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April 5, 2005 - Elkhart Telephone Chooses Wave7 Optics for Their New FTTP
Network After a Head-to-Head “Bake Off” Competition
Atlanta, Ga. – April 5, 2005 - Wave7 Optics Inc., the world's
leading supplier of point-to-multipoint Ethernet FTTP (fiber-to-the-premises)
systems for residential and business services, today announced that Elkhart
Telephone of Kansas has selected Wave7’s Last Mile Link (LML) system for their
new FTTP network. Elkhart will deploy the network, which will provide a “triple
play” selection of 4-line per residence VOIP, 100-channel RF-video television
and high-speed data services, throughout its current subscriber base region of
1400 residential and business lines by the end of 2Q 2006.
The selection of Wave7 follows a head-to-head 30-day trial between Wave7’s Last
Mile Link Ethernet-based technology and the GPON (gigabit PON) technology used
by another FTTP vendor. The trial offered voice, video and data services to
residential and business customers in the town of Elkhart and gave Elkhart
Telephone the opportunity to evaluate key deployment criteria, including ease of
equipment installation, service provisioning, quality of service and customer
support operations.
“We thoroughly tested each system and I will say that the other company was a
strong contender, but, in the end, they could not match the feature set and
functionality provided by the Last Mile Link system,” said Mark Forbes, Director
of Network Services of Elkhart Telephone. “Among other things, we really liked
Wave7’s ability to deploy their OLT in the CO or in the field, the LML’s
superior bandwidth throughput and their more capable element management system,
which has true flow-through provisioning. They also demonstrated superior
technical and sales support. We were impressed by the strong references provided
by their current customers and appreciated their overall approach to winning our
business.”
“As demonstrated by their leadership in organizations like OPATSCO and ‘The
Future…Faster,” Elkhart Telephone is a progressive-minded operation in constant
search of the best network technologies for their customers,” said Tom Tighe,
CEO of Wave7 Optics. “We are honored that they selected the Last Mile Link
system for their FTTP broadband service.”
About Elkhart Telephone
Founded in 1956, Elkhart Telephone, dba Epic Touch Co., is a proven provider of
quality, advanced communications services, with a tradition of continuous
technology upgrades to benefit its customers. Epic Touch has provided cable
television services since 1978 and initiated “triple play” services in 1996. In
2000 the company introduced wireless PCS service. For more information, please
visit www.epictouch.com
About Wave7 Optics
Wave7 Optics (www.wave7optics.com) has established itself as an industry leader
in optical broadband access systems with an expanding FTTP product portfolio
featuring a variety of architectural options, based on Ethernet and IP or ATM
standards, for "triple play" voice, video and data services. The company's
patented Last Mile Link system is rapidly gaining market share around the world
with service providers in the IOC, CLEC, MSO, municipal, real estate development
and utility categories.
For more information please contact
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