Calix Debuts NG-PON2 Solutions

At the FTTH Conference & Expo in Anaheim, CA, Calix (NYSE:CALX) announced new cards for its E-Series portfolio designed for increased systems capacity and ITU/FSAN NG-PON2 support. The cards add 10 Gbps time and wavelength division multiplexed (TWDM) PON NG-PON2 with both fixed and tunable wavelengths. The solutions, when combined with the company's Compass software and GigaCenter platforms, are intended to support fiber-based gigabit and multi-gigabit broadband services.

Calix PON solutions are intended to extend across the access infrastructure, from the device-enabled subscriber premises to the data center or central office.

• Subscriber premises: The Calix premises portfolio will be expanded to include NG-PON2 technology, including both fixed and tunable optics, across the full range of subscriber applications - from business services to MDU and SFU residential applications with carrier-grade WiFi. Compass software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications will also be expanded to support these technologies.
• Access infrastructure: The E7 portfolio will be enhanced by NG-PON2 cards designed to support both 10 Gbps fixed and TWDM wavelengths with pluggable optics. The cards are intended to support the delivery of multiple wavelengths of symmetrical 10 Gbps services.
• Data center/central office: The E7 portfolio will be augmented by new high capacity cards designed to improve performance in both system switching and uplink capacity.