Optical Solutions Wins Contract With BEK Communications; FiberPath's GPON Provides Economical Solution for Future-Proofing Rural North Dakota
Posted on: Monday, 22 November 2004, 09:00 CST
Optical Solutions, maker of the industry-leading FiberPath 500 GPON, today announced it has been selected by BEK Communications of North Dakota for a multi-year plant replacement in portions of the cooperative's six-county service area.
BEK serves 7,000 access lines and 18 telephone exchanges in rural south-central North Dakota. The independent carrier provides a range of local, long distance, and high-speed data services, as well as business communications services.
Like many of its rural contemporaries, BEK was faced with the challenge of cost-effectively delivering voice, high-speed data and potentially video services to subscribers in low population areas. The carrier found that it no longer had the density to efficiently utilize a DLC interface with traditional wiring to the premises.
"We needed to get away from operating 18,000-foot copper loops - they became too expensive," said Chad Olson, plant manager at BEK Communications. "We did the math on Optical Solutions' PON and found that we could run fiber all the way to the premises for the same cost, yet gain all the extra bandwidth, service capability and future-proofing of an all-fiber network."
BEK is deploying Optical Solutions' FiberPath 500, the telco industry's first Ethernet gigabit PON solution for the local access market. FiberPath 500 is capable of delivering state-of-the-art IPTV, 100-plus Mbps data speeds and multiple telephone lines. The system is fully compliant with ITU FSAN standards, and is currently operating in more than 100 communities nationwide.
"FiberPath's passive architecture allows service providers like BEK to economically provide next-generation voice, data and video services at a distance of 12-plus miles from the central office," said Mike Dagenais, president and CEO of Optical Solutions Inc. "Moreover, with no active electronics in the field, BEK will also save on ongoing maintenance and operating expenses."
About Optical Solutions
Optical Solutions Inc. is driving the gigabit passive optical network (GPON) evolution with its FiberPath(R) 500 fiber to the premises (FTTP) solution. FiberPath 500 incorporates GPON for broadband delivery of voice, video and high-speed data directly to the home and broader community. Optical Solutions leads the market with more than 60 percent of the installed base of PON systems in North America. These systems are fully operational and generating revenue. Optical Solutions' customers are facilities-based service providers, including independent telephone companies, competitive and incumbent local exchange carriers, utilities, municipalities and housing developers. For more information, please visit: www.opticalsolutions.com
Source: Business Wire
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