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May 31, 2005 - Valley Telecom Group, a Leading Telecom Company in SE Arizona and
SW New Mexico, Chooses Wave7 Optics for New FTTP Network
Atlanta – May 31, 2005 – Wave7 Optics Inc., the world’s leading
supplier of IP video and point-to-multipoint Ethernet PON FTTP
(fiber-to-the-premises) systems for residential and business services, today
announced that the Valley Telecom Group of Willcox, Arizona has selected Wave7’s
“Last Mile Link” (LML) fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network equipment to deliver
a high-quality triple play of IP-based voice, television and data services to
residential and business customers in Willcox and Safford, Arizona. Valley
currently has 10,000 access lines in its service region.
Funded in part by a Rural Utilities Service (RUS, a service of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture) loan, network construction will begin in mid-2005 and
“pass” more than 7000 homes and businesses in the two communities by the
conclusion of the expected nine-month project. Valley is “overbuilding” existing
Qwest copper-based facilities to expand their broadband offerings in this
region. Subscribers to Valley’s new FTTP network will enjoy more than 100
channels of television, including pay-per-view, four telephone lines and a
symmetrical upstream/downstream Internet connection for real “high-speed”
surfing, interactive gaming and more.
Valley is also providing FTTP service to Playas, New Mexico, the site of a
former smelting operation that became a “ghost town” after the smelter closed.
New Mexico Tech University subsequently purchased the town property and will use
it to model disaster simulations as part of the University’s contract with the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The FTTP network will provide the
high-speed data connections and other communications capabilities required to
conduct the simulation exercises.
“We liked the economics and deployment flexibility of the Last Mile Link system,
such as having hardened PON ONTs that can stand up in the field to our harsh
summers,” said Joe Webb, COO of Valley Telecom. “FTTP also makes sense on a
number of levels, such as system durability and lower maintenance costs, but
especially when it comes to quality of service. For instance, the IP video
service provided by the Last Mile Link is truly impressive and I know our
customers are going to love it.”
Visitors to both Supercomm (www.supercomm2005.com), next week in Chicago, and
Cable-Tec Expo (http://expo.scte.org), June 15 – 17 in San Antonio, can “test
drive” the LML system at the Wave7 Optics booth at each exhibition – 14058 at
Supercomm and 121 at Cable-Tec.
About Valley TeleCom Group
Valley Telecom Group is proud to deliver state of the art communications with
local service and a local commitment to rural AZ and NM. Valley Telecom Group is
comprised of Valley Telephone Cooperative Inc., subsidiary Copper Valley
Telephone, and business divisions Valley Connections and Valley TeleCom. Valley
Telephone Cooperative is an Incumbent Local Exchange Provider that provides
voice and data services to 4800 customers in rural markets in Arizona and New
Mexico. Valley TeleCom Group also represents a regional fiber network offering
IP, Dark Fiber, and long-haul services. Telephone Cooperative Inc. was formed in
1962 and is headquartered in Willcox, AZ. Find out more about Valley TeleCom
group on the Web at
http://www2.vtc.net/.
About Wave7 Optics
Wave7 Optics 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.
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