* Occam Networks helping Iowa CLEC go FTTH
Occam Networks said that the Local Internet Service Company (Lisco), a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) serving the Fairfield, Iowa area, has begun purchasing Occam’s BLC 6000 Fiber products as part of a strategy to overbuild Fairfield with fiber-to-the-home (FTTH).
Lisco has purchased Occam’s 6312 Optical Line Termination blades and 6314s 10GigE Optical Packet Transport and Optical Line Termination blades. When the project is complete, Lisco intends to offer voice, data and video to approximately 4,000 residential subscribers.
* Freedom Interactive gains online video networks
Freedom Interactive, the Internet division of Freedom Communications Inc., has added Brightcove Inc., a pioneer in Internet TV, and MeeVee Inc., an online video and TV guide provider, to its network of more than 40 national Web sites.
The new networks will launch in May, beginning with OCRegister.com, the home of The Orange County Register.
* Cedar Point lands first govt. trial of Safari
Cedar Point Communications Inc. announced the first trial and evaluation of its Safari C³ Multimedia Switching System in the government sector, with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif.
Berkeley Lab will test the capabilities of the system to support the communications needs of researchers and staff on the campus, and it will collaborate with Cedar Point to research advanced applications for VoIP services.
* Japanese MSO launching IP home-monitoring service
Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Japan’s largest MSO, will launch a new IP camera home-monitoring service for high-speed Internet subs with both J:COM NET Premier (30 Mbps) and J:COM NET Highgrade (160 Mbps). The “Peace of Mind” service will launch nationwide in June with Cablenet Kobe Ashiya Co. and Hokusetsu Cable Net Co.
* DNF Controls names SE field technical sales rep
DNF Controls has appointed broadcast industry veteran William M. (Mike) Quinn to the role of Southeast field technical sales representative. Quinn’s territory includes Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Kentucky. Prior to joining DNF Controls, Quinn served as senior sales consultant for premier systems integrator Digital System Technology.
* Tek RF tool now reads wireless coverage quality
Tektronix announced the enhancement of its RF Scout Interference Hunter tool’s applications to include a radio frequency (RF) benchmarking capability. Tek said it enables competitive measurements of carrier network quality and coverage. The tool also includes integrated map-based spectrum analysis for faster and more effective network optimization.
The new RF benchmarking capability enables field engineers and technicians to make multiple measurements at multiple frequencies in one physical pass. For example, the RF Scout can scan GSM and WCDMA signals as well as make noise floor measurements, all in a single pass, allowing benchmarking and analysis of complex RF coverage or interference issues.
