PETALUMA, CA—July 12, 2010—Calix,
Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced that service providers across the Caribbean have been rapidly deploying the Calix
Unified Access portfolio to address advanced broadband services demand.
Leveraging both copper and fiber access technologies, major Caribbean
communications service providers (CSPs) like LIME
(a part of the Cable & Wireless
group), which serves more than two million customers in the region, are
leveraging Calix for national social and economic development initiatives, and
in doing so introducing world-class broadband infrastructure to the many
nations of the region. With 10 new CSPs in the region becoming Calix customers
in the last year, and 20 leading Caribbean CSPs now deploying Calix Unified
Access Infrastructure, momentum in the region continues to accelerate along
with demand.
"Broadband demand in the Caribbean continues
to accelerate as the countries in the region have recognized the direct
correlation between broadband access and economic and social prosperity," said Cleverston Miller, platform lead of fixed
networks at LIME. "We have been
working closely with the governments in the different countries to
strategically invest in their communications infrastructure, and bring the
region's communications infrastructure to world-class standard. The real beneficiaries
are the people and businesses of the Caribbean, who are now enjoying increased
access to educational, informational, and educational resources."
Common
initiatives in the region include pushing "Fiber
Forward" in networks, reducing the
length of copper feeds to residences and business, while at the same time using
the exceptional reach and capacity of fiber to dramatically reduce the number
of central offices. The net result is higher bandwidth and new services to
subscribers, while gaining new efficiencies across the service provider
network. Calix-enabled technologies deployed range from copper-based
asymmetrical digital subscriber line 2 plus (ADSL2+), very high-speed DSL 2
(VDSL2), and special circuits, to fiber-based gigabit passive optical network
(GPON) and symmetrical point-to-point gigabit Ethernet (GE) services. LIME has
also been migrating traditional backbone services in the access network from
SONET to advanced 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GE) ring-based transport services.
Typical applications range from basic residential voice and data services, to
advanced entertainment services like IPTV, symmetrical data services, and
mobile backhaul.
Caribbean CSPs
are making use of the entire range of the Calix Unified Access portfolio, from
the Ethernet
eXtensible Architecture (EXA) Powered C7 Multiservice
Access Platform and E7 Ethernet Service
Access Platform, to a variety of E-Series Ethernet Service Access
Nodes and P-Series optical
network terminals. The Calix
Management System (CMS) has also emerged as a key efficiency and management
tool for Caribbean CSPs, who are leveraging it to provide instant service
provisioning, fast service restoration, and automated exporting of reports on
network bandwidth and application usage across the Calix Unified Access
Infrastructure.
"Calix began serving the Caribbean region
just five years ago, and we have already seen a dramatic change in the quality
communications infrastructure in the region,"
said Mark Dressler, Calix vice president of sales for major accounts, the
Caribbean, and Latin America. "We
believe many of the island nations in the region to be best-in-class examples
of how government can work with the private sector to encourage economic
development and social improvements. We are proud of the role Calix has played
in facilitating these changes, and look forward to continuing to foster the
acceleration of broadband deployment throughout the Caribbean."
Calix will be
displaying its Unified Access portfolio at the CANTO Annual Conference and Trade
Exhibition July 11th-14th, 2010 at the World Trade Center, Piscadera Bay, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Demonstrations will include
advanced Metro Ethernet Forum service standards provisioning of Ethernet
virtual circuits on CMS across 10GE rings, GPON, and point-to-point switched
Active Ethernet.
About LIME
LIME (Landline, Internet, Mobile, Entertainment) is the Caribbean's
leading telecommunications company, focused on building products and services
that make Caribbean people's lives better. LIME's aim is to deliver the best
communication services across the board, full stop. LIME is part of Cable &
Wireless, one of the world's leading international communications companies.
About Calix
Calix,
Inc. is a leading provider in North America of broadband communications access
systems and software for copper- and fiber- based network architectures that
enable communications service providers to connect to their residential and
business subscribers. Calix has shipped over six million ports of its Unified
Access Infrastructure portfolio to more than 500 North American and
international customers, whose networks serve over 40 million subscriber lines
in total.
This press release may contain 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 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, except as required by law. Actual results and
the timing of events could differ materially from current expectations, based
on risks and uncertainties affecting the Company's business. The reader is
cautioned not to unduly rely on the forward-looking statements contained in
this press release. Additional information on potential factors that could
affect Calix's results and other risks and uncertainties are detailed in its report
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 27, 2010, filed with the SEC on
May 7, 2010, available at http://www.sec.gov.
Press Contact:
Catherine Koo
415-992-4400
calix@lewispr.com
