Calix SmartMDU Will Enable Broadband Providers To Transform How They Serve Tenants and Property Owners of Multi-Dwelling Units
October 16 2023 - 12:25PM
Business Wire
With the announcement of SmartMDU, the Calix
end-to-end platform will enable customers to easily deliver
world-class managed Wi-Fi services—once exclusive to luxury
apartments—to all multi-dwelling units (MDUs), further expanding
their market reach beyond single-family homes with SmartHome,
public spaces with SmartTown, and businesses with SmartBiz
Today, at its annual customer success and innovation conference,
broadband platform company Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced
SmartMDU™. SmartMDU is purpose-built for any broadband service
provider (BSP) to service multi-dwelling units (MDUs), both inside
and outside their current footprint. SmartMDU will enable BSPs to
go to market with a revolutionary value proposition for property
management customers and their tenants. When it launches next year,
SmartMDU will be the only solution in the market that enables BSPs
to deliver cost-effective managed Wi-Fi services—once only
available in luxury high-rise living—to all multi-family apartment
buildings.
Calix customers can leverage SmartMDU in seamless conjunction
with other managed services on the Calix platform to enable
property managers to deliver even greater value to tenants. To
further optimize the experience for MDU tenants, BSPs can deploy
residential managed services to provide individually controlled and
personalized tenant broadband experiences. Broadband providers can
also choose to deploy Calix SmartBiz™ to serve small businesses
within the MDU property or deliver extended Wi-Fi coverage outside
of the MDU property with Calix SmartTown™.
Understanding tenants’ increased broadband needs, property
managers with SmartMDU will have the option of extending the
broadband-inclusive lease agreements used for luxury rentals to the
wider MDU market to attract all tenants seeking seamless
connectivity. It will also allow BSPs to negotiate long-term
contracts—typically, seven to 10 years.
SmartMDU will deliver:
- Zero truck rolls for BSPs thanks to automated self-service
options for tenants. SmartMDU will allow property managers to
offer automated, self-service options to tenants, who can request
service upgrades or value-added services—like advanced network
controls with ExperienceIQ—without ever rolling a truck.
- Easily customizable Wi-Fi solutions enable property managers
to serve every type of tenant. MDUs with a mix of residential
and commercial units—such as a store or café on the first floor—can
be accommodated by BSPs with SmartHome and SmartBiz to meet the
property manager’s needs.
- Managed Wi-Fi for IoT and security networks will enhance
exceptional subscriber experiences. SmartMDU will provide
managed Wi-Fi for IoT (internet of things) systems and security
networks for enhanced property management, ensuring automated door
locks, temperature control, and cameras stay connected and work
seamlessly.
SmartMDU will fully optimize a BSP’s MDU operations and support
services. Integrating Calix Cloud® with property management systems
will transform how BSPs and property managers automate service
delivery to provide exceptional broadband experiences to their
tenants, visitors to the property, and the essential IoT devices
used to maintain the building and its systems.
“We are excited for the opportunity that SmartMDU will open to
our multi-family complexes,” said Brian Stading, chief executive
officer at Lumos. “Our investment with Calix helps us further
differentiate our fiber internet offerings against our competitors
by making it easy to deploy new broadband experiences our customers
need. We recently launched SmartTown to allow students in our
communities to stay connected to educational resources even when
they aren’t on school grounds. With SmartMDU, Calix will provide
yet another way to serve our customers with broadband experiences
that enrich their lives—this time in the multi-family housing
communities they call home.”
Because SmartMDU is integrated for the Calix platform, it will
be easy for BSPs to deploy, manage, and support the solution. Calix
customers will be able to adopt and launch SmartMDU in weeks rather
than months or years—turning up services faster and accelerating
time to revenue.
Award-winning enablement from Calix helps BSPs easily open new
markets or grow existing ones. Calix Professional Services provides
Wi-Fi design support, training, and validation to help BSPs
accelerate installs, operationalize, and extend their brands into
MDU communities. Smart Start for Managed Services and Calix
Education Services will help inform and align teams as they adopt,
deploy, and manage SmartMDU across their communities.
“No solution exists today that enables BSPs to simplify their
go-to-market strategy for the myriad MDUs in the market—from a
duplex to an apartment building,” said Michael Weening, president
and chief executive officer at Calix. “The goal of SmartMDU is to
bring together the powerful capabilities of the Calix broadband
platform to enable BSPs to meet the unique business needs of each
property. It will simplify Wi-Fi management across indoor, outdoor,
and common areas, streamline integration into back-office property
management systems, and enable secure connectivity for IoT systems.
By combining elements of our residential managed services,
SmartBiz, and SmartTown, we will enable every Calix customer to
address virtually all property use cases—thereby simplifying their
business, exciting property owners and their tenants, and enabling
the BSP to grow their business at the highest possible margins
thanks to a scalable and efficient business model.”
ConneXions attendees can check out SmartMDU in the Innovation
Showcase at the Wynn in Las Vegas until October 17.
Learn how SmartMDU will revolutionize the MDU broadband market
with a managed Wi-Fi solution to optimize the role of the property
manager and deliver an unparalleled experience for tenants.
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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