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    CALIX POWERS ARMENIA'S GROWTH IN FIBER SERVICES DELIVERED BY UCOM

    Marketwired
    Feb 10 2015

    Calix Innovation Award Winner Exceeds 75,000 Residential Subscribers
    Leveraging South Caucasus Region's Most Advanced FTTH Network

    YEREVAN, ARMENIA--(Marketwired - February 10, 2015) - The citizens
    of the Republic of Armenia are enjoying what is believed be the
    most advanced Fiber to the Home (FTTH) broadband services in the
    South Caucasus region thanks to a fiber network built by Ucom LLC
    that leverages solutions from Calix (NYSE: CALX). Ucom, a 2014 Calix
    Innovation Award winner and fast-growing fiber overbuilder in Armenia,
    continues to expand its extensive gigabit passive optical network
    (GPON)-based network throughout the country. It recently surpassed
    the 75,000 residential broadband subscriber milestone in Armenia --
    making it the country's largest provider of FTTH residential wireline
    broadband services by revenue, and a key infrastructure provider
    for the country's public services, including education, libraries,
    government offices, and other services.

    Ucom, established in 2009, provides advanced wireline FTTH and wireless
    broadband services that leverage its fiber access network to connect
    homes and businesses in most of the country's major cities.

    Recognizing an enormous opportunity to bring a world-class fiber access
    infrastructure to a country previously underserved by an aging copper
    infrastructure, the company decided to go directly to GPON technology,
    and put in place a gigabit-capable fiber network.

    Ucom initially built the network using the Ericsson BLM 1500 and
    T-Series ONTs. However, after Calix purchased Ericsson's fiber access
    assets, and subsequent platform integration work, the company has now
    switched to the Calix E7-2 and E7-20 Ethernet Service Access Platforms
    (ESAPs) for future services, to keep up with the ever-increasing
    broadband services demand.

    Today, Ucom believes it operates the largest fiber network in
    Armenia and, by far, the most advanced. The company now passes over
    50 percent of the homes in Armenia and is targeting continued growth
    of 33 percent in 2015.

    "Using the power and flexibility of the Calix technologies, Ucom
    has been able to build what we believe to be the most extensive and
    advanced fiber optic network in Armenia," said Aleksandr Yesayan,
    executive director, Ucom. "Our steadfast focus on creating a unique
    and powerful broadband experience over wireline and wireless for
    Armenians that provides the best quality service at an affordable
    price has allowed us, in a few short years, to become the nation's
    largest FTTH broadband services provider. Calix has played a key
    role in our success to date, and we will continue to leverage this
    fiber network as we launch new Wi-Fi and LTE services -- making us
    the first quad-play operator in Armenia."

    With the help of Calix, Ucom's next generation network has already
    benefited schools, libraries, and other public services offices in the
    region by increasing their bandwidth tenfold, facilitating activities
    like teleconferencing and global learning.

    Andy Lockhart, senior vice president, international sales at Calix,
    said: "The broadband infrastructure in Armenia has leapt forward with
    Ucom's high quality fiber-based networks. Our E7 solutions are ideal
    to provide the operational efficiencies needed without sacrificing
    deployment flexibility or service functionality. This leaves service
    providers like Ucom to concentrate on revenue-generating, game-changing
    service delivery options. The company is already offering a wide range
    of opportunities for government, education, and library services
    in Armenia, creating powerful new services that now pass over half
    of the homes and business in the country and changing the lives and
    opportunities for the a growing proportion of Armenians."

    Ucom's 2014 Calix Innovation Award for its leadership in Armenia
    will be highlighted at the Calix booth at the FTTH Council Europe
    Conference, 10-12 February 2015 at EXPO XXI in Warsaw, Poland.

    About Calix Calix (NYSE: CALX) is a global leader in access
    innovation. Its Unified Access portfolio of broadband communications
    access software, systems, and services enables communications
    service providers worldwide to transform their networks and
    become the broadband provider of choice to their subscribers. For
    more information, visit the Calix website at www.calix.com. For
    more information about Calix enabled gigabit networks, visit
    www.calix.com/gigabit/.

    This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are
    based upon management's current expectations and are inherently
    uncertain. Forward-looking statements are based upon information
    available to us as of the date of this release, and we assume no
    obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking statement 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 the Company's business. The reader is cautioned
    not to unduly rely on the forward-looking statements contained in
    this press release. Additional information on potential factors that
    could affect Calix's results and other risks and uncertainties are
    detailed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 2013,
    and other documents filed with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov.

    Contact Information

    Press Inquiries (Americas): Neila Matheny +1 707 766 3512
    [email protected]

    Press Inquiries (International): Brian Dolby Proactive PR +44 (0)7899
    914168 [email protected]

    Sheila Lashford Proactive PR +44 (0) 7986 514240
    [email protected]

    http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/calix-powers-armenias-growth-in-fiber-services-delivered-by-ucom-nyse-calx-1990176.htm


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