Acquisition Significantly Expands
Calix Access Product Portfolio, Makes Calix the Largest Telecom
Equipment Supplier Focused Solely on Access
FEBRUARY 21, 2006, PETALUMA, CA—Calix today
announced the completion of the acquisition of GPON market leader
Optical Solutions. The operations of Optical Solutions have been fully
integrated into those of Calix, which will maintain a development center
in Minneapolis. Complementing the market-leading Calix C-Series
multiservice access product family, Optical Solutions products will be
marketed as the F-Series gigabit passive optical network (GPON) access
systems. The F-Series products, along with a revolutionary new family of
optical network terminals (ONTs) also announced today, significantly
enhance the ability of service providers to rapidly deploy field-proven,
high-value broadband services over either copper or fiber media.
[Note: For more information on the new Calix 700-Series GPON ONTs,
see today's release entitled "Calix Unveils Industry's First 'Install
Once, Never Go Back' GPON ONT."]
With the acquisition of Optical Solutions, Calix now has
approximately 340 North American customers that have deployed more than
8,000 central office, remote terminal, and remote node systems
supporting in excess of two million active subscriber interfaces.
Representing over 23 million access lines, the Calix customer base
includes 75 IPTV networks with approximately 100,000 active video
subscribers and 180 FTTP customers with more than 90,000 subscribers in
over 300 communities.
According to Calix president and CEO Carl Russo, "These two companies
have come together quickly and seamlessly, allowing us to focus our
attention on satisfying our customers' objectives. Our customers are
focused on delivering a rich set of IP-based information, communication,
and entertainment services over access networks built to be operated at
the lowest possible cost."
A recent survey of US IOCs and ILECs conducted by Baird US Equity
Research found that the combination of Calix and Optical Solutions ranks
number one in buyer preference for DSLAMs, broadband loop carriers
(BLCs), and FTTP equipment. In the increasingly important fiber access
category, fully 58 percent of the service providers surveyed named the
combination of Calix and Optical Solutions as their preferred supplier.
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, from narrowband to broadband, and to drive fiber
deeper into the network. Calix has deployed its solutions in hundreds of
service provider networks throughout North America and has shipped more
than two million ports. 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. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences
include, without limitation, any difficulties encountered in combining
the two companies, any difficulties encountered in product deployment,
and any changes in customer and consumer needs and preferences.