Calix, Inc. is a telecommunications company that specializes in providing software platforms, systems, and services to support the delivery of broadband services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Calix provides cloud, software platforms, systems and services to communications service providers.
Calix maintains facilities in Petaluma, CA, Minneapolis, MN, San Jose, CA, Richardson, TX in the USA and facilities in Nanjing, China and Bangalore, India..
Customers
Calix customers include SCTelcom, Verizon, ALLO Communications, CityFibre, Nex-Tech, Gibson Connect, ITS Fiber, Sogetel, and over 1,600 other broadband service providers globally, majority being in North America.
Competitors
Calix competitors include Cisco, Adtran, Nokia, Allied Telesis, Huawei, Tellabs, ZTE and DZS.
Industry News
With Amazon Alexa, Calix Translates Smart Home Opp Into Reality
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Acquisitions history
In 2006, Calix purchased Optical Solutions, Inc., based in Minneapolis, MN. In 2010, Calix announced acquisition of one-time rival Occam Networks, Inc., based in Santa Barbara, California. The acquisition was completed in February, 2011. In Nov 2012, Calix completed acquisition of Ericsson’s fiber access assets.