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    ARMENIA BOASTS REGION'S MOST ADVANCED FIBER INTERNET SERVICE

    Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
    http://asbarez.com/131652/armenia-boasts-regions-most-advanced-fiber-internet-service/

    Armenia is now estimated to have the most advanced fiber-optic network
    in the South Caucasus

    YEREVAN--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 California-based Calix, Inc.

    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.

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