Calix Extends SmartTown To Support First Responders, Expanding the Positive Impact Broadband Providers Can Make in Their Communities
October 16 2023 - 11:45AM
Business Wire
Calix announces it will enable broadband
service providers to leverage SmartTown, a fully integrated managed
service for the Calix broadband platform, to extend their
community-wide networks to support first responders, at no
incremental cost
Today at Calix ConneXions 2023, broadband platform company
Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced it will enable customers to
leverage their investment in Calix SmartTown™ to support first
responders in their regions—at no incremental cost. Broadband
service providers (BSPs) will be able to easily support critical
first responder services with the community-wide connectivity
enabled by SmartTown. As the trusted innovation partners to the
rural and suburban communities they serve across North America,
BSPs leveraging the Calix broadband platform are uniquely
positioned to simplify the delivery of lifesaving services that
ensure vitality and well-being.
Calix also announced SmartTown for Education so BSPs can work
with local schools to deliver community-wide connectivity for
students and educators. SmartTown for Education will help BSPs
close the homework gap and grow workforces of the future by
ensuring every student has access to online educational tools and
resources. SmartTown for Education will also be available to BSPs
at no incremental cost.
“If we can save even one life in our community, that is
priceless,” said Scott Hendrix, chief executive officer at
Tombigbee Fiber and Tombigbee Electric Power Association. “That is
why we have fully invested in a partnership with Calix. With
managed services like SmartTown for community-wide Wi-Fi to support
students, educators, and first responders and Bark social media
monitoring for children and families, we know we are delivering
value that will make a real impact. With a partner like Calix that
provides continuous innovation and incredible customer success
services, we find new ways to grow our business and deliver immense
value that transforms our region of Mississippi.”
As a managed service that is fully integrated for the Calix
platform, it takes only weeks (rather than months or years) for
BSPs to adopt and launch SmartTown, making it incredibly easy for
all functions of a broadband business—operations, support, and
marketing—to promote, manage, and support it.
“Our customers, whether for-profit or member-owned cooperatives,
make it clear that leveraging our unique end-to-end platform to
innovate for the betterment of their communities is a top
priority,” said Michael Weening, president and chief executive
officer at Calix. “SmartTown started with Brad Moline, the CEO of
ALLO Communications, calling me to share how he thought we could
bridge the digital divide for students by leveraging our platform
to provide ubiquitous Wi-Fi across the community. This has expanded
to coverage for events and parks, roaming for subscribers, and
now—thanks to a conversation with Scott Hendrix, the CEO of
Tombigbee—we are expanding these capabilities to enable first
responders to roam in areas where cellular coverage is spotty. With
these latest advancements to SmartTown, any BSP can take giant
steps higher for their communities and deliver value that no
competitor can match.”
ConneXions 2023 attendees can check out SmartTown Park and
SmartTown School at the Innovation Showcase at the Wynn in Las
Vegas until October 17.
Learn how SmartTown enables BSPs to transform their communities
by connecting every aspect of rural and suburban life.
About Calix
Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX)—Broadband service providers of all
sizes leverage the Calix platform and teams to simplify their
business and excite their subscribers to grow the value of their
business and for their communities for generations. The
democratizing power of the platform and portfolio of managed
services enables them 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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