Calix First to Bring Booming Mesh Wi-Fi Opportunity to Service Providers; Major Enhancements to GigaCenter Take Subscriber Ex...
August 22 2017 - 8:25AM
Calix, Inc. (NYSE:CALX), the world leader in Subscriber Driven
Intelligent Access, announced the first mesh-enhanced Carrier Class
Wi-Fi solution designed specifically for communications service
providers. With this announcement, Calix is delivering
mesh-enabling software upgrades to its GigaCenter solutions and
adding the new 804Mesh satellites. These enhancements will
transform home Wi-Fi coverage and enable GigaCenter solutions to
intelligently adapt to today’s increasingly complex home Wi-Fi
environments. Now service providers can exploit the burgeoning mesh
Wi-Fi opportunity by delivering a mesh-enhanced Carrier Class Wi-Fi
experience unmatched in performance or value by any consumer class
mesh solution.
As the Wi-Fi experience has become increasingly important to
subscribers, many are paying up to $500 for consumer class mesh
products. Service providers, armed with mesh-enhanced GigaCenters,
can now offer a superior Carrier Class mesh Wi-Fi solution at a
fraction of the cost of these consumer products. Available for all
GigaCenter deployments and remotely managed with Calix Cloud, the
Calix mesh-enhanced Carrier Class Wi-Fi solution offers Calix
customers an opportunity to create a superior subscriber
experience, generating new revenue streams with the 804Mesh
satellites and reducing service costs. As a result, they can lower
the TCO of the GigaCenter solution and maximize their return on
their investment.
“Over 50 percent of service provider customer care calls are
Wi-Fi related – which means that even if the service provider is
not managing the equipment providing Wi-Fi, they are still
incurring the costs of supporting the subscriber. They also face
the risk of increased churn if they cannot solve Wi-Fi problems,”
said Shane Eleniak, Calix vice president of systems products. “With
mesh-enhanced Carrier Class Wi-Fi, our customers can turn this
resource drain into a significant opportunity – one that allows
them to elevate the subscriber experience and convert common home
Wi-Fi frustrations into a new source of revenue. By offering the
804Mesh unit for as little as pennies per day, service providers
can save their subscribers hundreds of dollars, provide
cutting-edge technology, and increase ARPU. In addition, Carrier
Class mesh Wi-Fi is enabled through a simple firmware update versus
a costly hardware rip and replace of an ONT, allowing our customers
to maximize the value of their long-term investment in GigaFamily
solutions.”
The upgraded GigaCenter solution allows streaming video, gaming,
and other online applications to run at their optimal performance
throughout the home. By complementing this solution with Calix
Cloud, service providers can easily manage the subscriber
experience via remote troubleshooting features that provide
unprecedented visibility into the entire home network. Finally, the
804Mesh was designed for self-install to ensure that subscribers
get up and running at the lowest cost possible.
One innovative service provider who is ready to separate itself
from the competition with mesh-enhanced Carrier Class Wi-Fi
solutions from Calix in this manner is Nebraska fiber innovator
ALLO Communications (ALLO). With ubiquitous all-fiber networks in
seven communities including a rapidly expanding subscriber base in
the state’s capital of Lincoln, ALLO has demonstrated a long
commitment to delivering the ultimate business and residential
subscriber experience. As a continuation of that commitment, ALLO
is taking the next step to ensure that this unique experience
extends through their managed Wi-Fi service. Their existing
GigaCenter deployment will now be enhanced with 804Mesh satellites,
allowing them to stay ahead of growing broadband needs and easily
expand the reach and performance of Wi-Fi for their subscribers on
demand.
“Our expansive fiber network has provided a unique foundation
for our customer service focus at ALLO, giving us the ability to
quickly grow our business and deliver services that go above and
beyond our subscriber’s expectations,” said Brad Moline, ALLO
President. “Providing a managed Wi-Fi service is key to that
service portfolio, as our subscriber’s wireless experience is
becoming more important in their daily lives. GigaCenters combined
with 804Mesh satellites and Calix Cloud will enable ALLO to
efficiently serve our subscribers’ Wi-Fi demands in larger homes
with more devices, and even in their outdoor spaces. ALLO looks
forward to delighting our subscribers with this new offering and
keeping the ALLO brand closely associated with the best broadband
service available anywhere.”
Register here to attend a Calix hosted webinar entitled
“Introducing Mesh-Enhanced Carrier Class Wi-Fi – A Power Upgrade
for the Calix GigaCenter” scheduled for 11 am EST on September 7.
For more detail and a video introduction to this major enhancement
to the Calix GigaCenter, visit here.
About Calix
Calix, Inc. (NYSE:CALX) pioneered Software Defined Access and
cloud products focused on access networks and the subscriber. Its
portfolio of Intelligent Access systems and software combines AXOS,
the revolutionary platform for access, with Calix Cloud, innovative
cloud products for network data analytics and subscriber experience
assurance. Together, they enable communications service providers
to transform their businesses and be the winning service providers
of tomorrow. For more information, visit the Calix website at
www.calix.com.
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