Occam Intros GigE OLT, ONT

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- OccamR Networks Inc. (OTCBB: OCCM), a supplier of innovative Ethernet- and IP-based loop carrier equipment to telecommunications companies worldwide, today introduced the BLC 6312 Optical Line Termination (OLT) blade for the company's BLC 6000 Broadband Loop Carrier System and the ON 2240, an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) the industry's first products to deliver up to one gigabit per second of bandwidth to the subscriber premise. The new products enable Telcos to build highly cost-effective active Ethernet FTTP networks for delivering bandwidth-intensive services such as high-speed data, video on demand (VOD), IPTV and high definition television (HD) to residential and business subscribers. Occam will demonstrate both products at Supercomm 2005 (Booth 73033), June 6-9, in Chicago, Ill. The company will begin field trials of the products in the third quarter of 2005, with initial product shipment expected in the fourth quarter of 2005.

"With this new functionality, the Occam BLC 6000 delivers one of the strongest solution sets we have seen for the access network," said Erik M. Keith, senior analyst for broadband infrastructure at Current Analysis. "We are excited to see a product like this debut because it sets a new level of innovation. No other manufacturer can currently deliver one gigabit of bandwidth to the subscribers premise as cost-effectively. The Occam BLC 6000 offers service providers a broad array of capabilities in a single platform and provides them with a wide variety of options to address both the current and future service delivery requirements of their access networks. Occam has always been on the leading edge of the technology curve with its products, but the company always ensures that it offers its customers a simple, non-disruptive and cost-effective migration path to the next level of innovation."

The BLC 6312 OLT and ON 2240 ONT provide a complete Gigabit Ethernet FTTP access network solution that is a cost-effective alternative to a passive optical network (PON). An active Gigabit Ethernet FTTP access network offers Telcos a variety of additional advantages.

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