Calix, a start-up based in Petaluma, California, has shipped over 1,000 of its flagship products, the C7 simplified services platform, which facilitates the delivery of voice, data and video services to business and residential subscribers over copper and fiber access media. Calix said more than 80 service providers worldwide have deployed its platform. As of the end of Q2, 2003, Calix had shipped over 100,000 ports, including POTS, DSL, Ethernet, DS1, DS3, and OC-3/12/48 SONET, into production service provider networks.
http://www.calix.com
- The Calix C7 platform terminates up to 480 copper connections, including POTS, DSL and Ethernet. Integrated POTS splitters allow support for baseband POTS and DSL on the same line. The platform also terminates up to 480 fiber connections, enabling the selective migration of copper-based subscribers to FTTH connections. In addition to existing DS1 and DS3 services, the Calix C7 supports SONET transport and both 10/100 Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet services.
-
In February 2003, Calix named Carl Russo as its president and CEO, replacing company founder Michael Hatfield, who will now focus on key technology and business development issues. Previously, Carl Russo was president and CEO of Cerent, which was acquired by Cisco Systems in August 1999 for $6.9 billion in stock. Cerent developed an optical access and transport platform. Prior to founding Calix, Michael Hatfield was founder and COO at Cerent, and held a variety of senior management positions at AFC and DSC (later acquired by Alcatel).
Also in February 2003, Calix announced $50 million in new Series E funding. The company has raised over $260 million since its founding in 1999.