As Geoff Burke spoke service providers at the recent OPASTCO winter convention, they mentioned four primary revenue-generating services that came up continuously in their quest for new revenue streams. Many service providers at the show were asking Calix to help them understand these potential new revenue streams and provide real-world examples from their peers who are deploying these services. In this post, Geoff summarizes these four high-flying applications and some examples of Calix customers who have seen success in deploying them.

In adopting the new USF/ICC Order, the FCC valiantly sought to set a new, forward-looking policy course and create greater market certainty.  Unfortunately, the Commission was only successful in part:  you’re going to have to hit a moving target.  That said, it can be done, and there are real opportunities for those who succeed.

For today's Photos from the Field, we're travel to NCTC in Tennessee and the OPASTCO convention in Orlando.

Although the technologies compete in some instances, there is a strong co-dependence between mobile and fixed access so it seems natural that, as the networks transform, the strategies should align. Juan Vela discusses this network transformation and possible considerations in today's blog post.

Last week, I recapped the five biggest trends in North American telecom from 2011.  As we look ahead to 2012, it’s clear that the aftermath of some of these trends will continue and remain top-of-mind among service providers throughout the year.  That said, 2012 looks to have some new surprises in store that will grab headlines and drive network transformation projects around the world. Let’s review some of our predictions for North America in 2012:

The last video in the 2011 Calix Innovation Awards series, Volcano Communications shares its unique approach and success with delivering broadband services in an extreme weather environment, with severe weather and high elevation challenges.

Calix Engineer Peter Polt recently traveled to Horizon Telephone in Chillicothe, OH to help with an E7-2 VDSL2 line card installation. Peter met Wes Tull and Lee Rutherford at the Horizon central office (CO) and provided the following report and pictures from the day.

Now that we are in the first week of 2012 and are still trying to get “Auld Lang Syne” out of our heads, it makes sense to look back on 2011 trends and their potential meaning as we plan for the coming year. Certainly, it was an eventful year for both Calix and the telecommunications industry, with a plethora of issues, the effects of which we will all feel for years to come. That said, let’s take a look at five of the biggest topics that have impacted the broadband community over the past 12 months.