Ten Ontario IOCs Upgrade Their Networks with Occam

Paving the Way for Full Triple Play Services and Fiber Deployment

Occam Networks Inc., a leading supplier of innovative Ethernet and IP-based loop carrier equipment to telecommunications companies, announced today that ten local telcos in Canada's Ontario province have selected Occam Network's BLC 6000 solution to upgrade their networks. Occam has seen tremendous success in Ontario over the last 18 months, and is now serving two-thirds of its independent telcos.

"We selected the Occam platform because it offers the most flexibility of any BLC product of which we are aware," said Wayne Lynch, Manager of Transport Infrastructure for Ontera. "We are very pleased to have found a single product from which we can deliver such a wide array of services over an IP network."

In addition to Ontera, Occam's nine additional new carrier customers in Ontario include:

Cochrane Telecom Services
Execulink Inc.
Gosfield North Communications Co-op Ltd.
Huron Telecommunications Co-operative, Ltd.
Nexicom Group
North Renfrew Telecom
Quadro Communications
Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd.
Wtc Communications (Westport)

Together, the ten telcos support more than 35,000 access lines in Ontario. Most of these operators are utilizing the Occam BLC 6252 blade. The BLC 6252 provides 48 ports of ADSL2Plus with Lifeline POTS on the same physical interface to deliver voice, data and video services. Subscriber DSL and POTS ports combine with four ports of resilient Gigabit Ethernet transport capabilities to position the 6252-02 Blade as the Triple Play workhorse for the future.

For the future, all are preparing to offer full Triple Play services as soon as an IPTV feed is available in Ontario, the telcos are also preparing to migrate to fiber to the premises (FTTP).

"Ontario is an important area for Occam growth as these carriers prepare for both IPTV and fiber deployment," said Russ Sharer, vice president of marketing for Occam Networks. "Engineers at these carriers understand that Occam offers the most flexible, scalable value proposition available today."

By Occam