Occam Networks Supports Sogetel's Network Upgrade to Offer VoIP and IPTV Deployment

The Largest Independent in Quebec, Sogetel Expands Services to
Include VoIP and IPTV
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Occam Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCNW), a leading supplier of
innovative Ethernet and IP-based loop carrier equipment to
telecommunications companies, announced today that Sogetel Inc., the
largest independent telephone company in Quebec, Canada, has purchased
Occam's Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) 6000 solution to complete a
significant upgrade to its network, enabling the service provider to
offer VoIP and IPTV services to its subscribers. Sogetel maintains
offices in Nicolet, St. Paulin, Lac Etchemin, St. Liboire and other
locations in the province of Quebec.

"We have been impressed with the flexibility and scalability of
the Occam BLC platform, and we are able to streamline procedures
within our organization since Occam utilizes many of the same
programming languages as our existing Cisco products," said Yves
Duval, Sogetel's chief operation officer. "Sogetel has a long history
of investing in the highest quality infrastructure products so that we
may continuously offer our subscribers new services. Our purchase of
Occam access equipment continues that tradition."

Sogetel maintains 26,000 access lines and offers subscribers
landline and wireless local and long distance phone service and
high-speed broadband services. Engineers are deploying Occam equipment
at more than 35 sites across Sogetel's service area, with a plan to
offer VoIP and IPTV over Occam BLC blades. Sogetel has purchased
Occam's BLC 6252 POTS and ADSL2Plus combo blade and BLC 6214 ADSL2Plus
blade. Sogetel is also using BLC 6450 blades to accommodate 10G
transport rings to accommodate IP traffic increases.

To offer IPTV in the communities Sogetel serves, engineers will
push electronics closer to the premises while utilizing ADSL2+ to
provide IPTV over the last mile copper facilities. Sogetel is also
deploying FTTP in areas where it is necessary to replace existing
copper lines. To complete the application needs, Sogetel is eagerly
awaiting Occam's BLC 6322 GPON blade for deployment later this year.

"Sogetel is a true innovator in providing its subscribers advanced
telecommunications services. In addition to meeting today's need for
VoIP and IPTV, Sogetel is building an infrastructure that will
accelerate the evolution of IP based services well into the future,"
said Nathan Harrell, vice president of sales for Occam Networks.
"While still in the initial deployment phase, Sogetel has already seen
the operational benefits of Occam's service management features - a
key to minimizing total cost of ownership."

About Sogetel Inc.

Sogetel is the largest independent telephone company in Quebec and
maintains half of all independent access lines in the province. It has
served Quebec's telecommunications needs for more than 115 years and
is still a family-run company. Sogetel current maintains 26,000 access
lines in four different rural areas of Quebec. In the last three
years, it has enlarged its landline network by acquiring three
independent telephone companies. Sogetel is also developing a new
market by building out a WiMax wireless network that can provide DSL
and VoIP service outside its core service area. Sogetel has 85
employs. For more information, please visit www.sogetel.com.

About Occam Networks Inc.

Occam Networks' broadband access solutions empower service
providers to offer profitable new voice, data and video services over
copper and fiber. Occam systems deliver flexibility and scalability in
a Triple Play world. Over 1.6 million BLC 6000 ports are currently
deployed at over 260 service providers in North America and the
Caribbean. For more information, please visit www.occamnetworks.com.

Cautionary Note about Forward-Looking Statements

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.

Occam Networks and Occam BLC 6000 are either registered trademarks
or trademarks of Occam Networks Inc. in the United States and/or other
countries.

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Stearns Johnson Communications
Steve Masar, 1-415-397-7600
smasar@stearnsjohnson.com
or
Occam Networks
Russ Sharer, 1-805-692-2910
rsharer@occamnetworks.com

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