Prairie Grove Telephone chooses Occam

JULY 18, 2007 -- Occam Networks Inc. (search for Occam) announced that Prairie Grove Telephone Co., an Arkansas telco, has selected Occam Networks to upgrade its network to Active Ethernet.

"We looked at approximately six access equipment companies and selected Occam. Their approach is based on the simplification of our network, ease of use and long-term value," said John Morano, central office supervisor at Prairie Grove. "Active Ethernet is the most effective technology for us to upgrade and expand our network and the services we offer our subscribers."

Prairie Grove will deploy a combination of Occam fiber, DSL, and T1 CES blades on a 10-Gbit/sec backbone network that will feed 55 wire centers. The five-year goal is to bring ultra high bandwidth to 100% of its customer base, thus enabling the carrier to be meet its customers' services needs in the future.

Prairie Grove serves approximately 10,000 subscribers, providing voice and broadband data products today, and plans to offer video in the future. Prairie Grove Telephone was founded in 1897 and serves west Washington County. Its network consists of five loops. This project will upgrade a portion of one of those loops. "We plan to continue to upgrade our entire network with Occam equipment in the future," Morano added.

"Prairie Grove demonstrates the benefits of our focus on simplicity and ease of deployment. Our BLC products fit into their network, enabling them to complete their upgrade in stages," said Nathan Harrell, vice president of sales for Occam. "We're eager to work with them to help Prairie Grove give their subscribers the best broadband service in Arkansas."

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