PETALUMA, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 8, 2012) - [ Calix, Inc. ] (NYSE: [ CALX ]) today announced nine of its communications service provider customers were named 2012 Calix Innovation Award winners at the Calix User Group Conference in Las Vegas. In their second year, these awards were presented to service providers who demonstrated excellence in leveraging the Calix Unified Access portfolio to deliver new revenue-generating services, demonstrate commitment to their local communities, and drive overall network and business transformation. Highlighting a wide variety of advanced applications, network technologies, and geographic locations around the country, the Calix Innovation Award videos were shown to the nearly 1500 registered attendees at the Conference.

The 2012 Calix Innovation Award winners are:

• [ Arrowhead Electric Cooperative ] and [ CTC ] for Innovation in Partnering for Broadband Expansion
• [ Cincinnati Bell ] for Innovation in Leveraging VDSL2 for Advanced Services
• [ Consolidated Telcom ] for Innovation in Leveraging Compass Software
• [ Endeavor Communications ] for Innovation in New Revenue-Generating Services
• [ Highland Telephone Cooperative ] for Innovation in Bringing Broadband to Underserved Areas
• [ Home Telecom ] for Innovation in Business Development with Fiber Access
• [ Smithville ] for Innovation in Fiber Access
• [ South Slope ] for Innovation in Unified Access
• [ TMS ] for Innovation in Consortium Building

"South Slope's $70 million fiber overbuild is bringing what we believe to be the fastest broadband speeds in Iowa to our customers," said Justyn M. Miller, South Slope CEO. "Honoring our network and new Rocket Internet packages with this Calix Innovation Award highlights our continued commitment to our customers throughout Iowa's Technology Corridor. We are excited to receive this prestigious award in front of an audience of our peers at what has become one of the industry's premier events."

The video case studies of each of these award winners are available on the Calix [ website ]. In addition, nominations for the 2013 Calix Innovation Awards will open early next year. For more information on how to submit a nomination, please check the Calix Blog in 2013.

Calix User Group Conference Showcases Industry Leaders to Growing Audience

The Calix User Group Conference once again drew a record number of service providers, Calix Compatible partners and industry-leading speakers to the Wynn Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas. In its ninth year, the four-day event mixed visionary speakers and targeted breakout sessions with in-depth training, networking, and world-class entertainment. Keynote speakers included executives from Ericsson, Case Western Reserve University, and a wide variety of Calix customers, partners, and advisors. User Group attendees also enjoyed an unforgettable private concert from Grammy-nominated Big & Rich.

"Since our first Calix User Group Conference in 2004 through our 2012 event, we have continued to expand our audience and improve our educational agenda to provide the latest insights into the communications market," said John Colvin, Calix senior vice president of North America sales and marketing. "I would like to congratulate our 2012 Calix Innovation Award winners for providing shining examples of excellence in broadband, and demonstrating how the Calix Unified Access portfolio can stimulate network, business, and community advancement. We are proud of the fact that our customers and partners tell us that this event has become the best 'user group' that they attend in our industry -- and we look forward to building on this success as we plan our 10-year anniversary User Group Conference in 2013."

About Calix

Calix (NYSE: [ CALX ]) is a global leader in access innovation. Its Unified Access portfolio of broadband communications access systems and software enables communications service providers worldwide to transform their copper- and fiber-based networks and become the broadband provider of choice to their subscribers. For more information, visit the Calix website at [ www.calix.com ].

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