Calix has officially announced a partnership with altafiber, a partnership where the latter will leverage Calix Intelligent Access™ on the Calix Broadband Platform to support a simplified broadband infrastructure. This it will do to facilitate market growth, as well as open new revenue opportunities.
According to certain reports, altafiber will transition from legacy access infrastructure to 10 Gbps XGS-PON to deliver reliable multi-gig services on a future-ready fiber network. The company will further bank upon AXOS® operating system to cut down on broadband network power consumption by 48 percent and pave the way for a seamless evolution to 50G-PON, meaning altafiber can expand its markets.
Coming back to its partnership with Calix, though, it should empower altafiber to seamlessly enhance subscriber experiences through innovative managed services that address diverse broadband needs of its communities.
Talk about the benefits of this partnership on a slightly deeper level, we begin from how altafiber will deploy XGS-PON to shrink up the operational costs of its network to support overall growth. You see, with industry-leading double-density XGS-PON technology, the company will have an unprecedented chance to streamline network operations, and therefore, reduce power consumption, as well as equipment installation space to lower total cost of ownership. Such a pay-it-forward network innovation, like you can guess, makes it possible for altafiber to scale cost-effectively as it grows.
Next up, the partnership in question will help advance the altafiber Climate Action Plan, all for scaling back power consumption and carbon emissions. To give you some context, the company had earlier introduced an urgent Climate Action Plan, which will execute meaningful climate change with a goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, as well as significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
“The Calix Broadband Platform is the ideal solution to advance altafiber’s expansive business while delivering the operational efficiency needed to support its 2040 initiative of net-zero carbon emissions,” said Shane Eleniak, chief product officer at Calix. “The platform will also enable altafiber to quickly implement new technologies like 50G-PON without requiring extensive resources. With Calix, altafiber is pushing the boundaries of broadband connectivity, helping simplify its infrastructure and streamline innovation with a reduced carbon footprint and lower energy costs. We commend altafiber for setting a new benchmark in sustainable broadband deployment while transforming every community it serves.”
Another benefit set to emerge from this Calex-altfiber partnership is rooted in the support for 10G, 50G, and beyond, support which is geared towards enhancing the subscriber experience. Basically, by enhancing network performance with XGS-PON, altafiber aims to realize unparalleled broadband experiences for residential and business subscribers. Not just that, thanks to cloud-and-software-enabled Calix Platform, altafiber can also develop an environmentally conscious ITU standard 50G-PON roadmap.
Founded in 1873, altafiber’s rise up the ranks stems from delivering integrated communications solutions to residential and business customers over its fiber-optic network, including high-speed internet, video, voice and data. The company’s excellence in what it does can also be understood once you take into account how it can deliver gigabit Internet to more than 1 million addresses in its territories.
“Our subscribers have come to expect amazing broadband experiences from us,” said Ron Beerman, chief network officer at altafiber. “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.”
