{"id":785761,"date":"2023-09-22T14:07:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/calix-continues-24-year-leadership-in-us-rural-broadband-by-expanding-strategy-to-include-american-manufacturing-ensuring-full-participation-in-the-broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-bead-pro\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T14:07:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:07:39","slug":"calix-continues-24-year-leadership-in-us-rural-broadband-by-expanding-strategy-to-include-american-manufacturing-ensuring-full-participation-in-the-broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-bead-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/calix-continues-24-year-leadership-in-us-rural-broadband-by-expanding-strategy-to-include-american-manufacturing-ensuring-full-participation-in-the-broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-bead-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Calix Continues 24-Year Leadership in US Rural Broadband by Expanding Strategy To Include American Manufacturing, Ensuring Full Participation in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Calix Continues 24-Year Leadership in US Rural Broadband by Expanding Strategy To Include American Manufacturing, Ensuring Full Participation in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program<\/b><\/p>\n

Calix and its strategic manufacturing solutions provider, Jabil, join with government leaders, including US Assistant Secretary of Commerce Alan Davidson and Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, to unveil the details of its strategy to meet Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements by manufacturing critical broadband hardware systems from the unique US-built Calix software and cloud platform at Jabil\u2019s facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan<\/i><\/p>\n

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. & SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–Calix, Inc.<\/a> (NYSE: CALX) today affirmed its commitment to \u201cBuild America, Buy America\u201d (BABA) for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program during a special event held at a manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, operated by Jabil Inc<\/a> (NYSE: JBL). This commitment includes expanding a manufacturing services agreement with Jabil at its Michigan facility. Calix was joined by government leaders United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce Alan Davidson and Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist.<\/p>\n

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230922755256\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Director of the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives at NTIA, Dr. Jon Gant; Calix Chairman Carl Russo; Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist; US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson; Jabil Executive Vice President of Operations Gerald \u201cJJ\u201d Creadon; President and CEO of Midwest Energy and Communications, Robert Hance at the Jabil manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, MI. c\/o Jabil<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nCalix was founded in the United States (US) 24 years ago with an exclusive focus on enabling rural broadband service providers (BSPs). Over the past 12 years, Calix has invested $1.2 billion to build the only end-to-end software and cloud broadband platform, further establishing the company as the leading technology partner to rural BSPs across the US. Calix has more than 1,300 active US customers and nearly 100 percent serve rural markets, where they are leading the way to close the digital divide. The decision to move manufacturing to the US will ensure that Calix customers can leverage the BEAD program to meet this objective\u2014and it will create new, high-value manufacturing jobs nationwide by building on decades of US-led innovation across Calix Cloud\u00ae, software, and systems.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe founded Calix 24 years ago in the US by focusing on and partnering with US rural broadband providers as they innovated to close the digital divide,\u201d said Calix Chairman Carl Russo. \u201cCooperatives, tribal and community-owned, family and community run, and private equity-backed local broadband providers are the lifeblood of rural America, and we appreciate the opportunity to partner with federal and state leaders on broadband programs that help them expand the great work that they do every day. In doing so, they have created tremendous value for underserved communities across the US as our America-led software and cloud innovation in broadband has enabled even the smallest BSP to thrive and provide the essential broadband services that enable economic growth, education, health, and safety. Calix, our customers, and our partners are tremendously thankful to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA<\/a>) and the Commerce Department for their leadership in ensuring that we can deliver world-class broadband and life-enhancing managed services<\/a> to every citizen and local business. More importantly, they are doing it through a program that will help us meet this objective through Calix America-led software and cloud innovation while contributing to America\u2019s manufacturing renaissance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nWith an initial investment from Calix of $4 million to $6 million and an ongoing spend for operations of $10 million to $15 million per year, Calix manufacturing solutions providers will hire workers in manufacturing, operations, engineering, quality assurance, and administrative roles as they ramp US production of Calix optical solutions\u2014a first step in the company\u2019s BABA initiative. The ongoing collaboration with these manufacturers will create more than 100 American jobs, with additional jobs planned as Calix customers participate in the BEAD program over the next five to 10 years.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s Investing in America agenda and commitment to \u2018Made in America\u2019 is driving a resurgence in manufacturing across the country,\u201d said US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. \u201cToday\u2019s announcement is more evidence that we can close the digital divide and connect everyone in America to high-speed internet networks built by American workers with American-made equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe \u2018Internet for All\u2019 initiative is not just a connectivity program; it\u2019s a jobs program\u2014for the people who build the networks and for the people who make the equipment those networks need,\u201d said USAssistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson.\u201cIf network equipment can be made in America, it should be made in America. Companies like Calix are stepping up and answering that call.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nToday, Calix employs over 1,000 professionals in the US who design, develop, market, sell, and service its end-to-end broadband platform and managed services. Calix will add to its US operations by expanding its hardware manufacturing relationships. Specifically, Calix has longstanding partnerships with three manufacturing solutions providers: a five-year partnership with Jabil, an eight-year partnership with Gemtek, and a 10-year partnership with Hisense Broadband. The manufacturing services agreements between Calix and these providers reflect the following:<\/p>\n