OCTOBER 6, 2003, PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA—Calix,
a supplier of advanced telecommunications platforms that
simplify voice, data, and video service delivery for wireline carriers, today
announced that it will be showcasing
a live, standards-based demonstration of end-to-end switched video services
delivery—in partnership with Myrio Corporation,
TANDBERG Television, and Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL)—at the USTA
Telecom 2003 conference in Las Vegas on Oct 12-15 (booth #429).
Additionally, Calix, Myrio, TANDBERG Television, and Westell
will be presenting the live demo at 12 cities around the US as part of the 2003
Simplified Services Tour on "Enabling The Video Revolution." The tour's one-day
seminars are designed to show how video services are evolving and what network
solutions are available to help service providers stay ahead of the curve. The
solution elements being shown by Calix and its partners at USTA and the
Simplified Services Tour represent an open approach to video that has
heretofore been unavailable in the telecommunications access space.
"Recent advances in video compression, service delivery platforms
such as the Calix C7, set-top boxes, and video software applications have
enabled a revolutionary set of profitable switched video services," said Calix
president and CEO Carl Russo. "The resulting combination of broadcast,
on-demand, and interactive video services--bundled with existing broadband and
telephony--creates an opportunity for service providers to grow revenue and
prevail over cable operators. Calix switched video services customers are
currently delivering complete communications, information, and entertainment
bundles to their residential subscribers, and are already seeing revenue and share
growth."
During the USTA conference and Simplified Services Tour,
attendees will experience the quality of TANDBERG Television encoded video
delivered over a Calix C7 provisioned OC-48 service delivery network to Westell
ADSL modems serving multiple IP set-top boxes and TVs. The network uses
integrated IGMP channel change processing and distributed layer 2 video
switching for scalable, high-performance delivery of three video streams and
high-speed Internet access over ADSL. Additionally, attendees will see the
powerful system-wide integration of Myrio's middleware working in conjunction
with the Calix C7. This combination provides the user interface and system
management tools that offer a compelling service experience that is
differentiated from that of cable TV.
"Together with Calix, TANDBERG Television, and Westell,
Myrio continues to prove the compatibility and flexibility of its leading IP
video solutions," said Chris Coles, president and CEO of Myrio. "This end-to-end solution tangibly
demonstrates the critical interoperability which will ultimately drive down the
cost of video deployments to operators."
"At TANDBERG Television we continue to reduce the bit rate
required for high quality video to the home," said Carl Furgusson,
director of business development--Americas at TANDBERG Television. "By
working with Calix, Myrio, and Westell we have provided an end-to-end solution
that is deployable today, offers clear commercial and operational benefits, and
produces further revenue generating opportunities."
"Westell is extremely excited to participate in the USTA
Conference and the 12-city 2003 Simplified Services Tour and demonstrate our
advanced broadband technology," said Rob Guglielmi, Westell vice president of
sales and customer service. "This is an excellent opportunity to showcase our
technology working together and demonstrate how we can help service providers
take advantage of solid market opportunities in the video services delivery
space."
Calix Simplified Service Tour 2003--Enabling The Video Revolution
This Fall's edition of the Calix Simplified Services Tour will review how changing
consumer behaviors and new, scalable, interactive switched video solutions are
converging to empower service providers with a compelling and differentiated
switched video solution which can be delivered over today's copper wire access
infrastructure while positioning for fiber to the premises (FTTP). The tour
will visit 12 cities across the nation including: Portland, OR; Salt Lake City,
UT; St. Cloud, MN; Madison, WI; Columbus, OH; Rochester, NY; Charlotte, NC;
Cordele, GA; Little Rock, AR; Oklahoma City, OK; San Antonio, TX; and Petaluma,
CA. To register, please visit our website at www.calix.com.
About Calix
Calix is a leading supplier of telecommunications infrastructure platforms engineered to
facilitate all aspects of voice, data, and video service delivery to business
and residential subscribers for local exchange carriers of all sizes. Providing
massive metallic and optical density, unprecedented system capacity and
functional headroom, advanced management and provisioning capabilities, and
complete service flexibility, the Calix C7™ platform dramatically simplifies
service provider networks, yielding radical improvements in infrastructure
value.
For additional information contact:
Jacquelyn Dara
Calix Corporate Communications
707-766-3337
jdara@calix.com
