November 10, 2008, PETALUMA, CA—Calix, the world's largest telecom equipment supplier
focused solely on access solutions for broadband service delivery, today
announced that it has shipped over five million ports to date to customers that
in the aggregate service over 31 million subscriber lines. Since the company was
founded in 1999, Calix has seen significant growth throughout its Unified
Access Infrastructure and is the North American market leader in numerous
fast-growing categories and applications, including DSL, fiber, and Ethernet
services. With a strong third quarter, Calix surpassed the five million port
milestone and demonstrated its growth in a number of additional ways:
- Calix has shipped to date over 2.5 million DSL ports via
its North American market-share-leading Calix C7 MSAP and E-Series
platforms (Infonetics, September 2008).
- Calix has rapidly tallied more than 90 customers deploying
its E-Series products,
now in their third quarter of release.
- To date, Calix has shipped a North-American-leading
275,000-plus GPON ONTs
(Dell'Oro Group, August 2008).
- The total number of Calix customers deploying fiber to the
premises (FTTP) is now over 300 – more than all other vendors in North America combined (Broadband Properties, November 2008). This market traction
translates into worldwide leadership in GPON OLT and ONT equipment revenue
(Dell'Oro Group, August 2008).
- Calix currently provides video solutions to a
North-American-leading 200 service providers.
- Calix' customers, including those gained in the third
quarter, now serve more than 31 million total subscriber lines.
- Seven of the top 10, 14 of the top 20, and two-thirds of
the top 50 phone companies in the U.S. rely on the Calix Unified Access
Infrastructure to power their networks.
Significant Growth in FTTP Networks and New Markets
The worldwide leader in gigabit passive optical network
(GPON) equipment revenue (Dell'Oro Group, August 2008), Calix has continued to
expand its applications leadership in the FTTP space throughout 2008. The
Dell'Oro Group also recognizes Calix as the worldwide market leader in emerging
and fast-growing niche FTTP markets, like multi-dwelling-unit ONTs (MDU ONTs),
and in a subset of the FTTP market – cellular backhaul over GPON.
Across North America and in an expanding array of different
markets, service providers have found value in both the company and the Calix Unified Access Infrastructure. In 2008 alone, Calix has landed more than 65 new customers,
many coming from new markets, including cable operators and Caribbean service
providers. Multiple recent wins have been announced with such customers as
Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) and WOW! in markets
adjacent to traditional Calix strongholds.
"Calix has seen significant increases in broadband and fiber
penetration in every quarter in 2008," said John Colvin, vice president of
field operations, Calix. "We have the right elements in place for continued
growth in both our existing and in new markets. Calix believes that it is the
only access player to grow its North American business in the third quarter.
With the accelerating market traction that we've experienced throughout 2008,
we feel that this momentum will be hard to stop."
"Customer demand drives our network transformation
initiatives, and we are seeing a strong market pull that is driving us to
faster broadband and advanced IP-based services," says Ken Paker, vice
president of network services at TDS Telecommunications Corp. "Our goal is to
get to market as quickly and effectively as possible in as many of our markets
as we can, and we choose our partners based on their ability to help us meet these
demands head-on."
The 2008 Calix User Group Sets Attendance Records
Calix will be hosting its 2008 Calix User Group at the
Disney Grand Californian from November 9-11, prior to the 2008 TelcoTV trade
show. Over 300 North American service provider executives and consulting
engineers will attend to gain perspectives from their peers, Calix executives, industry luminaries, and leading partners. The agenda will include keynote
speeches from FCC Commissioner Deborah Tate, TDS Telecommunication Corp. Vice President
of Network Services Ken Paker, and a host of Calix partners including Cisco,
Microsoft, TandbergTV, ClearAccess, and MetaSwitch.
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 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. Actual results and the timing of events could
differ materially from current expectations.
For additional information contact:
Neila Matheny
Engage PR
805-886-7761
nmatheny@engagepr.com
