Calix announced that Hiawatha Broadband Communications
(HBC) has selected the Calix Unified Access portfolio to move Fiber Forward and
bring advanced broadband services to six additional communities in southeastern
Minnesota.
HBC will deploy gigabit passive optical network (GPON)
and point-to-point gigabit Ethernet (GE) technologies across primarily the
Ethernet eXtensible Architecture (EXA) Powered Calix E7 Ethernet Service Access
Platform (ESAP) and the Calix 700GE family of optical network terminals (ONTs)
to deliver video, voice, and ultra-fast broadband speeds to residents and
businesses in the region.
HBC’s fiber access network extension plans cover a wide
swath of the area, including the communities of Red Wing, Lake City, Plainview,
Elgin, Eyota, and Dover.
With this expansion, HBC has now deployed Calix fiber
access infrastructure across five Minnesota counties and 14 communities, and
manages network operations and acts as network operations consultants to a
variety of other cities across the country where Calix fiber access systems are
deployed.
“We are extremely excited for these six new
deployments, not only because they significantly expand our footprint, but
because the communities have been working diligently with us in public-private
partnerships to make this happen,” said Gary Evans, president and CEO of
HBC.
“Calix has been a key partner in our success
over the years, working closely with us virtually every step of the way.
Partnerships like the one we have with Calix are the way business should be
done, where the goals of the vendor, the service provider, and the community
are totally aligned and in sync, resulting in a happy and growing subscriber
base,” Evans added.
“HBC has emerged as a powerful beacon for the
success that can be achieved through fiber access deployment and close
partnering between the vendor, the service provider, and the community,”
said John Colvin, senior vice president of North American field sales and
marketing at Calix.
“This alignment is essential for rapid progress. We
congratulate HBC on its expansion in southeastern Minnesota, and the citizens
and businesses of the region for taking such an active role in partnering with
HBC to bring the potential for powerful quality of life improvements and
economic stimulus to their communities,” Colvin added.
Calix recently announced that Polar Communications the
incumbent local exchange carrier to more than 12,000 subscribers in North
Dakota and Minnesota, is now delivering advanced broadband services to its subscribers via a combination of Calix
716GE-I indoor optical network terminals (ONTs) and the B6 Ethernet Service
Access Nodes (ESANs).
Polar is targeting over 1000 homes in Cavalier, North
Dakota, with Active Ethernet technology deployed across the B6 ESAN and
terminated inside the subscriber’s home on the 716GE-I. Subscribers will
receive ultra-high-speed data, advanced IPTV, and Media Gateway Control
Protocol (MGCP) voice over internet protocol (VOIP) services, delivered via a
GENBAND C15 Compact Softswitch (formerly known as the Nortel C1500).
By Telecomlead.com Team
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