Phil Welsh MBE and Vice Chair of the Cooperative (right)  with a copy of new rules which mark the historic and significant achievement of becoming the first co-operative organisation in the UK to achieve Charitable and Fully Mutual Status in 2008.

Cambuslang WWHC  on the outskirts of Glasgow has also launched a pioneering fibre optic based communications network for its residents and simplified network operations by running triple play services, CCTV and home alarm systems over Occam's single operating system and latest GPON FTTP access equipment.

"WWHC has always been innovative in its approach to community regeneration and we believe that there is huge potential to be gained for our community in developing a next generation communications infrastructure that is future proof and will offer our tenants more than triple play. Digital exclusion compounds social exclusion and we see the provision of superior broadband as a critical component of improving the quality of our residents' lives," said WWHC director, Paul Farrell

"The network utilises many of the Occam BLC 6000's integrated software tools to provide the core communication services as well as services designed to improve the lives of its members from a single platform. These  include Home Help Alarms via a VoIP service, CCTV over fibre optics to ensure evidential quality video and the capacity for access to community generated video content, which can be used, for example, for training videos or information services.

"Now the infrastructure is in place, the plan is to develop a 'Community Portal' that will be a platform over which the community will be able to access voluntary and statutory services in their own homes. In turn, these service providers will be able to utilise the new technology to respond to the changing needs of the community and the individuals living there," concluded Ferral.

"With the BLC 6000 from Occam we have all the capabilities of a telecommunications network in a compact footprint that not only helps improve the community but also minimises the impact on the environment," said Fibre Options  MD (left) Mark Trojacek.

"As a dense GPON FTTP solution, the BLC 6000 minimises power consumption which reduces the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) requirement and therefore saves even further energy and heating issues that would be generated by alternative technologies."

"Occam is proud to be part of an initiative aimed at improving the quality of communications and access to tools intended to bridge the digital divide in communities such as West Whitlawburn," said Juan Vela, (left)  director of Solutions Marketing and Strategy at Occam.

"We look forward to working with Fibre Options to meet the needs of WWHC and other communities in the UK."