PETALUMA, CA—January 9, 2012—Calix,
Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced that
Hawaiian
Telcom, the largest full-service
provider of communications services, products and solutions in Hawaii and the 10th
largest U.S. incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) has selected the Calix
Unified Access portfolio for its advanced
broadband network transformation initiatives. Hawaiian Telcom plans to use the Calix
E3-12C Serviceable Below Grade (SBG) sealed Ethernet
Service Access Node (ESAN) and E7-2 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP) to accelerate the transformation of their
outside plant, pulling fiber deeper into the network and leveraging very
high-speed digital subscriber line two (VDSL2), gigabit Ethernet (GE), and 10GE
technologies to deliver a superior service experience for their subscribers —
including ultra-fast high-speed data, reliable voice, and advanced Internet
protocol television (IPTV). With the addition of Hawaiian Telcom, the Calix family
continues to grow beyond the 1000-customer mark and expand across the globe.
"The flexibility and capacity of Calix E-Series systems
are a great match for our emerging network requirements," said Kurt Hoffman, chief operating officer at
Hawaiian Telcom. "As we continue to introduce new and advanced broadband
services like IPTV and hosted Voice over IP (VOIP), it is critical that we balance
the needs of the future with bringing these exciting services to our customers
quickly and efficiently. Calix brings deep experience in advanced services
deployment and a portfolio of industry-leading solutions to our broadband
initiatives, positioning us well to aggressively implement our service delivery
plans."
As communications service
providers bring high-speed broadband services closer to the subscriber, they
are often required to deploy systems in challenging environments. Many of these
deployment scenarios are below grade and subject to tidal and rainwater
flooding. The E3-12C SBG sealed ESAN meets this need even when fully immersed
in salt water for extended periods of time. These sealed units, which deliver
the flexibility to be deployed in a variety of other locations, all support 12
VDSL2/POTS combo ports with ADSL fallback and are capable of bonding. Hawaiian
Telcom will be using the one rack-unit (1RU) E7-2 ESAP for aggregation of
multiple GE lines from deployed E3-12Cs and for ringed 10GE transport. Both of
these Calix platforms connect seamlessly into the Hawaiian Telcom back office
systems through an XML northbound interface enabled by the Calix
Management System (CMS), facilitating
expedient deployment coupled with rapid provisioning and services turn-up.
Calix Momentum Continues
Across the Globe with Over 1000 Customers
With Hawaiian Telcom's selection of Calix for its latest broadband initiatives,
17 of the 20 largest U.S. ILECs, and over 1000 communications service providers
globally now rely on the Calix Unified Access portfolio to deliver advanced
broadband services to their subscribers. The North American market leader in
multiservice access platform and fiber access optical line terminal revenues,
Calix continues to build upon this leadership position to expand into new
service provider networks and markets around the world. Calix added more than
400 new communications service provider customers in 2011, and is now enabling
broadband service delivery in more than 40 countries and territories worldwide.
A significant portion of this customer base, including Hawaiian Telcom, was in
attendance at the recent 2011 Calix User Group Conference in Las Vegas, where 1375
registered attendees were introduced to new innovative solutions from Calix,
including the E3-12C SBG sealed ESAN.
"As a world-class provider of IP services, Hawaiian
Telcom was looking for a vendor partner who could step up to the unique service
and environmental challenges of its market — and
Calix and its extensive Unified Access portfolio delivered," said John Colvin, senior vice president of North
American field sales and marketing. "Calix
technologies, systems, and software are a perfect match for Hawaiian Telcom's ambitious initiatives to transform their outside
plant by pulling fiber closer to their subscribers and delivering increasingly
advanced broadband services. As we surpass the 1000-customer milestone, we are
excited to help innovative customers like Hawaiian Telcom to not only meet the advanced
services demands of their subscribers today, but to also transform their
networks and their businesses to be prepared for the exciting emerging applications
and services that their subscribers will be seeking in the future."
To learn more about Calix and
its work with Hawaiian Telcom, visit Booth #18 at the 2012 Pacific
Telecommunications Council Conference in Honolulu during exhibition hours on January
15-18.
About Calix
Calix (NYSE: CALX) is a
global leader in access innovation. Its Unified Access portfolio of broadband
communications access systems and software enable communications service
providers worldwide to be the broadband provider of choice to their subscribers.
For more information, visit the Calix website at www.calix.com.
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 September 24,
2011, filed with the SEC on October 21, 2011, available at http://www.sec.gov.
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