JUNE 9, 2004, PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA—Calix
today announced that it has shipped platform capacity supporting over one
million ultra-broadband subscriber terminations to more than 120 US Incumbent
Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs). Each of the twenty universal service slots in
the compact, packet-based Calix C7 ultra-broadband loop carrier (UBLC) supports
up to 24 FTTP or DSL subscriber terminations. With over 2,500 Calix C7
platforms and 400,000 active ports in service, this deployment footprint
represents capacity for over one million subscriber terminations.
Typical of forward-looking service providers that have deployed the Calix C7 in scale
is Louisiana-based EATEL with over 100,000 business and residential customers.
"The Calix C7 platform fits easily into our network infrastructure and speeds
the rate at which we can turn up broadband subscribers and advanced,
packet-based services," said Peter Rodriguez, manager of outside plant and
transmission engineering at EATEL. "It also affords us the flexibility to
respond to uncertain customer demand when and where it occurs."
"The rate of deployment of the Calix C7 platform is
impressive," stated Yankee Group Broadband Access Director Matt Davis. "It
definitely speaks to the importance of the access sector in general, and to the
need for flexible, broadband solutions that can scale to deliver high bandwidth
applications."
According to Calix vice president of customer operations Ray Savona,
"what is even more impressive is the fact that substantially all of the ports
we have shipped are in operation. Based on an extremely efficient supply chain
model and simple service turn-up, we are able respond to customer demand very
quickly. This, in turn, allows service providers using the Calix C7 to respond
to their customer demand with equal speed—an exceedingly important factor as
they compete against cable operators in the broadband market."
Included among the 400,000 ports deployed in production carrier
infrastructure are Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, DSL, OC-48 packet over
SONET, DS1, DS3, and POTS interfaces. The capacity and flexibility of the Calix
C7 uniquely allow it to deliver a broad range of revenue-generating, IP-based
voice, data, and video services from central office or remote terminal
locations.
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 extensive
optical and metallic density, unprecedented access system capacity and
functional headroom, advanced management and provisioning capabilities, and
broad service flexibility, the packet-based Calix C7 platform has
been deployed in over 120 service provider networks throughout North America.
More information about Calix can be found at www.calix.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon management's current
expectations and are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements are based
upon information available to us as of the date of this press release and we
assume no obligation to revise or update any such forward looking statement to
reflect any event or circumstance after the date of this release. Actual
results and the timing of events could differ materially from current
expectations.
For additional information contact:
Jacquelyn Dara
Calix
O: 707-766-3337
M: 415-572-3272
E: jdara@calix.com
