Malaysian Service Provider Uses EXA Powered Calix E7 to Bring Gigabit Broadband Speeds to Subscribers
SINGAPORE, Jun 19, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --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.
Interview: Dato' Baharum Salleh, CEO, Symphonet
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.
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