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 Occam and MCT Presents the OM Technology Symposium If you are located in the Southeastern states and have missed our summer symposium series, Occam and McCall-Thomas Engineering (MCT) are kicking off our Fall series of technology symposiums from October 24-26 in Orangeburg , South Carolina at MCT's state-of-the-art training facility. This one-day symposium, IP in Your Network - Defining the Benefits of Deploying IP in Your Access and Core Network , 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 to register for this informative event. |
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In Their Words: Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative - Alabama 
"We were early adopters of the Occam BLC platform, installing the BLC 1200 about three years ago. From the start we were very impressed with the company's all around expertise. From the sales force to the technical and support staff, the Occam people are highly knowledgeable and very supportive. They are willing to listen to their customers and are very responsive to our needs." "We consider Occam a very innovative company and the leading IP-based equipment manufacturer. After installing the initial Occam product, we conducted a second field trial to evaluate other manufacturers. Occam was still head-and-shoulders above the other manufacturers. We found that everyone else was trying to be like Occam." David Garrett, CO Manager |
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On the Road Again
Visit us at one of these upcoming events. September Illinois Convention September 11-13 Decatur , IL Web Site Martin Group Technical Conference September 11-13 San Antonio , TX Web Site OTA Annual Convention September 17-19 Columbus , OH Web Site NECA Expo September 17-21 Las Vegas , NV Web Site VTIA Fall Conference September 18-19 Richmond , VA Web Site PTA/NYSTA September 20-22 State College , PA Web Site Michigan Conference September 20-22 Mackinac Island , MI NTCA Fall Conference September 24-27 Philadelphia , PA Web Site October ACTQ October 1-3 Quebec , Canada Web Site WSTA Fall Conference & Exhibits October 2-4 Middleton , WI Web Site NV Telecom Annual Conference October 2-4 Las Vegas , NV Web Site FTTH Conference October 2-5 Las Vegas , NV Web Site Texas Statewide Telephone October 4-6 Dallas , TX Web Site AMTA Annual Convention October 22-24 Choctaw, MS Web Site Mid-America Telecom (MATSS) & OTA October 23-25 Kansas City , MO Midwest Telecom Expo October 23-25 Fort Wayne , IN Web Site SCC-VTIA Summit October 25-27 Irvington , Virginia Web Site KTA-TTA Fall Conference & Supplier Showcase October 31-November 2 Bowling Green , KY Web Site |
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In Their Words: Moapa Valley Telephone  "We conducted video field trials to evaluate products from Occam and two other manufacturers. The Occam BLC was up, running and delivering video in two hours, while it took the second manufacturer two days to deliver video and the third never delivered the service. The simplicity and ease-of-use of the Occam product is very important to us. It save us time and money." "We like the fact that Occam is a very forward thinking company. We trust that regardless of the applications and services our customers require, Occam will be a step ahead with the products and solutions that will enable us to deliver them." "Occam products are all standards-based IP and Ethernet, which means we won't be faced with compatibility issues down the road. That means a simpler network to install, configure and manage." Brad Lyon, Manager |
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 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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 Download new resource material from Occam Marketing. Datasheets BLC 6244 BLC 6246 Cabinet Brochure Occam Certified Cabinet Retrofit Kit White Papers/Case Studies Engineering a Lucrative DSL Financial Model |
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 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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August Leatherman Raffle Winner Dean Wood, CO Technician for Citizen's Telephone Cooperative in Floyd , Virginia is the proud new owner of an Occam Leatherman Juice S2.  "Citizens is a small Independent Telephone Company that offers a wide variety of services," said Wood. "We jumped off the ATM "bandwagon" early and never looked back, switching our broadband equipment from ATM to IP before the Occam BLC 6000 Series was available." "Today we have upgraded to the BLC 6000 and we couldn't be more pleased. The Occam support staff has been great to work with. One of the things I like about Occam is that they don't stay at one stage with their product; they are constantly adding new features or making changes that customers suggest." Congratulations, Dean, and thanks for participating! |
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 For the founders of Occam Networks, building a strong, successful and growing company has always been of utmost importance. Since our inception we have been working toward that goal, and I am pleased to report that we have made first-rate progress. We are growing in a number of important areas:
