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Calix (News - Alert), a provider of broadband communications access systems and software, stated that the Appalachian Valley Fiber Network (AVFN) Broadband Stimulus initiative’s preferred service provider Parker Fibernet will be making use of the Calix Unified Access systems to connect this middle-mile network to residential, business, and anchor institution subscribers across northwestern Georgia and eastern Alabama.

Parker Fibernet asserted that it is extremely excited to complement the ambitious AVFN Broadband Stimulus initiative, which will bring a powerful broadband network infrastructure to be leveraged by the citizens, businesses, and anchor institutions of the region. As this robust infrastructure provides a ‘super highway’ throughout a 12-county region, it is asking its close partner Calix to provide the ‘on-ramps’ to this infrastructure for its current and potential subscribers. Calix has been a key vendor to the company in the past, and it knows that the Calix’s technology is the perfect choice to meet the immediate and long-term fiber access needs of this important initiative.

According to Calix, its Unified Access solutions are optimized for their differing roles in the network, yet unified by strict adherence to standards, an Ethernet eXtensible Architecture (EXA Powered) software kernel shared across the platforms, and common network and services management. The result: Simplified deployment, low operating costs, easy and efficient upgrades, and faster time-to-market.

The Ethernet eXtensible Architecture (EXA) Powered C7 and E7 will supposedly provide Parker Fibernet with extensive flexibility in meeting the service requirements of the region’s residences and businesses.

Officials of Calix stated that the AVFN initiative is a great example of how middle-mile Stimulus initiatives can act as regional broadband catalysts, laying a foundation upon which service providers can implement advanced broadband services. AVFN and Parker Fibernet by opting for Calix solutions have laid the foundations for economic and social development in rural Georgia and Alabama. The company is also honored to be playing a major role again in bringing this advanced communications infrastructure to the area, and looks forward to continuing to work closely with Parker Fibernet to bring new economic development and an improved quality of life to the region.

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