Calix ProtectIQ Wins 2022 Cloud Computing Security Excellence Award From TMC
October 27 2022 - 1:30PM
Business Wire
Calix Revenue EDGE managed home network
protection service—ProtectIQ—is honored with the 2022 Cloud
Computing Security Excellence Award from TMC for helping service
providers be giants in their markets by protecting subscribers’
home networks from millions of web threats, intrusions, malware,
and viruses this year
Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced today that TMC, a global,
integrated media company and publisher of Cloud Computing magazine,
has named ProtectIQ® a 2022 Cloud Computing Security
Excellence Award winner. This is the second industry award
ProtectIQ has won in 2022. The award recognizes companies
that have most effectively leveraged cloud computing in their
efforts to bring new, differentiated offerings to market.
ProtectIQ is a Calix Revenue EDGE™ managed service that
enables broadband service providers (BSPs) to easily deliver home
network security protection on top of their managed Wi-Fi
offerings. Calix-partnered BSPs used ProtectIQ to stop
millions of intrusions from entering subscribers’ networks this
year, about one every four seconds. A recent Deloitte survey of
American households confirms that, in 2022, subscribers continue to
work from home (45 percent), learn from home (23 percent), attend
virtual health appointments (49 percent), and more. In the same
survey, more than half of respondents said they are worried about
the security vulnerability of connected devices. ProtectIQ
is designed to simplify home network protection for subscribers,
delivered by their trusted regional BSP. Subscribers access
ProtectIQ through the BSP’s mobile app, built on the Calix
CommandIQ® app, which BSPs can customize with their brand.
The app sends push notifications and reports on threats blocked
directly to the palm of the subscriber’s hand. This reinforces the
value BSPs provide daily and increases subscriber loyalty.
By embracing the full Revenue EDGE platform—including Calix
Cloud®, CommandIQ, and managed services—BSPs are building
long-lasting subscriber relationships. Multiple Calix customers
across North America proactively secure their communities against
digital threats while growing their business and trust in their
brands. For example:
- Mississippi-based Tombigbee Fiber drove more subscribers to
its app after offering ProtectIQ at no extra charge. In the
first 30 days of launching ProtectIQ to all subscribers at
no extra charge, Tombigbee Fiber blocked more than 21,000 total
digital threats from entering their home networks. Additionally,
the rate of new subscribers using the branded Tombigbee Fiber
mobile app grew from 25 percent to 78 percent—strengthening its
direct line of communication with the people it serves.
- Missouri-based Chariton Valley more than doubled its
customer connections after protecting all subscribers’
networks. Chariton Valley Telephone Corporation (Chariton
Valley) leverages the full power of the Revenue EDGE platform to
differentiate in competitive markets. In its first two months of
offering ProtectIQ to all customers, Chariton Valley blocked
more than 48,000 web threats, intrusions, malware, and
viruses—growing brand trust to fuel rapid growth.
- Michigan-based Midwest Energy & Communications drove a
13 percent annual revenue increase after delivering ProtectIQ to
all. Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) added
ProtectIQ and ExperienceIQ® parental controls to its
standard managed Wi-Fi service. As a result, MEC blocked an average
of 16,400 digital threats per month in the first quarter of 2022
and celebrated bringing world-class broadband services to their
20,000th subscriber.
ProtectIQ is one of 11 Calix managed services that BSPs
can easily deliver to subscribers on top of their managed Wi-Fi
offerings. Earlier this month, Calix announced its eighth, ninth,
10th, and 11th managed services during Calix ConneXions 2022, its
annual innovation and customer success conference.
“Calix-partnered BSPs have made it clear that their mission is
to improve the lives of their members and subscribers, and reducing
cybersecurity risks is a significant opportunity to live that
mission,” said Michael Weening, president and chief executive
officer at Calix. “By offering ProtectIQ to secure their
home networks, BSPs can demonstrate that protecting subscribers is
not an option—it is a responsibility. With almost two dozen
connected devices in the average household, subscribers are
vulnerable until they have ProtectIQ. The Calix BSP
demonstrates value by reporting blocked threats through their
branded CommandIQ mobile app. ProtectIQ is one of 11
managed services that BSPs can deploy to solidify brand loyalty and
excite their members and subscribers well beyond Wi-fi.”
Learn how BSPs of all sizes are leveraging ProtectIQ and
other managed services from Calix to build long-lasting subscriber
relationships and grow their businesses.
About Calix
Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX)—Calix cloud and software platforms
enable service providers of all types and sizes to innovate and
transform. Our customers utilize the real-time data and insights
from Calix platforms to simplify their businesses and deliver
experiences that excite their subscribers. The resulting growth in
subscriber acquisition, loyalty, and revenue creates more value for
their businesses and communities. This is the Calix mission: to
enable broadband service providers of all sizes to simplify,
excite, and grow.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are
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uncertain. Forward-looking statements are based upon information
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