Singapore – June 19, 2012 – Calix, Inc.
(NYSE: CALX) has today announced that Malaysian communications
service provider Symphonet Sdh Bhd
(Symphonet) has chosen the Calix E7-2 Ethernet Service Access
Platform (ESAP) for
the roll-out of its new high speed broadband networks in Kuala Lumpur and
Johore Bahru. These advanced networks will use point-to-point gigabit Ethernet technology
over fiber to deliver world-class broadband services, including Internet
Protocol Television (IPTV), on-demand video, and broadband speeds of up to 10
gigabits per second (10 Gbps) to businesses in the two cities. At each
fiber-served premises, Symphonet will deploy the Calix 700GE family of optical network
terminals (ONTs), including the 716GE-I
indoor and 766GX
business and mobile backhaul ONTs. With these new networks in place,
Symphonet's subscribers will experience some of the fastest and most advanced
broadband services available in Asia.
One of Malaysia's newly
licensed and most innovative telecommunications and Internet service providers,
Symphonet expects its new Calix-enabled service offerings to offer extraordinarily
high speeds and performance for its customers. "We have a very clear vision of
what we want to offer our customers, especially for the business sector, in
terms of performance and quality of service," said Dato' Baharum Salleh, CEO of
Symphonet. "Calix was able to demonstrate to us that their solution will
deliver on that vision cost-effectively and with a good return on investment.
The modular nature of the solution ideally fits our business model in terms of
building our subscriber base and we are delighted that this will be a highly
reliable, flexible, and manageable solution."
Working with network
solutions reseller partner Palette
Multimedia, Calix solutions provide Symphonet with key operational and
capital efficiency benefits. The flexibility of the E7-2 ESAP, with its ability
to support both copper and fiber technologies, as well as its industry-leading point-to-point
gigabit Ethernet and VDSL2 port densities in a modular one rack unit (1 RU)
form factor, allows Symphonet to scale easily as subscriber needs change, with
minimal investment in additional construction.
"Consumer and business demand
for advanced broadband services is growing rapidly across Malaysia and the rest
of Asia as broadband-ready devices proliferate and content continues to move to
the cloud," said Andy Lockhart, senior vice president of international sales
and marketing at Calix. "With Symphonet's advanced new service offerings,
residences and businesses in Malaysia's two largest cities will take a major
step forward – able to enjoy some of the fastest broadband services in all of
Asia. We are delighted to be a part of this development, and look forward to
assisting Symphonet in bringing more world-class broadband services to
Malaysia."
To find out more about Calix
and its work with Symphonet, please visit Booth #1L4-07 at the CommunicAsia
2012 Exhibition and Conference, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from June 19-22.
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
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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 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on May 3,
2012, available at http://www.sec.gov.
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