Calix ConneXions 2018 Expands Program to Highlight the Power of Broadband for Utility and Municipal Operators
PETALUMA, CA – September 4, 2018 – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced an expanded lineup of Calix ConneXions 2018 special events with co-hosted workshops on Sunday afternoon from the Utilities Technology Council (UTC) and Mountain Connect. These new events allow ConneXions attendees to benefit from expanded perspectives delivered by some of the leading industry organizations, all included with their ConneXions registration. UTC will host its fall workshop, the Utilities Broadband Conference to continue to assist utilities with developing comprehensive broadband deployment strategies. In addition, Mountain Connect will extend the reach of its annual broadband development conference with the Smart City Symposium to educate leaders of municipalities on best practices for implementing Smart City technology and infrastructure.
“Calix ConneXions has established its place as one of the industry’s leading educational conferences and these new focused events allow us to share that experience with different types of broadband service providers,” said Matt Collins, Chief Marketing Officer at Calix. “Our partnerships with UTC and Mountain Connect will enable utility companies and municipal broadband operators to attend additional events tailored to their specific business objectives, while also attending our keynote presentations and breakout sessions to expose them to industry-wide innovations, trends, and networking opportunities. We are excited to extend the invitation to these companies and help them evolve their businesses and service offerings through the lessons to be learned at ConneXions.”
UTC is the trusted resource for its utilities members to deploy technologies and solutions that deliver secure, reliable, and affordable mission critical services. UTC committees focus on key areas of utility operations and growth strategies, including broadband services. The UTC workshop will host speakers like Jon Claffey from RUS and Jon Chambers, former Chief of the Office of Strategic Planning for the Federal Communications Commission. There will also be roundtable discussions on topics like funding, business best practices, and regulatory issues.
Mountain Connect will share lessons learned from real-world implementations in their Smart City Symposium. After hosting its leading municipal conference for eight years, Mountain Connect has the unique perspective to assist municipal broadband operators in their delivery of Smart City technologies. In the Symposium, attendees will also learn how to:
- Improve constituent engagement, feedback, and touch points
- Drive community sustainability through smart public safety and health care
- Promote smart tourism
- Leverage Smart Grid applications
- Enable data gathering, security, privacy, and analytics
Registration is now open for Calix ConneXions, the industry’s premier Innovation and User Conference, taking place October 27-30, 2018 at the Wynn in Las Vegas. The conference hosted 2000+ attendees last year and 91 percent of those attendees would recommend the event to a colleague. Learn more here about the keynote presentations, conference tracks with over 65 breakout sessions, networking events, training classes, as well as an evening of entertainment with comedian Ryan Hamilton. Register today!
About UTC
The Utilities Technology Council (UTC) is a global trade association dedicated to serving critical infrastructure providers. Through advocacy, education and collaboration, UTC creates a favorable business, regulatory and technology environment for our members who own or operate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems in support of their core business. For more information: UTC.org
About Mountain Connect
The mission of Mountain Connect is to move our western US communities forward by providing relevant and targeted content to help them make the most effective decisions as they build new or expand existing telecommunications infrastructure that enable the long-term vision of a community. We are agnostic of the technology that delivers broadband and as such, believe this provides a well-balanced foundation to make an educated and informed decision with input from industry and community leaders from across the US. Finally, we believe in looking forward and are inclusive of trending technologies that will shape our broadband future.
About Calix
Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) – Innovative communications service providers rely on Calix platforms to help them master and monetize the complex infrastructure between their subscribers and the cloud. Calix is the leading global provider of the cloud and software platforms, systems, and services required to deliver the unified access network and smart premises of tomorrow. Our platforms and services help our customers build next generation networks by embracing a DevOps operating model, optimize the subscriber experience by leveraging big data analytics and turn the complexity of the smart home and business into new revenue streams.
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