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Occam Networks' GPON Solution Chosen by Two Telcos Focused on Simplicity and Time to Revenue
StreetInsider.com
June 12, 2008
Two North American telecommunications service providers have selected Occam Networks' GPON products to deliver fiber to the premise (FTTP) and advanced voice, data and video services. Occam Networks(R) Inc. (NASDAQ: OCNW) is a leading broadband access supplier, offering multiservice access platform (MSAP) solutions based on pure packet technologies. The service providers include Sogetel of Quebec, Canada and Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative based in Oxford, Wisconsin.
"Telecommunications service providers of all sizes are rapidly upgrading their networks to accommodate the enormous bandwidth demands resulting from the deluge of social and business networking, video, IPTV and other content that both businesses and consumers are demanding," said Teresa Mastrangelo, founder, principal analyst and director of research at BroadbandTrends, an independent market research and consulting firm specializing in the coverage of broadband infrastructure and services. "Occam Networks' GPON solutions fit the needs of many telcos, based on the ability to incorporate both Point-to-Point (P2P) and GPON architectures as well as the Occam Packet Engine's ability to shape and manage traffic."
Sogetel, an independent telecommunications company, operates nearly 26,000 telephone access lines in four geographic areas (Beauce-Etchemins, Centre-du-Quebec, Maskinonge and Saint-Liboire) of Quebec through an optical fiber network linking each sector with major urban centers. After evaluating many fiber access solutions, Sogetel chose Occam's GPON product based on the findings that Occam's innovation, high performance and ease of use exceeded competitive products in all categories. The company plans to continue to use Occam's BLC equipment to expand their offerings for subscribers.
Marquette-Adams currently provides triple play services to their customers over Occam's ADSL2Plus platform, but with the rising demand for high definition TV, video-on-demand and the expectation of additional broadband services in the future, the company felt the need to offer more bandwidth to their customers. They have successfully deployed Occam's GPON solution as part of their network evolution strategy and plan to achieve their goal of 100% deployment of FTTH in the next 3-4 years. Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative offers subscribers local and long distance telephone service, IPTV, DSL and Web hosting, and operates 3,500 access lines.
"As we developed plans to advance our triple play service offerings to our subscribers, we determined that a GPON solution made strategic and economic sense for the future of our access network," said Bryan Amundson, Marquette-Adams CEO. "After a thorough review process, Occam Networks' GPON products rose above competing solutions based on its ease of deployment, rapid turn up and innovative suite of features."
At the center of Occam's GPON solution is the Occam Packet Engine, developed specifically to support the massive Ethernet switching and IP packet processing that triple play networks require. Using this chip, a single OLT blade switches packets at rates up to 15 Gigabits per second, can be field upgraded to perform deep packet inspection, manages 2,048 data streams, and delivers hardware-based QoS, security, and multicast management. The GPON solution consists of the BLC 6322 Optical Line Terminal (OLT) blade and ON 2400 series Optical Network Terminals (ONT).
Unlike access systems that layer GPON onto older, cell based technology, the Occam system supports full line-rate bandwidth for every GPON port simultaneously. In addition, Occam's innovative GPON solution integrates 10G transport - a key enabler of FTTP architectures. This is critical for high IP-HDTV on-demand take rates. As Ethernet based broadband continues to displace alternative options, Occam's GPON solution marks the next generation of FTTP.
"As access technologies continue to evolve, application developers will create new types of content and new ways to stream media rich content, which in turn will spur new services and consumer demand," said Russ Sharer, Occam's vice president of marketing. "Occam is dedicated to developing new technologies and solutions that help service providers address their communications requirements while staying one step ahead of their competition. Our commitment is to deliver solutions that are innovative, easy to install and ensure the industry's fastest time to revenue."