, Peoples Tel, Roxborough Telephone Company, Tuckersmith Communications, Westport Telephone Company and Wightman Telecom. According to Wayne Lynch, Manager of Transport Infrastructure for Ontera, “We selected the Occam platform because it offers the most flexibility of any BLC product of which we are aware. We are very pleased to have found a single product from which we can deliver such a wide array of services over an IP network.” Plant Operations Manager, Rob Van Aaken, of Tuckersmith Communications says, “We have been an Occam customer since July 2005. Installing the BLC 6000 System was a snap – it took almost no time to configure the network and turn up service for our customers. We find the company very responsive and easy to deal with. If we encounter problems, the Occam support team deals with them right away. They are a company you can rely on.” |
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 RVW and Occam Host Highly Productive Business and Technology Symposium  Last week RVW, Inc. and Occam hosted a three-day symposium in Columbus, Nebraska. Focusing on IP in the access network, the event featured a variety of educational sessions, such as The Evolution of PON and Active Ethernet; hands-on demos such as how to set up and extend loops for video applications over ADSL2+; and provided customers with the opportunity to examine all the new Occam products including the new retro-fit kit for the AFC48 cabinet. The symposium was well attended by telcos from Nebraska and neighboring states with all three days full to capacity. Here are a few comments from the participants: "I enjoyed the information presented at this workshop, and would attend another of the same nature. While I realize most of the presentation was put on by a specific vendor I felt they did a good job presenting the technology more so than trying to sell their product." "I now see why IP is where everyone is heading and Occam certainly has the best pure IP/Ethernet solution that I have seen. No one has a GigE solution like this". "Occam should do more of these events, it was excellent! |
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 IneoQuest is one of the newest members of the Occam Packet Access Network Alliance (OPAN). As the first manufacturer of IPTV-IP Video test equipment for the telecommunications, cable, broadcast and network equipment markets to join OPAN, IneoQuest adds a new competency that is highly complimentary to the products and solutions from the other manufacturers participating in the alliance. “Service providers are evaluating more than just products as they transition to Ethernet- and IP-based networks,” according to Russ Sharer, vice president of sales and marketing for Occam Networks. “They are also evaluating the companies that make the products, searching for those companies that can become expert advisers who can help them develop strategic technological capabilities to meet new business demands. As a member of OPAN, each manufacturer has the opportunity to leverage expertise from a wide variety of disciplines to become better advisers to their customers.” |
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Stay up to date with the latest happenings in the industry. Yankee: Triple Play a $143 billion opportunity By Carol Wilson, TelephonyOnline, August 7, 2006 Click here to read Over 60 Million IPTV Customers by 2010, Says iSuppli But Other Analysts Predict a Tough Battle Ahead By Iain Morris, Telecommunications Magazine, August 4, 2006 Click here to read Cable's IP push may await 2008 By Carol Wilson, TelephonyOnline, Aug 4, 2006 Click here to read |
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