Calix, Inc.

United Fiber Launches Bark To Keep Kids Safer, Leveraging the Calix Platform To Make a Deep Impact as They Rapidly Grow Their Community

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

United Fiber serves areas with some of the highest poverty rates in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • United Fiber serves areas with some of the highest poverty rates in the United States.
  • The BSP expects to grow 50 percent in the next 18 months, which will deepen the impact of Bark.
  • United Fiber quickly and easily deployed Bark as a SmartHome ™ managed service because the tool is fully integrated for the Calix broadband platform.
  • “Leveraging the Calix platform, we’ve grown significantly across Missouri and Iowa, beating our projections,” said Darren Farnan, general manager at United Fiber.

Endeavor Communications Becomes First Indiana Service Provider To Help Protect Children From Cyberbullying With Bark on the Calix Platform

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced that Endeavor Communications (Endeavor) is leveraging the Calix broadband platform to quickly make social media monitoring service Bark available to thousands of families in Indiana.

Key Points: 
  • Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced that Endeavor Communications (Endeavor) is leveraging the Calix broadband platform to quickly make social media monitoring service Bark available to thousands of families in Indiana.
  • With this initiative, Endeavor is helping protect children’s mental and physical health from pervasive threats related to digital content.
  • Because Bark is a SmartHome ™ managed service fully integrated for the Calix broadband platform, Endeavor executed an initial launch of Bark in just eight weeks.
  • That is leadership and a great testament to how the Calix platform can simplify launching an incredible service like Bark for the betterment of the community.

Calix Increases Stock Repurchase Authorization by An Additional $100 Million

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced that its board of directors increased the authorization to repurchase the Company’s common stock by an additional $100 million under the existing stock repurchase program.

Key Points: 
  • Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced that its board of directors increased the authorization to repurchase the Company’s common stock by an additional $100 million under the existing stock repurchase program.
  • Under the repurchase program, repurchases can be made from time to time using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, all in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements.
  • The specific timing, price and size of the purchases will depend on prevailing stock prices, general economic and market conditions, and other considerations consistent with the Company’s capital allocation strategy.
  • The stock repurchase program does not obligate Calix to purchase any dollar amount or number of shares of common stock and the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

Smithville Leverages the Calix Platform To Launch SmartBiz in Just Two Months To Support Indiana Small Businesses

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

SmartBiz integrates the same platform, workflow, and systems that Smithville already uses for their residential business.

Key Points: 
  • SmartBiz integrates the same platform, workflow, and systems that Smithville already uses for their residential business.
  • As a result, it took Smithville only two months to launch SmartBiz to thousands of local businesses—immediately expanding their current small business market.
  • Smithville recently won recognition for their commitment to technological innovation that has a transformative impact on their Indiana communities.
  • SmartBiz is just the latest managed service Smithville leverages on the Calix platform.

Gibson Connect Announces Rapid Deployment of Bark to Their Employees, Board Members, and Across Their Communities, Enabled by the Calix Broadband Platform

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced that Tennessee-based cooperative Gibson Connect is deploying Bark on the Calix broadband platform to their communities, employees, and board members.

Key Points: 
  • Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced that Tennessee-based cooperative Gibson Connect is deploying Bark on the Calix broadband platform to their communities, employees, and board members.
  • Inspired by last week’s Calix ConneXions 2023 customer success and innovation conference, Gibson Connect leadership is fast-tracking the launch of Bark to families across their communities.
  • A subsidiary of Gibson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC), Gibson Connect will start by providing Bark to all employees and board members and then extend the managed service to Gibson’s members across Tennessee and Kentucky.
  • Doing the right thing has never been easier, and we are proud to support Gibson and Bark.”

Calix Awards Innovative Partners Enabling Broadband Providers To Transform Their Businesses, Drive Growth, and Create Greater Value For Their Communities

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The Calix Partner Innovations Awards are distributed annually to acknowledge transformative companies contributing to and making an impact on broadband service providers (BSPs) throughout the year.

