Wabash Mutual Telephone Deploys Occam’s FTTP Equipment Within and Beyond Existing Footprint
Occam Networks’ BLC 6000 Simplifies Wabash Mutual Telephone’s Transition to FTTP
Expanding to Complete a Competitive Overbuild with Occam Solutions
Building on the success of its deployment of Occam Networks’ ADSL2Plus solutions, Wabash Mutual Telephone is now deploying Occam’s FTTP equipment in new areas within and beyond its existing footprint. Occam Networks®, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCNW – News) is a leading broadband access supplier offering multiservice access platform (MSAP) solutions based on pure packet technologies.
“We compared Occam’s GPON solution with other vendors and performed field trials for four months before finalizing our selection. At the end of the day, Occam’s GPON with 10Gigabit capabilities, flexibility and ease of deployment tipped the scales in their favor,” said Mike Boley, Wabash Mutual’s President. “Their solutions delivered higher performance and easier operation than the competitive solutions we reviewed.”
Wabash Mutual deployed Occam’s ADSL2Plus solutions in 2005 as part of its Triple Play strategy. Today all of Wabash Mutual’s ILEC service area enjoys ADSL2Plus service. Wabash Mutual is currently completing a competitive FTTH overbuild with Occam equipment that will include a series of 10 Gigabit middle mile transport rings feeding Gigabit Ethernet FTTH access nodes. The first of these rings already provides network connectivity to broadband subscribers in rural communities.
Boley adds, “In test deployments of Occam’s Active Ethernet solutions, we installed the BLC 6000, turned it up and walked away. Its ease of use is extraordinary.”
“Rural broadband providers are aggressively migrating to FTTP while finding creative ways to increase revenue streams. Some create new services, some expand their service footprints. Wabash is doing both,” said Juan Vela, Occam’s Director of Solutions Marketing and Strategy. “The BLC 6000—a simple, converged broadband access platform—has the performance, flexibility and ease of use that progressive operators like Wabash need to successfully reinvent themselves around broadband.”
About Wabash Mutual Telephone
Wabash Mutual Telephone, founded in 1911, is a subscriber-owned telephone company serving an 82-square mile area in West Central Ohio. The company is a member of ComNet, a consortium of 19 Ohio-based independent telephone companies. Wabash is a full service communications company offering its predominately rural subscriber base a range of voice, data and video services through its approximately 2,500 subscriber lines. The company is headquartered in Celina, Ohio. Additional information is available at www.wabash.com.
About Occam Networks, Inc.
Occam Networks’ broadband access solutions empower service providers to offer profitable new voice, data and video services over copper and fiber. Occam systems deliver flexibility and scalability in a Triple Play world. Over 2.5 million BLC 6000 ports are currently deployed at over 350 service providers worldwide. For more information, please visit www.occamnetworks.com.
