BTI Adds VARBTI Adds VAR

OTTAWA -- BTI Systems, a global supplier of microWDMTM solutions for the delivery of Gigabit services, today announced Goldfield Telecom has joined the BTI Systems Channel Partner Program. Goldfield Telecom, a leading value-added reseller (VAR) of telecommunications networking systems, will introduce BTI Systems’ optical platforms to its customer base of 500 ILEC and CLEC service providers and enterprises across the United States.

“Carriers are running out of available fiber and need a cost-effective way to accommodate the explosive demand for high-bandwidth services driven by wireless multimedia, high-speed Internet, video and Ethernet Private Line applications,” said Darrel Seaba, President, Goldfield Telecom. “By offering BTI Systems’ solutions to our customers, Goldfield will enable the evolution from SONET to Ethernet by providing a way to multiplex multiple services onto a single fiber with a cost effective, scalable platform, both in the backbone and in the outside plant.”

BTI Systems Inc.