Polar Communications Simplifies Broadband Infrastructure with Pannaway's IP & Ethernet Service Convergence Network (SCN™) Access & Transport Solution
Thriving Cooperative Leverages Pannaway to Solidify Position as N. Dakota's Leading IP Triple Play Services Provider
Portsmouth, NH
Polar Communications is currently upgrading its legacy TDM and ATM-based systems with a single, easy-to-manage, high-performance Internet Protocol (IP) and Ethernet network from Pannaway. The cooperative's new broadband infrastructure supports a wide spectrum of services including traditional telephony, Voice over IP (VoIP), highspeed Internet and all digital broadcast-quality video. Additional services including Video-on-Demand (VoD), Digital-Video-Recorder (DVR) and High-definition Television (HDTV) will also be made available in the coming months.
"The decision to transition our disparate, legacy systems to a single IP and Ethernet network from Pannaway made sense for us and for our valued cooperative members," said Karl Blake, Internet operations supervisor for Polar Communications. "Pannaway's tightly integrated access & transport solution deploys easily and allows us to deliver a wide range of high-bandwidth services over a single connection giving us a critical edge over competitive service providers."
The cooperative's new RUS-financed (Rural Utilities Service) network consists of Pannaway's Broadband Aggregation Routers (BAR™), Broadband Access Switches (BAS™) and Residential Gateway NIDs (RGN™). This industry-unique, end-to-end approach delivers numerous technological advantages including network-wide distribution of Layer 3 routing for improved bandwidth conservation, extended signal distance and increased security.
Blake adds, "After evaluating all of the major broadband access and transport technology providers it was clear that Pannaway had the most scalable and complete solution to fit our specific needs."
Pannaway's highly acclaimed Broadband Access Manager (BAM™) is also being used by Polar Communications to simplify the deployment, provisioning and ongoing maintenance of its new broadband equipment and services.
"At Pannaway, our goal is to provide our telco customers with an affordable, integrated broadband access and transport platform that deploys easily and will deliver a full range of revenue-generating services for years to come," said Kevin Brown, vice president of marketing for Pannaway. "With the flexibility of IP, Ethernet and distributed Layer 3 routing, telcos of all types and sizes can now deliver new, high-bandwidth broadband services that rival competitive offerings from even the largest carriers."
About Polar Communications
Polar Communications came to life in 1952 and has worked tirelessly to be both
innovative and progressive in developing the technology and tools necessary to meet the evolving needs of its customers. Polar provides telecommunications services to more than 12,000 subscribers in North Dakota and Minnesota. Some of it many services include: local, long distance and cellular telephone, digital cable and IPTV, high speed Internet services including DSL and wireless, key systems, pagers, alarm systems and more.
For more information, please visit www.thinkpolar.com.
About Pannaway Technologies
Pannaway delivers customer-proven, broadband access solutions that enable telephone companies to offer new advanced services to their rural subscribers. Based on industry-standard Internet Protocol (IP), Ethernet and session initiation protocol (SIP) technologies, Pannaway's Service Convergence Network (SCN™) architecture allows telecommunications service providers to increase revenue through the delivery of converged Primary Line VoIPSM, high-speed data and IP TV services. The privately held company is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and has been building innovative broadband access solutions and service/support programs to fit the specific needs of rural telecom providers since 2002.
For more information, please visit www.pannaway.com.
