GIGABIT SUBSCRIBER EXPERIENCE: The CenturyLink C844G GigaCenter is an integrated access and gateway solution that delivers advanced network management and software features to unleash the gigabit experience throughout a subscriber’s home. The GigaCenter service delivery platform terminates a GPON fiber optic link at a subscribers premises and provides carrier class Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for customer multi-media devices. The C844G GigaCenter enables CenturyLink subscribers to receive gigabit broadband data, Prism IP video, and VoIP or TDM based voice on a single fiber. Using the latest 802.11ac 5GHz technology incorporating 4x4 multi-user multiple-input and multiple-output (MU-MIMO) and beamforming, the C844G GigaCenter allows CenturyLink to extend the access network inside the home and establish a strategic location for the delivery and control of broadband services. A USB port is available for home networking with other Ethernet appliances. Calix engineered the CenturyLink C844G GigaCenter for optimal whole-home coverage with simultaneous dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz operation and dynamic beamforming at 5GHz. For maximum performance, the GigaCenter supports high-power 2x2 MIMO spatial diversity at 2.4GHz and 4x4 MU-MIMO at 5GHz. The CenturyLink GigaCenter solution delivers Prism HD video and data throughout a subscriber’s home with control and management of an increasingly video-rich and mobile broadband environment. EASY TO INSTALL, ACTIVATE, AND MAINTAIN: With the CenturyLink C844G GigaCenter, Calix has redefined how to install and activate residential services at a subscriber’s premises. Using the Calix Smart Activate feature and a phone or laptop, a CenturyLink field technician can install and apply the subscriber’s service profile without special equipment or assistance from the central office.