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Green broadband

Calix is helping Broadband Service Providers (BSPs) deliver broadband to all, while also doing our part for the planet. We’re committed to minimizing our environmental impact while providing sustainable broadband solutions to every community.

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Ready to build the most sustainable network possible?

Our eco-design approach to the building, management, and maintenance of sustainable networks includes three primary lenses: durability, efficiency, and recyclability.

Durability

Calix provides long-lasting, high-quality solutions that are future-focused, resisting wear and deterioration, helping to reduce waste and minimize the need for truck rolls to replace equipment.

Efficiency

BSPs and subscribers can reduce their footprint and energy usage through Calix Clean Tech solutions that minimize building space, cooling resources, and power consumption.

Recyclability

Calix products are designed with recyclable components and feature a modular configuration to help reduce waste sent to landfills.

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Create a long-lasting impact

Broadband Service Providers (BSPs) are currently building networks with fiber, the most robust and eco-friendly communication medium. Solutions that enable communication over fiber are the cornerstone of today’s sustainable broadband networks.​

Calix solutions are tailored to meet the needs of service providers​ today, tomorrow, and long into the future.​

  • Our hardware, with an average 25-year lifespan, provides customers with secure, long-term network investments.​
  • Innovations in hardware design offer adaptability, enabling the incorporation of new technologies into current systems, which supports chassis reuse and the ongoing use of existing equipment. ​
  • Our software platforms are modular, abstracted from hardware, and updated regularly, introducing new features and capabilities every 91 days to ensure that our systems remain at the forefront of technology.
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News and insights

Technology innovation in action

Fiber broadband deployment is paramount to achieving zero carbon footprint

In this one hour webinar, the Fiber Broadband Association explains how Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) networks significantly outperform Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) networks in terms of environmental impact.

Broadband service providers are doing their part to ensure a greener future for us all​

Building the most efficient network isn’t just about reducing the​ management and maintenance efforts required to operate the​ network. It’s also about reducing the total footprint—space,​ power, and cooling resources required. Calix BSPs are​ deploying greenest broadband networks.​

Calix BSPs are doing their part to ensure a greener future for us all​

Calix has consolidated all of our labs into one Calix Virtual Innovation Lab, enabling our workforce to access needed equipment from anywhere.

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Is sustainability the missing piece to future-proofing your access network?

What does sustainability mean for you as a broadband service provider (BSP)?
How can you build an access network that will last for decades?

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Reduce home Wi-Fi energy consumption and maintain Wi-Fi performance

Energy prices are rising and consumers are under pressure to consume less energy—from electronic appliances to home Wi-Fi gateways and mesh systems.

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Testimonials

Hear more from our customers

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"Our subscribers have come to expect amazing broadband experiences from us. Our goal is to deliver those with sustainability and environmental stewardship in mind. Partnering with Calix enables us to achieve all our goals and support our future growth across markets.” 
Ron Beerman
Chief Network Officer
AcenTek
"Calix has been an invaluable partner as we’ve developed our green broadband initiative and built our green broadband network...After 17 years we can confidently say that Calix is the only company that consistently delivers innovative, end-to-end sustainable broadband solutions to rural communities like ours.”​Ethan Webinger
Chief Operating Officer
ALLO Communications
“Our collaboration with Calix is a cornerstone of our green broadband strategy...Calix’s commitment to innovation meets the specific needs we encounter in the broadband sector. Working together, we have helped set a precedent for the industry in adopting sustainable practices.”​
Brad Moline
President and Chief Executive Officer

Customer success

Customers benefiting from Calix green innovation

AcenTek

AcenTek simplified their network, saved 73 percent in power in the access network, and deployed 50 percent greener managed Wi-Fi per home.

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ALLO Communications

ALLO Communications makes a sustainability impact by leveraging the Calix platform to reduce energy consumption by 73% while increasing their use of renewable energy.

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Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge Communications reduced energy consumption up to 90 percent by moving from coax to Calix platform

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