Key Points: 
  • The Calix Partner Innovations Awards are distributed annually to acknowledge transformative companies contributing to and making an impact on broadband service providers (BSPs) throughout the year.
  • This diverse ecosystem of Calix partners enables Calix customers to deliver exceptional broadband experiences for education, telehealth, remote work, and business support.
  • The awards recognize excellence in transformation, innovation, subscriber experience, and overall business impact on shared customers between Calix and partners.
  • We look forward to continuing these strong partnerships with our award-winning partners that enable customers to grow their value for their communities.”
    Visit Calix Partner Innovations Awards to discover more about Calix’s innovative partners and how they support broadband service providers.

Calix Releases Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced unaudited financial results for its third quarter 2023, which have been posted as a letter to stockholders to the investor relations section of its website.

Key Points: 
  • Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced unaudited financial results for its third quarter 2023, which have been posted as a letter to stockholders to the investor relations section of its website.
  • Please visit the Calix investor relations website at https://investor-relations.calix.com to view the letter to stockholders, along with accompanying supplemental financial information.
  • Interested parties may listen to a live webcast of the conference call by visiting the Events section of the Calix Investor Relations website .
  • A webcast replay of the conference call will be available following its completion and will be archived on the Calix Investor Relations website.

Calix Support Cloud Becomes Service Cloud, Enabling Customers To Make a Monumental Shift to Multi-Channel Support for Subscribers

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

(NYSE: CALX) announced the evolution of its award-winning Calix Support Cloud to Service Cloud.

Key Points: 
  • (NYSE: CALX) announced the evolution of its award-winning Calix Support Cloud to Service Cloud.
  • New Service Cloud capabilities will include chat—an insights-driven channel that gives subscribers access to support anytime, anywhere—and the Calix Field Service App.
  • Launched in 2017 as Support Cloud, Service Cloud gives support teams end-to-end visibility into the subscriber experience to proactively identify and rapidly resolve issues, automate their workflows, and tap upsell opportunities.
  • The transformation to Service Cloud emphasizes the need for customer service and support to evolve its essential role in providing an exceptional subscriber experience.

Calix Transforms Marketing Cloud to Engagement Cloud, Enabling Broadband Providers To Automate Impactful Engagement and Support New Market Growth

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

At Calix ConneXions 2023 , broadband platform company Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced the transformation of Calix Marketing Cloud to become Engagement Cloud.

Key Points: 
  • At Calix ConneXions 2023 , broadband platform company Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced the transformation of Calix Marketing Cloud to become Engagement Cloud.
  • This fundamental evolution reinforces the breadth and depth of powerful capabilities that Calix provides broadband service provider (BSP) marketers.
  • First launched in 2017 as Marketing Cloud, Engagement Cloud remains the industry’s only subscriber engagement solution that enables BSPs to enrich their subscriber experience insights with powerful demographic, psychographic, and geographic data.
  • That is why we have evolved the value proposition of Marketing Cloud to Engagement Cloud.

Calix Evolves Operations Cloud So Broadband Providers Can Easily Expand Into New Markets While Delivering Incredible Subscriber Experiences

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced new ways for broadband service providers (BSPs) to cost-effectively deploy and manage high-margin managed services and the underlying end-to-end network using the Calix broadband platform and Calix Operations Cloud.

Key Points: 
  • Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced new ways for broadband service providers (BSPs) to cost-effectively deploy and manage high-margin managed services and the underlying end-to-end network using the Calix broadband platform and Calix Operations Cloud.
  • By leveraging Operations Cloud, BSPs such as Mississippi-based Tombigbee Fiber are saving on operating expenses (OPEX) by reducing mean-time-to-repair by up to 75 percent while deploying managed services that expand their business across multiple markets.
  • New service migration tools in Operations Cloud will automate the transition to the latest Calix Intelligent Access EDGE ™ systems with AXOS.
  • For example, easily migrating services from EXA to AXOS ensures that a BSP can proactively plan to accommodate new managed services.