Rodopi Software Business Brief

July 12, 2005; 09:37 AM

Rodopi Software, the industry leader in new generation operations systems and software (OSS) and back office automation software, announced today that Canada’s Kativik Regional Government (KRG) in the province of Quebec is utilizing Rodopi’s business platform in the launch of wireless high-speed Internet service to 14 villages of Nunavik. The region covers all of Quebec north of the 55th parallel and is an area approximately 25 percent larger than the state of California.

Rodopi provides automated online billing, usage metering and provisioning for IP services, plus integration and support for the Allot bandwidth management system and NextNet wireless non-line-of-sight (NLOS) customer premise equipment employed by the network. The network also utilizes a satellite link to provide backhaul.  This marks the first time residents and businesses in the area have had continuous Internet access on a region-wide basis.

Phase one of the Internet service was launched in the summer of 2003 and when completed, the regional service will provide Internet access to over 1500 homes, schools, government offices and community organizations.  Phase two of the project (due for completion in November, 2005) will include a video conferencing network and a customer portal where users can view usage data and account statements through the use of Rodopi’s web-based application.