Most importantly, we continue to receive what we believe is the industry's highest customer satisfaction rating over the last six years. This is the true measure of a strong, successful and growing company. Bob Howard-Anderson CEO, Occam Networks |
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 Compliance Made Simple Another First from Occam If you've been concerned about meeting CALEA Compliance Standards, Occam has a technology solution you need. The Occam BLC 6000 now includes a new Network Traffic Intercept (NTI) utility that supports CALEA's data intercept requirements as described in J-STD-025A, Section 4.6.3. The NTI utility provides a non-intrusive mechanism for defining the type of traffic to be intercepted and observed. To learn more about this important new utility, contact your regional sales representative. |
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 Occam Expands Remote Cabinet Options to Give You Maximum Deployment Flexibility; Adds New Lower Density Combo BLC Blade  Occam
has just added two new remote cabinets, the RTC 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. Read
more Occam
Networks has made adding the Occam Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) to existing OSP
facilities simple and safe with the Occam Certified Cabinet Retrofit
Program. Through this program you can quickly and easily install the
BLC in a variety of existing AFC cabinets and begin delivering a full range of
advanced services such as IPTV and video. With Occam's Certified Retrofit Program
you can deploy turnkey cabinet retrofit solutions that leverage your infrastructure
investment and maximize the value of your existing equipment. Read
moreThe BLC 6244 ADSL2Plus Blade provides 24 ports of ADSL2Plus with Lifeline POTS on the same port to deliver voice, data and video services in low-density applications. The combination of subscriber DSL and POTS ports with Gigabit Ethernet transport capabilities position the BLC 6246 Blade as a workhorse for delivering Triple Play services. Read more |
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 Check here for up-to-date information on the latest Occam webinar.  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 as 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 for more information and to register. On October 19 th Occam will team with the NTCA to offer a joint webinar, Active FTTH: Key Service Provider Benefits . Join Juan Vela, Occam Director of Strategic Products and Markets , to learn the key benefits that an Active FTTH architecture can deliver. Juan will cover a variety of topics including the scalability and flexibility of an Active Ethernet architecture; service creation and management; deployment options; and OSP troubleshooting. All NTCA members are invited to attend. Stay tuned for more information. If you have missed any of our previous webinars, Maximizing Your T1 Fed Remote Investment , Exploring OccamView EMS 5.0 or Roadmap to Engineering a Lucrative DSL Financial Model , you can now view any of these valuable webinars at your leisure by clicking here . Make sure you stay up to date with the latest information! |
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 Advisory Board Members Selected Forty members and counting! Thank you for the excellent response to our call for ONUG Advisory Board members. Four members have been chosen to sit on the Advisory Board, including: Bob Gannon, General Manager Blackduck Telephone Company Blackduck , Minnesota  Mark Warren, Plant Operations Manager Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative Walterboro , South Carolina  Chris Jones, Central Office Supervisor Tularosa Basin Telephone Company Tularosa , New Mexico  Gordon Caverly, Regional Vice President Mid-State Consultants, Inc. Lennon , Michigan We would like to round out the ONUG Advisory Board with two additional members. If you are interested in becoming an Advisory Board member, please send your submission or nomination to ONUG@occamnetworks.com. |
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 New Telco Leaders Join the Leading Edge Seven leading telecommunications providers in Iowa have selected the Occam BLC to upgrade their access networks, enabling these telcos to cost effectively offer new advanced services such as Triple Play. They include: Farmers Mutual Telephone Cooperative/USACommunications, Alpine Communications, Northeast Iowa Telephone (NEIT), Baldwin/Nashville Telephone Company, Schaller Telephone Company, Cooperative Telephone Exchange and Andrew Telephone. According to Mark Harvey, general manager of Farmers, "We studied the solutions proposed by several companies and selected Occam Networks' BLC based on the ease of deployment, proven technology and customer service. We are convinced that Occam's BLC equipment gives us the simplest and most reliable solution with the flexibility and scalability we need to best serve our customers." With nearly 20 Iowa telcos as Occam customers, Iowa service providers are key members of the leading edge. To read more, click here . |
