Occam Networks Named By Ironton Telephone Company To Upgrade DSL Network

Santa Barbara, CA - Occam Networks Inc., a leading broadband access network supplier, announced recently that Ironton Telephone Company is upgrading and expanding the capabilities of its DSL network with Occam's Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) system. Ironton is headquartered in Coplay, Pa. and serves over 18,000 subscribers in eastern and central Pennsylvania.

Ironton has purchased Occam's BLC 6214 ADSL2plus Blades with Gigabit Ethernet and integrated splitters, and BLC 6440-01 Optical Packet Transport Blades.

"We are replacing outdated equipment from another vendor with Occam's BLC products as part of our strategy to provide Ethernet services for our business customers, as well as expand our current capacity for all customers," said Timothy A. Hausman, director of network operations for Ironton Telephone. "Occam's use of Ethernet technology is an important part of our plan to compete by building out bandwidth capabilities to deliver new services."

Ironton Telephone offers its subscribers voice and DSL services. The company maintains partnerships with several Cable MSOs through which Ironton provides voice services as part of a comprehensive Triple Play package.

"Occam's focus on rapid deployment and fast ‘time to revenue' has enabled Ironton to complete their upgrade quickly and easily," said Nathan Harrell, vice president of sales for Occam Networks. "We look forward to helping the company with future network upgrades and deployments."

SOURCE: Occam Networks Inc.