Calix wins contract with Oregon rural broadband cooperative group

Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced that Consolidated Business Services, LLC (CBS), a shared services organization supporting eight rural broadband cooperatives in Oregon, has selected the Calix One platform and Calix Agent Workforce Cloud to support broadband services across residential, business, and multi-dwelling unit properties.

CBS serves eight member cooperatives: DirectLink, Stayton Cooperative Telephone Company, Gervais Telephone Company, Scio Mutual Telephone Association, Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Company, Clear Creek Communications, Pioneer Connect, and St. Paul Cooperative Telephone Association.

According to the announcement, CBS has used the Calix platform for 10 years. DirectLink, one of the member cooperatives, exceeded SmartBiz business subscriber adoption expectations by 64 percent. Scio Mutual Telephone Association deployed Calix GigaSpire appliances to deliver Wi-Fi 6E service.

CBS plans to use Calix One's agentic AI capabilities across marketing, support, and operations functions. The organization says it intends to use AI agents to personalize subscriber communications, identify network disruptions before they generate support calls, and automate manual operational tasks.

CBS members will also have access to SmartMDU, a tool designed to simplify broadband delivery and management across multi-family properties.

Paul Hauer, president and chief executive officer at CBS and DirectLink, said: "As AI delivers an unprecedented opportunity for transformation across our industry, the Calix One platform, agentic workflows, and collaborative agents will only accelerate how our members deliver secure, connected experiences that outperform larger competitors across residential, business, and emerging MDU markets."

Calix states that more than 1,200 customers use the Calix One platform, which has been developed over 15 years at a stated investment of more than $2 billion.

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