Harmonic Announces Another CableOs Customer Win: Canada’s Westman Communications

By Daniel Frankel
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Harmonic said its virtualized cable access solution, CableOS, has been deployed by Canadian operator Westman Communications.

The operator has deployed CableOS in a distributed access architecture (DAA), using Harmonic’s Remote PHY, serving 35 communities in Manitoba with DOCSIS 3.1-powered internet service.

As the cable broadband access business shifts to virtualization, Harmonic has a head start. As of the end of the third quarter, Harmonic had deployed CableOS with 19 cable operators globally, serving 935,000 customer modems, up 20% from the end of Q2.

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“We want to deliver enhanced next-generation services to our customers over the best network in the most cost-effective way possible," said Graham Johnston, chief technology officer at Westman Communications, in a statement. "Harmonic's flexible software-based CMTS with simplified licensing and R-PHY support, along with their extensive DAA deployment expertise, enabled us to launch the CableOS solution in under two months, a considerable feat for such a significant technology transformation.”

Daniel Frankel
Daniel Frankel

Daniel Frankel is the managing editor of Next TV, an internet publishing vertical focused on the business of video streaming. A Los Angeles-based writer and editor who has covered the media and technology industries for more than two decades, Daniel has worked on staff for publications including E! Online, Electronic Media, Mediaweek, Variety, paidContent and GigaOm. You can start living a healthier life with greater wealth and prosperity by following Daniel on Twitter today!