Occam Networks Selected by Etex to Offer Triple Play Services.

One of the Largest Triple Play Networks in Texas to Be Built by Tenth Largest ILEC 

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Occam Networks[R] Inc. (NASDAQ:OCNW), a leading supplier of innovative Ethernet and IP-based loop carrier equipment to telecommunications companies, announced today that Etex Telephone Cooperative, Inc., among the largest independent local exchange carriers (ILECs) in Texas, has purchased multiple products of Occam's Broadband Loop Carrier system to provide its customers with advanced services, such as Triple Play.

"Although we work with other equipment providers, we chose to bring in Occam to help us upgrade our network to offer IPTV and a complete range of Triple Play services," said Danny Johnson, Assistant Manager of Etex Telephone Cooperative. "We are deploying one of the largest Triple Play installations in Texas. To date, Occam's BLC implementation has met all of our expectations and their engineers have completed all the projects we identified on time and on budget."

Etex is deploying Occam's BLC 6252, 6440 and 6312 blades inside Occam's BLC 6012 chassis. The 6252-02 ADSL2Plus Blade provides 48 ports of ADSL2Plus with Lifeline POTS on the same physical interface to deliver voice, data and video services.

"We are excited to help Etex deploy their Triple Play network," said Russ Sharer, vice president of marketing for Occam. "The BLC 6252, our combo POTS and DSL blade has become the workhorse for IOCs looking to do IPTV. Its software and service monitoring capabilities are unmatched."

Etex is planning a mixed copper and fiber triple play deployment, giving their customers a rich offering of advanced services.

"Etex's vision is perfectly in line with Occam's," Sharer said. "Delivering differentiated voice via a VoIP Softswitch, true high speed internet, fully digital IPTV and capacity for nearly unlimited Video on Demand will enable their subscribers to experience the promise and the power of IP networks. We are excited to help Etex, among the largest IOCs in Texas, deploy a very large network to support Triple Play. Etex met with multiple telco equipment providers and selected Occam as best able to assist them with this deployment."

About Etex Telephone Cooperative

Etex Telephone Cooperative was formed in 1952 to meet the communications needs of people living in rural northeast Texas. The Cooperative has grown from 743 original members to more than 17,400 members today. Etex Telephone Cooperative serves 710 square miles of rural East Texas. Customers within this service area can receive local, long distance, cellular and internet (dial-up and DSL) service at rates comparable to those found in urban areas around the state. Deployment of fiber in the loop further enhances our ability to offer other broadband services.

About Occam Networks Inc.

Occam Networks' broadband loop carrier (BLC) solutions enable telecommunications and other service providers to offer the most innovative voice, broadband, IPTV and full triple play services over copper or fiber. Occam solutions give telco service providers maximum flexibility and scalability to continuously expand their offerings, with an unmatched simplicity of service deployment. Occam's BLC products and services are currently deployed at over 200 service providers in North America. For more information, please visit www.occamnetworks.com

Portions of this press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future performance of Occam Networks, including statements predicting increased adoption of products and technologies offered by Occam and the willingness and ability of our customers to purchase additional Occam products and upgrade their product offerings. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from any future performance suggested in such statements. In particular, rapidly changing technologies and market conditions may require changes to Occam's products, and the willingness of our customers to purchase upgraded products such as Triple Play will depend in part on customers' existing network configurations and any incremental costs associated with implementing upgrades. Occam does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Please also refer to the company's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, annual report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC. These filings contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

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