Announced at the 2011 Calix User Group Conference, the Calix Innovation Awards highlight service providers that have demonstrated excellence in leveraging the Calix Unified Access portfolio to deliver new revenue generating services, show commitment to their local communities, and bring about overall business transformation. Each award recipient overcame its unique challenges to expand the reach of broadband and set an example of how state-of-the-art networks can provide the foundation for innovative service offerings.

Below you can view video case studies featuring six Calix Innovation Award winners. You can also download hi-res versions of each video as a zip file (requires unzipping and Windows Media Player).

	Innovation in Local Content Creation and Delivery – The BEK Sports package, delivered by BEK Communications in Steele, ND, brings live, local high school sports to over 65 percent of rural North Dakota through a series of partnerships with neighboring service providers. View video  |  Download hi-res version
	Innovation in Fiber-Enabled Operational Efficiencies – By looking to the future and the promise of an all-fiber network nearly a decade ago, Dickey Rural Networks in Ellendale, ND, reached new levels of operational efficiency as they finalized their network transformation project. View video  |  Download hi-res version  |  Download case study (PDF)
	Innovation in Network and Regional Transformation – In the low country of South Carolina, Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative has used its fiber network to drive economic development in Colleton County and bring advanced services to its local schools. View video  |  Download hi-res version
	Innovation in Advanced Security Services – With an oil boom in the heart of its serving area, Reservation Telephone has taken advantage of its fiber network in western North Dakota to deliver a high-definition video security service to local businesses and create a new revenue stream. View video  |  Download hi-res version
	Innovation in Broadband Service Delivery to Remote Areas – Using a grant from the state of California, Sebastian found a unique solution to deliver broadband to Iowa Hill, a community with no commercial power, and help connect its residents to the lifeline services available to the rest of the country. View video  |  Download hi-res version
	Innovation in Broadband Service Delivery in Extreme Conditions – Based in California's Sierra Nevada foothills, Volcano Communications has deployed reliable, advanced broadband services in some of the country's most remote areas with severe weather conditions. View video  |  Download hi-res version