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 Occam Hosts Business and Technology Symposium Series Throughout US During August and September, Occam presented a series of complimentary, invitation-only Business & Technology Symposia focused on the benefits of deploying IP in access and core networks. The Symposia were held in states ranging from Wisconsin to South Dakota to Alaska . The events drew excellent response with many events filled to capacity. Attendees from throughout the states found the events informative and valuable as they evaluate technologies and products that can keep them ahead of the competitive curve. Here's how some of the attendees rated the event. "I thought that this meeting was very worthwhile, and all of the presenters did a super job. Thanks for the invite and for your hospitality." "Occam did an excellent job, I'm looking forward the next series." "The seminar series was very informative but the hands-on demonstrations were really great. Particularly liked to see the AFC retrofit cabinet." Occam will wrap up this series of symposia with a final event in Portland , Oregon on Thursday, September 14th. If you are in the Oregon or Washington area there is still time to sign up.Click to register . |
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 Click on these links for current news stories about Occam. New OccamView EMS 5.0 in Trials at Multiple Occam Networks Customers Don Panek, CRMDirectory, August 21, 2006 More Info TMCLabs Reviews: TMC Labs Internet Telephony Awards 2006: Part II Internet Telephony, August 2006 Issue More Info Farmers Telecom Coop Picks Occam BLC 6000 to Unify Transport, TDM and DSL networks Optical Networks Daily, August 7, 2006 More Info Occam completes interoperability testing of BLC 6000 with Siemens SURPASS hiQ 8000 softswitch Optical Networks Daily, August 16, 2006 More Info |
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 Do you have subscribers who want IPTV or other high-bandwidth services that you can't deliver as a result of your local loop length? If so, Occam and Comtrend have been working together to solve your problem. The two companies have recently completed interoperability testing between the Occam BLC DSL Blades and the Comtrend NexusLink modem, which supports the ADSL2+ DSL bonding standard (G.bond ITU 998.1). Together the two products deliver significantly higher speed data rates at much longer local loop lengths than single pair modems, enabling you to deliver revenue generating services like IPTV to more subscribers than ever before without replacing your current infrastructure. Because both the BLC DSL Blade and the NexusLink support DSL bonding the Occam/Comtrend solution makes it possible to push up to 15Mbps of data up to 12 kft depending on the gauge of the wire. The ability to support one HD, two SD televisions and high-speed data for a 12kft CSA effectively enables you to increase your addressable market for IPTV and other video services. This new capability also enables you to take advantage of the new NECA tariff, which eases regulation of the second copper pair. The Comtrend NexusLink will be generally available in late September. For more information on the Comtrend NexusLink, contact Dan Knofler at 949.753.9643 or dan.knofler@comtrend.com . Occam Networks and Comtrend. Putting the Power of Partnership to work for you. |
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 If you or someone in your organization needs initial or advanced training, sign up for an Occam training class. BLC Installation and Operations: Four days with hands-on lab September 18-21 (Mon-Thu) Corporate Office, Santa Barbara September 25-28 (Mon-Thu) Orangeburg, South Carolina October 17-20 (Tue-Fri) Corporate Office, Santa Barbara November 13-16 (Mon-Thu) Orangeburg, South Carolina December 4-7 (Mon-Thu) Corporate Office, Santa Barbara Advanced BLC: Two days October 3-4 (Tue-Wed) Corporate Office, Santa Barbara November 7-8 (Tue-Wed) Orangeburg, South Carolina TCP/IP and IPTV Essentials for Occam Networks: Four days September 12-15 (Tue-Fri) Corporate Office, Santa Barbara Please visit our Occam Training web page for class descriptions and on-line signup or call 805-692-3569 for more information. |
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 Second Quarter Free Cash Flow Turns Positive for Occam Networks From Stock Diagnostics, August 23, 2006 CashFlowNews.com reports that Free Cash Flow for Occam Networks Inc (OTC:OCNW) for its second quarter ended June 30, 2006 was a positive $61,000, compared with a negative Free Cash Flow of $(1,139,000) for the comparable year earlier quarter. Occam Networks has generated two consecutive quarters of positive Free Cash Flow. Free Cash Flow for the most recent quarter also reached a four year high. For Occam Networks' twelve months ended June 30, 2006 Free Cash Flow was $(1,549,000), compared with $(12,530,000), a 88% improvement over the comparable year earlier twelve months. Free Cash Flow for the most recent twelve months also reached a three year high. |
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 Amazon.com rolls out TV, movie download service America's Network, September 11, 2006 More Info Telecom Business Transformation Don't Forget About the Revenue! By Keith Willetts, Chairman & CEO, TeleManagment Forum Telecommunications Magazine, September 11, 2006 More Info Stuck in the Middle NDS and SES American Offering new IPTV Middleware By Jim Barthold, Telecommunications Magazine, September 7, 2006 More Info Cable Tech Vendors Make IPTV Push By Alan Breznick, Site Editor, Cable Digital News More Info |
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