Verizon and Calix deliver 34 Gbps over fiber using bonded ONT technology
September 24 2019 - 10:00AM
Small and mid-size business customers who want greater bandwidth
and lower latency will soon have yet another reason to choose
Verizon. In the Verizon Innovation Center in Waltham,
Massachusetts, Verizon and Calix, a global provider of cloud and
software platforms, systems and services used in next generation
access networks, achieved 34 Gbps speeds over fiber optic cable
through use of a bonded NG-PON2 (Next-Generation Passive Optical
Network 2) ONT (Optical Network Terminal) prototype on Verizon’s
simplified, increasingly automated fiber network.
In 2018 Verizon announced it began testing NG-PON2 technology.
NG-PON2 is the newest standard for Passive Optical Networks (fiber
networks that don’t require active amplification due to signal
loss). NG-PON2 technology will provide faster speeds, lower
latency, simplification of operations and increased automation in
the fiber network. To achieve those benefits, NG-PON2
technology must be deployed throughout the entire fiber
network. Last year, Verizon and Calix successfully trialed
NG-PON2 on the OLT (Optical Line Terminal) and in this latest
demonstration used Calix AXOS® systems to deliver multiple Gbps for
each of four wavelengths and bond them together at the ONT (Optical
Network Terminal.)
To reach 34 Gbps, Verizon and Calix extended intelligence and
improved wire speed to the ONT by bonding all four available
wavelength channels using software, achieving service data rates in
excess of individual wavelength channel capacity. Bonding the
wavelengths together in this way allowed Verizon to deliver speeds
far in excess of what each individual wavelength could deliver, and
when commercialized will provide an unprecedented level of
connection for business customers.
“We know how important connectivity is to small and mid-size
businesses,” said T.J. Fox, Senior Vice President and President of
Verizon Business Markets. “These advances will deliver the promise
of the cloud for our customers and bring them technology at parity
to what previously was only in reach for large enterprises.”
“The AXOS Intelligent Access Edge simplifies the network,
dramatically increases service velocity, and creates the foundation
to unify both business and residential services into a single
access transport,” said Michel Langlois, chief development officer
for Calix. “The latest test results demonstrate how this approach
enables CSPs to extend the benefits of AXOS all the way to the
subscriber edge. With new services becoming increasingly
bandwidth-intensive, our work with Verizon has demonstrated that
AXOS systems leveraging NG-PON2 will provide the future-proof
connectivity needed to meet these demands.”
**Editor’s Note: Kevin Smith, Vice President of
Technology Development and Planning for Verizon, will deliver the
first customer keynote of ConneXions 2019 on Monday, October 28.
Now in his twenty-fourth year at Verizon, Kevin Smith leads a team
that develops the Intelligent Edge Network and roadmap with
partners and suppliers to evolve and modernize Verizon’s wireline
infrastructure. Registration is now open for Calix ConneXions
2019, the industry’s premier Innovation and Learning Conference,
taking place October 26-29, 2019 at the Wynn in Las
Vegas.
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About CalixCalix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) –
Innovative communications service providers rely on Calix platforms
to help them master and monetize the complex infrastructure between
their subscribers and the cloud. Calix is the leading global
provider of the cloud and software platforms, systems, and services
required to deliver the unified access network and smart premises
of tomorrow. Our platforms and services help our customers build
next generation networks by embracing a DevOps operating model,
optimize the subscriber experience by leveraging big data analytics
and turn the complexity of the smart home and business into new
revenue streams.
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to reflect any event or circumstance after the date of this
release, except as required by law. Actual results and the timing
of events could differ materially from current expectations based
on risks and uncertainties affecting Calix’s business. The reader
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and uncertainties are detailed in its quarterly reports on Form
10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and
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Hemin908.295.7677Ilya.Hemlin@verizon.com
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