Technology Innovation
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.
Ready to build the most sustainable network possible?
We approach the building, management, and maintenance of sustainable networks through three primary lenses: durability, efficiency, and recyclability.
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.
Broadband Service Providers (BSPs) and subscribers can reduce their footprint and energy usage through Calix solutions that minimize building space, cooling resources, and power consumption.
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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Build a green broadband access network
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 greener broadband networks that are:
- 73% greener network architecture versus traditional access networks using Intelligent Access
- 50% greener access networks versus non-fiber and other access networks using Intelligent Access
- 50% greener per home using Unlimited Subscriber and its ability to serve over 90% of homes with a single system
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Enable a circular economy
Calix solutions prioritize recyclability, embodying our commitment to sustainability and eco-friendliness throughout the product lifecycle, from manufacturing to packaging and e-recycling efforts.
Our recyclability advancements align with our standards for quality, safety, and environmental impact as we continually seek new ways to improve product and packaging recyclability.
- Over 60% of all our product components and packaging are recyclable.
- Specifically, we’ve achieved an incredible 89% recyclable packaging and 73% recyclability across our optical products.
- Our Gigaspire product line is 65% recyclable.
- Our e-recycling customer referral program enables service providers to recycle their systems, fostering a circular economy.
Take the next steps in your recycling journey. Check out the map below to find E-Waste Recycling Centers near you.
The content of the map is for informational purposes only and Calix makes no warranty or guarantee about the accuracy or reliability of the content.
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Technology innovation in action
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.
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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.”
Chief Network Officer
"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.”Chief Operating Officer
“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.”
President and Chief Executive Officer
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