January 22, 2007 PETALUMA, CA—Calix today announced that
Northland Communications company Oneida County Telephone, a multi-faceted
communications service provider in central and upstate New York, will employ
access solutions from industry-leader Calix. Northland will use the Calix
solutions to upgrade its network to handle the advanced information,
communication, and entertainment services increasingly demanded by business and
residential customers. The network upgrade will push fiber deeper into the
access network, putting in place IPTV-ready bandwidth over existing copper
local loops. With the network upgrade, Oneida County Telephone becomes the 15th
service provider operating in the state of New York to depend on Calix for its
access needs.
"For over a century, Oneida County Telephone has continually focused
on delivering the most advanced services possible to our residential and
business customers," said Jeremiah O. McCarthy, president and CEO of Northland
Communications. "This upgrade of our infrastructure allows us to expand the
range of services we are able to offer to our customers while maintaining the
service quality they have come to expect from us."
Deploying access solutions from Calix ensures that Oneida County
Telephone will enjoy sufficient capacity and flexibility to succeed in an
extremely dynamic environment. "While the regulatory environment in which we
operate can be uncertain, the competitive and technological situations are most
assuredly not," said Mr. McCarthy. "We are of the opinion that the company with
the most dynamic access network will succeed."
Northland Communications is comprised of five separate companies.
Oneida County Telephone, an incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC); Northland
Long Distance, which also provides a range of calling services; Northland
Networks, a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) offering predominantly
business services; Dreamscape Online, a full-service internet service provider
(ISP) in central New York; and Northland Software, which develops and markets
advanced OSS software.
Northland will initially deploy the Calix C7 multiservice access
platform (MSAP) in its Oneida Telephone operation. The packet-based solution
will dramatically increase bandwidth delivered to remote nodes and enable the
use of ADSL2+ to deliver 15+ Mbps services over existing copper loops.
Northland will also be able to migrate to VDSL2+ or fiber to the premises
(FTTP) to deliver even more IP-based bandwidth. While transforming the access
network, the Calix C7 also facilitates a service transformation, enabling the
delivery of IPTV or internet video as well as VOIP and very-high-speed internet
access.
Mr. McCarthy added, "As we look toward the next century of
operations, while there may be a great deal of uncertainty, there are also
aspects of our business where there is certainty: customers will need more
bandwidth, want lower response times, and demand greater application
flexibility. At the same time, they will continue to insist on very high levels
of network and service availability. Satisfying these needs requires a partner
such as Calix."
According to Mitch Fleming, Calix vice president of regional sales,
"Oneida County Telephone is a local service provider with a long tradition of
innovation, and it realized that to remain competitive it had to continue that
tradition by offering the kind of advanced services that subscribers nationwide
are demanding. The Calix access portfolio gives the company the bandwidth and
the support for multiple services that will keep it competitive for years to
come."
About Calix
Calix is the largest telecom equipment supplier focused
solely on access solutions for broadband service delivery. Service providers
deploy Calix access systems to enable a rich set of information, communication,
and entertainment services and to expand their revenue base beyond
connectivity. Calix access innovation helps service providers transform their
networks from circuit to packet, narrowband to broadband, and copper to fiber.
Calix has deployed millions of ports and tens of thousands of systems into
hundreds of service provider networks throughout North America. 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 involve risks and
uncertainties. 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:
Jeannette Bitz / Engage PR / 510-748-8200 x207 / jbitz@engagepr.com
For Northland Communications, please contact Larry Combs,
Director of Switching Operations, lcombs@northlandcom.com.
