Occam Networks Inc. announced Tuesday that three rural telephone companies have selected and deployed its GPON solutions following a competitive bid process.
Ballard Telephone in LaCenter, Ky., has deployed Occam’s BLC 6322 GPON OLT and ON 2442 GPON Triple Play Gateway ONTs. Ballard is deploying FTTH as part of a strategy to offer subscribers traditional and entertainment services including IP video on demand.
“We contacted neighboring telcos and they were all using Occam with great success,” said Harlan Parker, general manager at Ballard. “The flexibility and ease of turn up of Occam’s products greatly facilitated our deployment.”
As part of this deployment, Ballard has also purchased Occam’s BLC 6450 10 GigE Optical Packet Transport and OLT hardware, and BLC 6252 ADSL2Plus and POTS with Gigabit Ethernet hardware.
Peoples Rural Telephone of McKee, Ky., now offers advanced voice services, high-speed data and video via RF overlay using Occam’s BLC 6322 GPON OLT hardware and ON 2445 ONTs. Peoples also purchased Occam’s BLC 6012i high capacity chassis. As a result of this deployment, more than 50 percent of subscribers in Peoples’ geography are now served with Occam equipment.
“True IP over Ethernet, end-to-end connectivity is why we went with Occam. Other equipment providers did not offer this,” said Michael Stidham, network consultant with Peoples Rural Telephone.
Based on its experience deploying Occam’s Gigabit Ethernet FTTP equipment in the past, Nex-Tech, Hays, Kan., selected Occam’s GPON products. Nex-Tech offers high-speed data, T1, IPTV and advanced voice services.
“The design quality and true integration with Occam’s point-to-point products encouraged us to consider Occam again when researching a GPON solution,” said Jeff Wick, Nex-Tech’s COO. “Occam’s QoS was another important factor. GPON is new to us and Occam’s support greatly facilitated deployment and provided true integration.” Nex-Tech is a subsidiary of Rural Telephone based in Lenora, Kan.
