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Occam Networks Announces GPON Product Line
October 22, 2007

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Occam Networks® Inc. (NASDAQ:OCNW - News), a leading broadband access supplier, today added powerful GPON to its BLC 6000 system. At the center of Occam's GPON is the Occam Packet Engine, developed specifically to support the massive Ethernet and IP processing that Triple Play networks will require. Using this chip, a single OLT blade switches packets at a multigigabit per second rate, performs deep packet inspection on millions of packets per second, manages 2,048 data streams, and delivers hardware-based QoS, security, and multicast management. Occam currently projects the new products to be available in Q1 2008, with the exception of the ON 2445, which is anticipated in Q2 2008.

"Occam's new GPON products should help operators address the growing consumer demand for a better, more individualized, ‘always on' experience, and give them the flexibility to incorporate both Active Ethernet and GPON architectures into their access networks," said Erik M. Keith, senior analyst for broadband infrastructure at analyst firm Current Analysis. "And with the abilities of the Occam Packet Engine architecture to shape and manage traffic, we believe that Occam should provide the operators with unique tools to deliver differentiated services."

"We believe that operators are experiencing increasing demand for bandwidth, driven by HDTV and on-demand video and social networking sites that facilitate a massive amount of uploading and downloading high-bandwidth content," said Russ Sharer, Occam's vice president of marketing.

"Occam has always been committed to Ethernet and IP, and offers operators the power to handle full line-rate IP Triple Play. Our new GPON offering is an important component of Occam's High Definition Access strategy, a comprehensive approach for enabling operators to meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities presented by consumers' increasing bandwidth demands."

Unlike access systems that layer GPON onto older, ATM-based technology, the Occam system supports full line-rate bandwidth for every GPON port simultaneously, both interblade and into the backhaul. This is critical for high IP-HDTV on-demand take rates.

And, unlike SONET, Occam's highly resilient Ethernet backhaul rings use all backhaul links in normal operation, load-shifting immediately and gracefully on link failure.

Occam's initial GPON solutions will include:

  • The BLC 6322 OLT: four GPON ports. A single Occam BLC 6012 shelf will support up to 48 GPONs.
  • The ON 2442 ONT: single family residence, two POTS and four Ethernet ports.
  • The ON 2444 ONT: single family residence, two POTS and four Ethernet ports, and 1555 nm RF broadcast.
  • The ON 2445 ONT: single family residence, two POTS and four Ethernet ports, 1555 nm RF broadcast, and HPNAv3.
  • The ON 2451 ONT: multiple dwelling unit, 4 - 8 POTS ports, 8 - 16 Ethernet ports, 1555 nm RF broadcast, and HPNAv3.1.

Occam's GPON blades and ONTs are integrated into the company's BLC 6000 access system, enabling operators to build cohesive, easily managed access networks. With the new products, Occam merges 10GigE, GigE, ADSL2Plus, DS1, HPNA, RF video, Ethernet, VoIP, POTS, and now GPON. Everything is integrated, with a unified backhaul, a single set of shelves and enclosures, and managed by OccamView EMS. Occam's GPON offerings also reflect its focus on simplicity of turn-up and operation. They include centralized, standards-based ONT control through ONT Management Control Interface (OMCI), and feature easy provisioning with VLANs.