Calix Announces BEAD-Compliant Broadband Platform Offerings So Any Service Provider Can Deliver Differentiated Subscriber Experiences to Rural America
July 11 2024 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Building on the success of a 5-year Funding
Consult Program that, in partnership with dozens of expert partners
like Ready.net, has led 500+ consultations to help broadband
providers secure $2 billion in funding, Calix announces
BEAD-compliant offerings for its business-transforming platform
Today, Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announces its portfolio of fully
compliant Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD)
solutions. This extensive portfolio of compliant systems on the
Calix Broadband Platform ensures broadband service providers (BSPs)
can act quickly to retain their share of the upcoming $42.45
billion in federal funding. The Calix Funding Consult Program helps
broadband providers secure and maintain funding allocations by
simplifying the application and reporting processes required by
federal and state funding programs. Calix has worked with nearly 74
percent of all federally funded BSPs in the United States to help
ensure compliance. Since its inception five years ago, the Calix
Funding Consult Program—which incorporates over two dozen
partnerships with experts like Ready.net—has helped BSPs secure
more than $2 billion in federal funding and conduct over 2 billion
FCC performance tests.
The BEAD program represents the largest single funding
initiative in U.S. broadband history. The
cloud-and-software-enabled Calix Platform and BEAD-compliant
systems enable BSPs to build scalable, resilient, and secure
networks at the lowest possible operating expenses (OPEX) that meet
BEAD’s critical testing and performance validation requirements.
The Calix Platform—including Intelligent Access™, Unlimited
Subscriber, and Calix Cloud®—fully equips BSPs to deliver
differentiated broadband experiences to residential, community, and
business markets. With Calix innovation and support throughout the
funding journey, BSPs can easily transform from speed into
experience providers, meet evolving subscriber needs, and invest to
grow their communities.
For BSPs that want to secure funding to grow value for
themselves and their communities, Calix enables them with:
- The ability to mix and match BEAD-compliant systems to meet
various network deployment requirements. The award-winning
AXOS® E9-2 (controlled environments), E7-2 (remote cabinets), and
E3-2 (pole mounted) Intelligent Access systems are flexible and
scalable so BSPs can deploy in any location—from the most remote
areas to suburban sprawl. Plus, the Calix Access Service Manager
(ASM) portfolio simplifies aggregation and subscriber management so
BSPs can optimize their networks, enabling scalable growth across
residential, community, and business markets.
- BEAD-compliant Calix premises systems offer BSPs flexible
deployment options. The compliant GigaSpire® and GigaPoint®
systems from Calix support growth across single-family homes and
multi-dwelling units (MDUs) within their network footprint.
Leveraging the cloud-and-software-enabled platform and
BEAD-compliant premises systems, BSPs can quickly access
performance testing insights to accurately diagnose and address
subscriber issues.
- Comprehensive funding programs, supported by two dozen
partnerships, to navigate funding, network deployment, and service
launches. In addition to funding support from Calix and a deep
bench of expert partners—including Ready.net, customers can access
award-winning Calix Success for planning, deploying, and meeting
BEAD program milestones. Professional Services offer ongoing
guidance and performance analysis, while Education Services provide
flexible training for network deployment, configuration, and
maintenance. The Customer Success Smart Start for Managed Services
program helps BSPs develop a managed services launch playbook.
The vast portfolio of Calix systems includes U.S.-assembled
components to meet requirements for BEAD and Build America, Buy
America (BABA). Hardware from manufacturing partners in Michigan
(Jabil Inc.) and New Jersey (Hisense Broadband) contribute to
seamless BEAD applications for Calix customers. Calix will also
follow all guidance from the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA), as that guidance is issued, to
ensure all U.S.-manufactured systems meet BEAD waiver
specifications and compliance.
“For 25 years, Calix has remained committed to enabling the
success of rural America,” said Jerry Cederlund, senior vice
president of supply chain operations at Calix. “Today, we are proud
to extend that legacy by building broadband systems that meet the
highest standards of quality and security for our providers who
benefit from U.S. government programs like BEAD. We will continue
to support providers leveraging these critical government programs
as they offer unique, value-added broadband experiences for their
communities. Backed by our business-transforming broadband
platform, our customers can continue to trust Calix to help them
build efficient businesses, grow exceptional brands, and transform
lives for the better.”
Explore Calix BEAD-compliant solutions and speak to an expert
from the Calix Funding Consult Program to advance your funding
application.
About Calix
Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX)—Calix is a cloud and appliance-based
platform and managed services company. Broadband service providers
leverage the Calix broadband platform, cloud, and managed services
to simplify operations, engagement, and service; innovate for their
consumer, business, and municipal subscribers; and grow their
business and the communities they serve.
Our end-to-end platform and managed services democratize the use
of data, enabling our customers of any size to operate efficiently,
acquire subscribers, and deliver exceptional experiences. Calix is
dedicated to driving continuous improvement in partnership with our
growing ecosystem to support the transformation of our customers
and their communities.
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based upon management’s current expectations and are inherently
uncertain. Forward-looking statements are based upon information
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