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Occam Networks Enables Hopi Telecommunications to Overhaul Network, Upgrade Tied to Community Improvement Initiative
The New Telco Will Offer Basic Services to Many Residents for the First Time
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – August 15, 2007 – Occam Networks® Inc. (NASDAQ: OCNW), a leading supplier of innovative Ethernet and IP-based loop carrier equipment to telecommunications companies, announced today that Hopi Telecommunications, Inc. (HTI) has chosen Occam Networks' Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) equipment to overhaul their network. N-Com, L.P., headquartered in Lubbock, Tex., assisted HTI in selecting Occam.
"We are significantly upgrading our network to offer state-of-the-art infrastructure, we believe this will dramatically improve the social and economic well-being of the Hopi Nation throughout central Arizona," said Brent Kennedy, President and General Manager of Hopi Telecommunications. "We are confident Occam's equipment will enable us to make enormous improvements to our services, such as greatly reducing outages, cross-talk and fast busy signals that have occurred due to lack of network capacity."
HTI has purchased equipment to completely overhaul their entire network from outdated legacy equipment to modern POTS/DSL/T1 solutions. Occam blades HTI will deploy include the BLC 6150-01 and BLC 6151-01 Lifeline POTS blades, BLC 6246 and BLC 6252-02 ADSL2Plus with Lifeline POTS blades, and the BLC Emergency Standalone (ESA) blade.
Hopi Telecommunications is a new telco, founded in 2004, and today serves 2,000 subscribers. Leaders of the Hopi Tribal Council decided to purchase the phone system as part of a strategy to improve life in the community through upgraded infrastructure. In addition, Tribal leaders believe the improved infrastructure will assist the Hopi Nation maintain and attract jobs for Tribal members.
"Occam's solution offered us the latest technology with the least amount of technical and educational ramp up time," Mr. Kennedy continued. "Occam has a strong reputation for excellent products that turn up quickly, are the most cost effective over the long term and enable us to easily add new services in the future."
"We are proud to assist the Hopi Nation in improving their community by upgrading their telecommunications infrastructure," said Nathan Harrell, vice president of sales for Occam. "Occam's focus on simplicity and rapid deployment should enable HTI to bring new services to Tribal members faster than other solutions."
About Hopi Telecommunications, Inc.
Headquartered in Flagstaff, Arizona, Hopi Telecommunications, Inc. was established in 2004 by the Hopi Tribal Council and is wholly-owned by the Hopi Tribe. HTI's mission includes providing better quality telecommunications to the Hopi Nation, creating a sustainable business that provides jobs to Tribal Members, offering a telecommunications infrastructure that promotes economic and social development, and promoting Tribal sovereignty through empowerment, self-sufficiency and self-regulation.
About Occam Networks Inc.
Occam Networks' broadband loop carrier (BLC) solutions enable telecommunications and other service providers to offer innovative voice, broadband, IPTV and full triple play services over copper or fiber. Occam solutions give telco service providers the flexibility and scalability to continuously expand their offerings with simplicity of service deployment. Occam's BLC products and services are currently deployed at over 230 service providers in North America and the Caribbean. For more information, please visit www.occamnetworks.com.
Contact:
Kirsten McGregor
Occam Networks
1.805.692.2917
kmcgregor@occamnetworks.com
Tim Johnson
Stearns Johnson Communications
+1 415.397.7600
tjohnson@stearnsjohnson.com
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