Eastern Oregon Telecom has selected Huawei to launch a gigabit broadband network to rural homes and businesses in Hermiston, Ore.
As part of the network deal announced on Monday, Huawei, a Chinese telecom network vendor, will provide GPON solutions in Eastern Oregon, enabling Eastern Oregon Telecom to offer broadband to over 8,000 homes and businesses in Hermiston and the surrounding area.
The fiber broadband provides new services, including Voice over IP (VoIP), broadband and Internet Protocol television (IPTV) to the community.
Eastern Oregon Telecom expects to complete initial deployment of its gigabit network in the second half of 2015, with underground fiber deployment in 2016. The new network deployment will include the commercial corridor in the cities of Umatilla, Irrigon and Boardman, as well as Hermiston.
Joseph Franell, CEO of Eastern Oregon Telecom, said: “Huawei’s scalable broadband solutions will allow for faster deployment and simpler maintenance, and we look forward to working with them to roll out our ultra-broadband network in Hermiston.”
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