Background
The formation of a Cooperative is the result of the agreement among a group of people who are willing to carry out solidarity work, not for profit, with the aim of working out a lack common to all of them.
In Argentina, Cooperativism is an activity that has allowed many populations located far away from urban centers to have access to services that did not reach their places, such as provision of drinking water, electricity, telephony, Internet and general telecommunications, being able to cover the economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations of their inhabitants.

Requirements
Due to the evolution and new technological demands in terms of telephony, Internet, and wireless networks, in addition to population growth, Cooperatives have been in need of expanding and modernizing their service networks.
Considering the high investment costs of making a strong change in technologies, in many cases we seek to maintain and interoperate current networks, while introducing technologies that facilitate the path to modernization.

Solutions
Technology Bureau has large experience in xDSL, Telephony and FTTH implementations in cooperatives, and a wide range of multiservice equipment for the deployment of solutions that cover different needs.

Following, some solutions provided to cooperatives are briefly described:

Cooperativa de 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires Province
Node deployment for traditional telephone service.
Technology Bureau has provided Alcatel equipment (currently Nokia) MSAN 7330. This has allowed the expansion of coverage and use of the copper network for the deployment of xDSL services.

Cooperativa telefónica de Palpalá, Jujuy Province
Expansion of the traditional telephone network in the town of Alto Comedero.
Technology Bureau has provided and put into operation the new SoftSwitch of the cooperative, contemplating the integration with the existing telephone network, as well as two new service distribution nodes based on MSAN 7302, which allow the future expansion of services from xDSL and GPON to the new locations.

Cooperativa de Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Santa Fe Province
Deployment of telephony nodes and xDSL Services.
Technology Bureau has performed the provision of MSAN 7302 equipment for the deployment of telephone and xDSL services.

Cooperativa de Capitán Bermúdez, Santa Fe Province
Deployment of traditional telephone nodes and xDSL Services.
Technology Bureau has provided LiteSpan equipment for the initial deployment of telephone subscribers. After that, the cooperative has expanded its services using MSAN 7330 equipment with xDSL capabilities, allowing the future to provide FTTH services.

Cooperativa Centenario, Neuquén Province
Technology Bureau has provided and put into operation the new SoftSwitch of the cooperative, contemplating the integration to the existing telephone network at the coorperative, as well as the new service distribution nodes based on MSAN 7302, which currently allow the deployment of traditional telephony, xDSL and FTTH services.