MARCH 2, 2004, PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA—Calix today
added to its leadership position in the deployment of standards-based IP video
networks by wireline service providers. Oklahoma-based Pioneer Telephone
Cooperative, one of the largest telephone cooperatives in the nation with over
56,000 access lines, joins a long and rapidly growing list of Calix customers
deploying switched video services over ultra-broadband DSL. Representing over
400,000 US access lines, the list of active Calix video customers includes
Champaign Telephone Company; Genuine Telecom; MBO Corporation; Panhandle
Telephone Cooperative, Inc.; Pioneer Telephone Cooperative; Ringgold Telephone
Company; Skyline Telephone Membership Corporation; South Slope Cooperative
Communications; Valley Communications, Inc. in South Dakota; Winnebago
Cooperative Telephone Association.
According to Richard Ruhl, general manager at Pioneer Telephone, "In addition to
providing both access and transport functions, Calix provides a packet-based
video solution that will scale to a majority of our subscribers in a matter of
months. And Calix even went a step further, ensuring interoperability with
digital video encoders, middleware, and set top boxes, substantially reducing
complexity and risk as we enter this lucrative new market." Calix is able to
certify all elements required for a successful video implementation at its large-scale
video interoperability lab in Petaluma, California.
Ohio-based Champaign Telephone Company cited flexibility as a key criteria. "We
needed a solution that could easily snap into our existing network," said
John Ridder, Director of Network Planning. "The Calix C7 was selected
because it was a cabinetized, environmentally hardened BLC with solid video
capabilities. This allowed us to exploit an under served video market in our
area and deliver video along with mandatory POTS, specials, and ADSL support to
our rural customers."
"Over 15% of our customers are offering or rolling out
switched video services," stated Frank Wiener, Calix vice president of field
marketing and author of The Book on Video. "We are currently turning up
a new switched video network every 10 days. This unprecedented acceleration of
IP based video service deployment reflects the growing requirement to bundle
voice, data, and video, and endorses the Calix C7 as the platform of choice to
deliver on the interactive service requirements of today and the
ultra-broadband future."
The Calix C7 ultra-broadband loop carrier (UBLC) uniquely allows service providers
to begin offering IP-based video entertainment services over DSL, migrating
subscribers to FTTP while retaining their investment in video encoders,
middleware, IP set top boxes, and the access and transport network. Supporting
up to 2,400 ultra-broadband fiber or copper interfaces in a single 7' rack with
ten OC-48 interfaces and an aggregate of 1Tbps in backplane bandwidth, the
Calix C7 provides enormous capacity yet can be economically deployed in
compact, environmentally harsh environments.
About Calix
Calix is a leading supplier of telecommunications solutions designed to simplify all
aspects of voice, data, and video service delivery to business and residential
subscribers for local exchange carriers of all sizes. Providing massive optical
and metallic density, unprecedented system capacity and functional headroom,
advanced management and provisioning capabilities, and complete service
flexibility, the packet-based Calix C7 platform has been deployed in over 110
service provider networks throughout North America. More information about
Calix can be found at www.calix.com.
For additional information contact:
Jacquelyn Dara
Calix
T: 707-766-3337
M: 415-572-3272
jdara@calix.com
