Bascom Mutual of Ohio Achieves 90 Percent Market Penetration With Optical Solutions' FiberPath 500 GPON.MINNEAPOLIS -- Fiber-to-the-premises market leader Optical Solutions Inc. and Bascom Mutual Telephone Company have teamed up on a competitive overbuild o·ver·build v. o·ver·built , o·ver·build·ing, o·ver·builds v.tr. 1. To build over or on top of. 2. To construct more buildings in (an area) than necessary. 3. that is edging out the local Bell incumbent in rural Ohio. The century-old cooperative has achieved 90 percent "take rates" with its deployment of FiberPath 500, the industry's first triple-play equipment and networking solution that utilizes GPON See PON. , or gigabit passive optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. . Bascom Mutual is overbuilding two communities in Fostoria and Tiffin Tiffin, city (1990 pop. 18,604), seat of Seneca co., N central Ohio, on the scenic Sandusky River in a farm area; inc. 1835. China, glassware, machinery, wire and cable, and electrical equipment are made in the city. Heidelberg College and Tiffin Univ. are there. , approximately 50 miles southeast of Toledo. For residents in these areas, the decision to switch service providers was a no-brainer according to Bascom General Manager Dennis Depinet. Residents who sign-up for services will enjoy high-speed data that's three times faster than the incumbent's offering, in addition to the area's only IP voice and video services. Moreover, these services will be provided at incomparable prices, thanks to the cooperative's issuance of capital credits. Bascom customers literally pay pennies on the dollar for state-of-the-art voice, video and data services. FiberPath 500 GPON seamlessly integrates with Bascom's unique copper-free, all-fiber and coax network. "FiberPath greatly enhances our data rates and video capabilities, and the distance of the PON (Passive Optical Network) An optical point-to-multipoint access network. There are no optical repeaters or other active devices in a PON, hence the name "passive. allows us to economically deploy advanced services to rural customers," said Depinet. By deploying FiberPath 500, Bascom Mutual is taking advantage of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission's progressive legislation to help service providers roll out broadband services to the state's residents. Ohio's "edge out" policy means that Bascom Mutual and other independents can easily expand their service area via a competitive overbuild and offer broadband services in a neighboring area - all without forming a separate CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) subsidiary. "By expanding its service area with FiberPath, Bascom is bringing the life-enhancing quality of IP services to residents who would otherwise be left behind," said Brian Brown, senior vice president of sales and service at Optical Solutions. "Bascom has not only secured the future of its network, it has secured the loyalty of a whole new community of customers." About Optical Solutions Optical Solutions Inc. is driving the gigabit passive optical network (GPON) evolution with its ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. FSAN-compliant FiberPath(R) 500 fiber to the premises Fiber to the premises (FTTP) is a form of fiber-optic communication delivery in which an optical fiber is run directly onto the customers' premises. This contrasts with other fiber-optic communication delivery strategies such as fiber to the node (FTTN), fiber to the curb (FTTP (Fiber To The Premises) The installation of optical fiber from the carrier directly into the home or office. Also called "fiber to the home" (FTTH). See PON and FTTC. See also FTP. ) 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 |
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