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Municipal FTTH Deployment SnapshotCity of Sallisaw, OklahomaDiamondNetThis month we introduce a new Broadband Properties feature: the municipal fiber deployment snapshot. With thenumber of municipal deployments on the rise, we thought it would be useful for cities currently in the planning stages to learnthe details of what’s involved in deploying and operating a FTTH system.Our thanks to Brad Cameron, network technician at DiamondNet in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, for taking the time to answer ourquestions, and also to Danny Keith, DiamondNet’s network operations manager. Quotes on the next page are from Cameron.You can learn more about DiamondNet at www.diamondnetok.com.- BBP EditorsBackground:Provider name:DiamondNetPublic entity owningthe provider: SallisawMunicipal AuthorityFTTH service area: City ofSallisaw, OklahomaNumber of households/number of businessesin current/plannedFTTH service area:Approximately 3,000households and 100 to150 businessesNumber of FTTHsubscribers:Approximately 1,500households and 50 businessesCommunity broadband other than fiber (cable, DSL,wireless, etc.): NoneIncumbent telco/MSO,and their broadbandofferings: AT&T offersDSL and telephoneservice; Suddenlinkoffers triple playFTTH networkprofile:Miles of fiber backbone:All of the fiber radiatesout of the CO; thereare 14 Wave7 Last MileCores (OLTs) in the fieldfed by three fibersout of the networkoperating center, andall other cores arelocated in the COMiles of fiber access infrastructure: Approximately 100Network architecture: EPON26 | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproperties.com | July 2008