Buckeye Cable Deploys Camiant's Policy Solution to Attract Subscribers to Premium Tiered Data Service

Buckeye Cable Deploys Camiant's Policy Solution to Attract Subscribers to Premium Tiered Data Service

Rollout significantly enhances quality of service, flexibility and subscriber control for current and future services and applications

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Camiant, a provider of solutions for flawless delivery of IP-based multimedia applications, today announced that Buckeye CableSystem is deploying Camiant's PacketCable(TM) Multimedia (PCMM) policy solution to create demand for its tiered data services through innovative promotions that will enable basic Buckeye Express subscribers to trial the operator's next highest-speed data tier.

"Buckeye is committed to delivering the most advanced services to its subscribers and Camiant's PCMM policy solution enables us to significantly evolve our offerings to include better quality of service, greater flexibility and enhanced subscriber control. Now, subscribers can experience the power of broadband by trialing the incremental speeds associated with our high-speed data tiers to determine what package best fits their needs," said Joe Jensen, chief technology officer for Buckeye. "Camiant is enabling Buckeye to be at the forefront of PCMM deployments globally and we're proud to be at the cutting edge of advanced services delivery as we aim to expand our offerings to include SIP-telephony and other IMS-based applications."

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a universal standard for initiating, modifying and terminating an interactive user session that includes multimedia components, such as VoIP, IP-based video and online gaming. IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is a standards-based Next Generation Networking architecture for service providers that want to offer mobile and fixed multimedia services for users who want access to home services when they're roaming.

"Buckeye's deployment of Camiant's PCMM policy offering further validates our solution and provides the necessary infrastructure for operators to roll out additional services and applications," said Ed Delaney, vice president of marketing and business development for Camiant. "We are eager to continue working with Buckeye on a number of telephony initiatives including video telephony, quality of service for its commercial offering and optimal voice quality for its dual-mode wireless phones."

Buckeye is offering these services through the deployment of Camiant's QBUS Multimedia Service Controller(TM), which enables operators to prioritize service delivery based on subscriber request, application requirements and network capacity; and QBUS Bandwidth on Demand Application Manager(TM), which allows subscribers to access a service portal providing real-time control over bandwidth speeds. Together, these powerful, leading products comprise Camiant's PCMM policy solution.

About Camiant

Based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Camiant is focused on providing solutions which enable the flawless delivery of any IP multimedia application. Service providers worldwide are looking to Camiant to differentiate their services through new applications such as SIP-based telephony, video communications, streaming media, games and commercial services, with quality of service. Through real-time allocation of resources, Camiant enables service providers to maximize the utilization of bandwidth, enhance their customers' experience and increase revenue.

Camiant is a privately-held company with investors including Matrix Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners and Pilot House Venture Group. For more information, please visit http://www.camiant.com/.

About Buckeye CableSystem

Buckeye CableSystem is the largest cable firm operating in the Toledo area, with approximately 130,000 customers in Toledo and 26 contiguous suburbs and adjacent townships in Lucas, Wood, and Ottawa Counties in Ohio, and Monroe County, Michigan.

Buckeye also operates Erie County Cablevision, Inc., in Sandusky, OH, which has about 20,000 subscribers some 50 miles east of Toledo. Buckeye offers some 230 analog and digital channels of entertainment and information programming, High Definition telecasting, high-speed (up to 5 Mbps) Internet access, DVRs, Video on Demand, and residential telephone service.

It operates Buckeye CableSystem Sports Network (BCSN) a 24-hour channel concentrating on local sports - high school, college, amateur, semi- professional, and professional. It also operates WTO5, which is an all-cable channel and the WB affiliate in the Toledo DM A.

Buckeye, founded in 1965, is the second oldest continuously owned large cable system in the country. Buckeye CableSystem is a wholly owned subsidiary of Block Communications, Inc., a Toledo-based firm that also owns newspapers, a home security firm, a telephone company and broadcast television stations.

Source: Camiant

CONTACT: Brian Baumley of Cohn & Wolfe, +1-212-798-9813,
brian_baumley@cohnwolfe.com, for Camiant

Web site: http://www.camiant.com/

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