Bluepeak Chooses Harmonic To Accelerate Fibre Roll-Out And Expand Into MDUs

Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) announced that Bluepeak is expanding its fibre footprint with Harmonic's cOS virtualised core, Pearl R-OLTs and the SeaStar optical node. The cloud-native broadband platform and remote OLTs give Bluepeak a flexible route to grow PON services while extracting more value from its current infrastructure. In tandem, the SeaStar node enables cost-effective extension of fibre-grade, multi-gigabit broadband to lower-density MDUs, supporting sustained subscriber growth and new revenue streams.

"At Bluepeak, we're committed to expanding fiber connectivity to help more communities access fast, reliable internet to create new opportunities for residents and businesses," said Eric Fligel, Vice President of Technology Engineering and Operations at Bluepeak. "Harmonic's cOS platform enables us to expand PON at our own pace while continuing to maximize the value of our existing infrastructure. SeaStar gives us a practical way to further extend fiber-grade services to reach brownfield MDU environments that have historically been challenging to serve economically."

Bluepeak serves customers across North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming, and is growing its fibre-powered network connecting more than 500,000 households and businesses. As the operator accelerates roll-out and moves into new communities, Harmonic's cOS platform will let Bluepeak introduce fibre services surgically via Pearl R-OLTs, consolidate network hubs and streamline operations.

For its MDU strategy, Bluepeak is using Harmonic's SeaStar optical node to extend fibre-grade connectivity from a centralised node by reusing existing in-building coax. This approach simplifies deployment, lowers infrastructure costs and brings services online faster without disruptive rewiring. Bluepeak's adoption of SeaStar underscores rising market traction for Harmonic's MDU broadband solution.

In addition, Harmonic's Central AI-driven network intelligence will help Bluepeak simplify operations and proactively optimise subscriber quality of experience. Featuring advanced telemetry, Central provides real-time visibility for proactive issue resolution to ensure a reliable, high-quality broadband service.

"Bluepeak is bringing better broadband for more communities without relying on a one-size-fits-all buildout model," said Jeffrey Glahn, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Harmonic. "With our cOS platform and SeaStar nodes, Bluepeak can extend high-performance connectivity to more homes while avoiding the cost and disruption of unnecessary overbuilds. That means customers get faster access to high-performance broadband with far less construction disruption in their communities."

Harmonic will showcase the cOS platform and the SeaStar node at The Independent Show, 26–29 July, in booth 325.

Harmonic's market-leading cOS platform powers next-generation broadband services through nearly 46 million CPE devices worldwide for leading operators in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. More information about Harmonic and its solutions is available at www.harmonicinc.com.