Occam in the News
Occam Wins in Iowa
November 13, 2007
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Occam Networks® Inc. (NASDAQ:OCNW), a leading broadband access network supplier, announced today that Alpine Communications is upgrading its network to provide advanced Triple Play fiber to the premise (FTTP) services with Occam's Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) 6000 system. Alpine is headquartered in Elkader and serves 6,300 subscribers in seven rural communities throughout northeast Iowa.
Alpine has purchased Occam's BLC 6312 Optical Line Termination Blades and ON 2342 Optical Network Terminal Active Fiber Triple Play Gateways. When completed, Alpine will manage an all-IP network, one of the largest FTTP networks in the state and the first incorporating Nortel's CS 1500 communications server, which will act as the IP voice switch.
"We've had great success working with Occam in the past and are enthusiastic to continue our relationship as we implement our strategy of moving to an all-FTTP network," said Chris Hopp, general manager for Alpine Communications. "In our applications, active Ethernet makes more sense than GPON, and Occam lets us make that choice.
"Active supplies a dedicated 'pipe' that provides full bi-directional bandwidth. As services evolve to include bandwidth intensive applications like video, we believe having intelligent devices at the edge of the network is advantageous for the following reasons: multicast streaming, ease of management and troubleshooting, flexibility in providing new services and low first subscriber costs.