With the growth of SmartBiz and new advancements in its broadband platform, Calix unlocks significant growth opportunities for broadband service providers to expand their business offerings in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, enabling seamless delivery of managed business services
San Jose, CA and London, October 16, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, at its annual Customer Success and Innovation Conference, Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced significant innovations in its broadband platform that will enable broadband service providers (BSPs) to rapidly scale their business market. Enhancements to the Calix platform will enable BSPs to provide a wider range of businesses with the services they need to thrive. The development of Calix SmartBiz™ will provide BSPs with more ways to simplify secure managed Wi-Fi and network management for small business owners with multiple locations, and create new revenue opportunities. The company also announced a new business solution to simplify the delivery of premium managed business services to corporate offices, entertainment venues and other mid-sized businesses.
The development of SmartBiz, which launched earlier this year in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, will enable BSP to simplify network management for small businesses that are the backbone of rural and suburban communities, including retailers, restaurants, RV parks and more. Over the past three decades, America’s 33 million small businesses have created 63% of new jobs. Canada’s 1 million small businesses employ 64% of the workforce. In the UK, 5.5 million “small and medium-sized enterprises” account for 61% of private sector employment.
Off-grid management capabilities enable BSPs to serve small businesses located both within and outside their network range. Small business owners can intuitively manage multiple networks and oversee employee authentication through the customizable CommandWorx™ mobile app. Guest Wi-Fi analytics will provide small business owners with insights to improve customer experience, while paywalls will create new revenue opportunities.
Calix also announced the launch of ManagedBiz™, providing top-tier managed business services to mid-sized businesses such as corporate offices and entertainment venues. Enterprises of this size often deal with multiple locations, remote workforces, limited IT resources and complex network security requirements. ManagedBiz will leverage the power of the Calix platform and BSP’s trustworthy reputation to provide managed services and support to enterprises.Broadband teams can also access Calix Cloud® Management portal to help business subscribers with deployment and monitoring.
The Calix innovation roadmap includes plans to launch new Wi-Fi systems for large offices (Calix GigaPro™ p4) and vast outdoor locations (Calix GigaPro™ p6dx). The expanding system portfolio will also offer managed firewalls, Wi-Fi controllers and local networking to meet the indoor and outdoor needs of ManagedBiz users.
“The Calix platform is helping us provide Oregon businesses with the support they need, allowing us to solve their current problems so they can focus on operating and growing their businesses,” said Michael Wynschenk, CEO of Hunter Communications. “We have a responsibility. Providing our customers with a reliable broadband network, and with Calix, we can solve business problems that were impossible to solve in the past. The new advancements Calix announced today at ConneXions will help us become a better service provider so that our customers can Focus on what they do best. The launch of ManagedBiz will also help us expand the types and sizes of businesses our teams can support using the same tools and systems we use today. We look forward to Calix helping to innovate so we can deliver to our customers The level of service you want and deserve from us.”
As Calix customers expand into new markets, Calix services are supported every step of the way. Award-winning programs like Premier Customer Success and Smart Start for Managed Services help them quickly plan and execute go-to-market deployments, align their organizations, and launch new service offerings. Calix Educational Services provides support seminars and training courses designed to assist network engineering, operations, field installation and customer support teams in bringing new services to market quickly and successfully.
“Communities cannot stay healthy without the continued success of local businesses,” said Calix President and CEO Michael Weening. “In the past, serving enterprise customers was complex because BSPs had to piece together enterprise technologies built by IT organizations. Making downsizing for smaller customers inefficient. Innovative customers and leaders like Michael Wynschenk work with our team to ensure our innovations extend the Calix Broadband platform so they can grow. Through one platform, Our customers and their teams can leverage the same cloud services, workflows and training to deliver world-class broadband to multiple markets and meet the unique needs of each market. The only way to win in broadband today – one platform Addressing a long list of user needs and diverse use cases for small and medium-sized businesses. We are excited about this huge market opportunity and will continue to work with our customers to serve them as they expand their business market products and deliver to the communities they serve. Everything you need for more value.”
ConneXions attendees can learn about SmartBiz through October 17 at the Innovation Showcase at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.
Learn how Calix’s new business products will help BSPs in the US, Canada and the UK own their business markets.
About Calix
Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) – Broadband service providers of all sizes leverage the Calix platform and teams to simplify their businesses and inspire their subscribers to increase the value of their businesses and create value for their communities for generations. The democratizing power of the platform and managed services portfolio enables them to operate efficiently, engage subscribers and deliver a superior experience. Calix is committed to working with our growing ecosystem to drive continuous improvements to support the transformation of our customers and their communities.
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