The Calix Advantage Program is a powerful yet simple program unique in the communications industry that combines world-class technical support, element management, and software upgrades for Calix systems and software. Through Advantage, service providers gain access to the tools they need to maximize the value of Calix solutions while maintaining predictable costs for network operations.
For a single annual fee Calix Advantage provides:
- Industry-leading technical support – expert personal assistance in resolving problems and maximizing your Calix investment.
- Calix Management System – a single software solution that manages all Calix platforms -- simplifying provisioning, maintenance, and troubleshooting and automating critical network procedures.
- Software upgrades – insurance that your network always has access to the newest functionality and advanced features your subscribers will demand.
The Calix Advantage Program is comprehensive, cost-effective, simple to implement, and easy to use.
- Fees are tiered, based on the number of broadband access lines in your network.
- The cost per subscriber decreases as you grow your Calix footprint.
- The annual renewal process includes flexible contract start dates to help with your budgeting and planning.
- Discounts are available for service providers who "Calix Certify" their staff.
The Calix Advantage Program enables continued investment in the key infrastructure that drives service provider growth and efficiency, and allows you to maintain your advantage.
New Calix customers should contact Calix for "starter" Advantage programs.
Get expert personal assistance when you need it
The Calix Advantage Program provides tech support the way you want it, when you want it.The Calix team of world-class support engineers and other service professionals is available all day, every day to meet your urgent service needs. We also provide you with a variety of self-service support options through our extensive online resources – the Calix Resource Center, the Calix Service Station, and the Calix Community. Our goal: Ensure the right support is delivered to the right place, the first time – minimizing the potential for service disruption, reduction in quality of service, or delay in new service activation. Calix Advantage tech support includes:
- Unlimited access to expert customer service engineers 24/7, 365 days per year.
- Online tools that allow your technical and administrative personnel to submit and track service requests efficiently.
- A suite of on-demand knowledge transfer tools including the Calix Knowledge Base, Community Forums, Resource Center, and Documentation Library.
Simplify and automate key network procedures
The Calix Management System (CMS) is a software application that enables service providers to simplify their network processes and business operations so they can focus their resources on their most important asset – the subscribers. This single powerful application manages network operations and automates critical recurring processes across the entire Calix Unified Access portfolio. Key CMS benefits:
- Reduction in OPEX through consistent procedures across multiple platforms and automated processes wherever possible.
- Automation of critical recurring processes – such as periodic network backup – that otherwise would require assigned resources.
- Support profile and configuration management for migration and restoration activity, ensuring the lowest possible cost of ownership.
- Accelerated issue resolution, which improves customer satisfaction and decreases churn.
Extend and enhance the value of your investment
Calix has a history of producing long-life platforms. Our EXA Powered systems are architected to continually grow in value over the years through software upgrades. The Calix Advantage Program ensures that you always have access to the latest feature and maintenance releases so you can deploy new services and continue to deliver high value services to your subscribers without the need for expensive hardware upgrades. Calix software upgrades – a core benefit of the Advantage Program – guarantee these benefits:
- Extended CAPEX ROI, ensuring the longest possible operating life for your infrastructure.
- Continuing innovation and new features so you can keep deploying the latest revenue generating services throughout the life of the platform.
- Major new-feature releases as well as periodic maintenance releases with full regression testing for improved system manageability and subscriber satisfaction.