Calix will demonstrate advanced new IPTV and video service quality management solutions, including the latest Microsoft Mediaroom features, across the Calix Unified Access Infrastructure at TelcoTV 2008 (booth #501). Highlights will include delivery of high-definition video over Active Ethernet, GPON, VDSL2, and bonded ADSL2+, all transported via redundant 10 Gbps Ethernet rings, as well as multiple demonstrations of advanced video error-correction technologies, rapid problem-isolation tools, and TR-69 remote management solutions.

The home entertainment experience will be a focal point of the Calix booth. Calix will showcase a demonstration of the latest Microsoft Mediaroom platform, which includes differentiating features like fast channel zapping and multiview capabilities that allow consumers to see multiple channels and programs on one screen. This demonstration provides a clear vision of the differentiated user experience that IPTV can provide and of the deployment flexibility that the Calix Unified Access Infrastructure can provide across any media type or protocol.

Additional enabling technologies being highlighted by Calix include the following:

• Set-top boxes from Cisco and Motorola that support MPEG-4 AVC and VC-1 SD and HD content
• Video service quality management solutions from Broadcom and Comtrend, including the PhyR video error correction solution, delivered over VDSL2
• Advanced network management solutions from ClearAccess and Xangati that provide key operational efficiency enhancements in conjunction with the Calix Management System through enabling TR-69 and rapid problem isolation functionality
• A comprehensive solutions environment enabled via the Calix C7 and the Calix E5 family of platforms that makes possible the delivery of the most advanced IP services over any protocol and any physical media

The end-to-end ecosystem delivering the IPTV and advanced network management demonstrations will include products from a number of Calix Compatible interoperability partners and industry leaders including Broadcom, Cisco, ClearAccess, Comtrend, Microsoft Corp., Motorola, and Xangati. Service providers seeking to establish clear services differentiation are increasingly looking to these leaders for a superior IPTV user experience, and to fiber to the premises and advanced DSL solutions delivered via the Calix Unified Access Infrastructure to provide the bandwidth and quality of service required to deliver such applications.