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
- Calix affirms commitment to 'Build America, Buy America' program
- Expanding manufacturing services agreement with Jabil in Michigan
- Initial investment of $4-6 million and ongoing spend of $10-15 million per year
- Creation of more than 100 American jobs
- Support from US government leaders
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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’s facility in
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 “JJ” Creadon; President and CEO of Midwest Energy and Communications, Robert Hance at the Jabil manufacturing facility in
Calix was founded in
“We 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,” said Calix Chairman Carl Russo. “Cooperatives, 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) and the Commerce Department for their leadership in ensuring that we can deliver world-class broadband and life-enhancing managed services 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’s manufacturing renaissance.”
With an initial investment from Calix of
“President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and commitment to ‘Made in America’ is driving a resurgence in manufacturing across the country,” said US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “Today’s 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.”
“The ‘Internet for All’ initiative is not just a connectivity program; it’s a jobs program—for the people who build the networks and for the people who make the equipment those networks need,” said US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson. “If network equipment can be made in America, it should be made in America. Companies like Calix are stepping up and answering that call.”
Today, 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:
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Jabil will produce optical network terminals (ONTs) and optical line terminals (OLTs) in
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Gemtek will produce ONTs at its
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Hisense Broadband will produce optical modules at its
New Jersey facility
“Jabil is excited to join Calix in supporting the BEAD program while bridging the digital divide to bring critical broadband access to those who need it most,” said Jabil Executive Vice President of Operations Gerald “JJ” Creadon. “As a global manufacturing solutions provider, we have a presence in 30 countries and more than 100 facilities, yet Jabil was founded less than 30 miles from this state-of-the-art factory in
Creadon joined leaders of the NTIA at the event, along with many Calix customers, including Robert Hance, President and CEO of Midwest Energy and Communications (MEC) in
“Midwest Energy and Communications has been committed to serving rural communities in
Calix will continue to partner with the NTIA, leading broadband associations, and state broadband offices to ensure that Calix products and solutions can be leveraged by customers across federal and state broadband programs such as BEAD. Once the NTIA issues final guidance on BABA, Calix will share additional details of its programs with industry associations and customers.
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