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Calix launched two new Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) routers, the GigaSpire MAX and GigaSpire BLAST. Both feature 8x8 MIMO @ 5 GHz and 4x4 MIMO@ 2.4 GHz with 802.11ax support and two 1 GbE ports (1 LAN and 1 WAN). The MAX adds Universal IoT (Bluetooth Low Energy, Zigbee 3.0 & Z-Wave Pro) and built-in Alexa Voice Recognition. They are marketed as smart home systems and aimed at providers for distribution.

In july they were registered at the FCC: GS2020 and GS2026.

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Calix Launches the Ultimate Smart Home System, Enabling Service Providers to Deploy Cutting-Edge Solutions That Their Subscribers Can’t Find in Retail Stores
October 29, 2018

New Calix smart home systems feature the EXOS operating system, the world’s most powerful Mesh Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 6), Alexa Built-In, and Universal IoT Support

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today, from the main stage at ConneXions 2018, launched the Calix GigaSpire™ smart home system powered by EXOS™, the Experience Operating System. Subscribers are spending more than $2 billion each year with consumer electronics retailers in a quest to improve their Wi-Fi and smart home connectivity. Now, communications service providers (CSPs) can be the first to market with a system that delivers the most powerful mesh Wi-Fi in the world, universal IoT support and Amazon Alexa built-in. By seizing the initiative in the smart home, CSPs can elevate their revenues by capturing subscriber spend while delivering an unmatched subscriber experience. The combination of the GigaSpire system and the EXOS operating system creates a unique smart home system that is currently available in two models – the GigaSpire BLAST™ and the GigaSpire MAX™. Both GigaSpire models will provide:

  • Unmatched Wi-Fi performance – As the first carrier-class Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) system, the GigaSpire will dramatically improve bandwidth throughput and wireless coverage across the subscriber premises. The system features 12 Wi-Fi streams with 8 available to Wi-Fi backhaul. With the GigaSpire, CSPs can support the broadest possible range of high-bandwidth services and connect hundreds of devices throughout the subscriber premises.
  • Intelligent Bandwidth Optimization – By integrating the latest Multi-User, Multiple-input and Multiple-output (MU-MIMO) technology, the GigaSpire is capable of supporting up to 8 simultaneous, symmetrical data streams to dramatically expand network capacity and improve efficiency. This capability enables the GigaSpire to optimize bandwidth delivery across hundreds of devices connected to a smart home network.
  • Cutting-Edge Security – The latest security capabilities are integrated into the GigaSpire at both the hardware and software level. With Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF) integrated into the chipset, the GigaSpire can create a digital “finger-print” for each system that can't be replicated or “spoofed” to ensure network authentication at the gateway level. This is designed to dramatically reduce the risk of unauthorized devices connecting to the network. At the software level, the EXOS operating system allows CSPs to partner with best-in-class security vendors to provide additional layers of security across the network.
  • Always-on operation – Every GigaSpire system features the EXOS operating system. Because EXOS is fully abstracted from the hardware with a modular software architecture, software updates do not require the gateway to be rebooted or taken offline. This results in fewer service disruptions and ensures that critical smart home applications are always available.
  • Instrumentation and Analytics – The advanced instrumentation built into the GigaSpire provides telemetry, performance and behavioral analytics that CSPs can leverage through the Calix Cloud to ensure that performance is optimized across the network and at the device level. With the Calix Cloud, CSPs can remotely manage and proactively trouble-shoot issues that impact the subscriber experience.
  • Ecosystem Ready – Thanks to its modular design, the EXOS operating system includes native software containers, that enable CSPs to easily deploy and monetize new ecosystem solutions that are available via the soon-to-be-launched Calix Solutions Exchange. This new approach for deploying services is designed to dramatically reduce time to market and deployment complexity for CSPs.
While every GigaSpire smart home system is powered by the EXOS operating system, the GigaSpire MAX takes full advantage of the modular, industry-standard architecture of EXOS. Thanks to this architecture, the GigaSpire MAX is the ultimate smart home system as it adds:

  • Universal, seamless and managed IoT – In addition to Wi-Fi 6, the GigaSpire MAX includes full support for the latest IoT protocols – Zigbee, ZWave, combo BlueTooth Low-Energy and BlueTooth Classic. Because the GigaSpire MAX supports all of these standards, CSPs can now offer the widest array of smart home services in the market. Thanks to EXOS, all of this IoT functionality can be managed in a fully integrated manner through the best-in-class Calix Smart Home subscriber application.
  • Amazon Alexa Built-In – Amazon Alexa is integrated into the GigaSpire MAX, simplifying CSP operations and enriching the smart home experience. With Alexa built-in, subscribers can play music, check the weather, control smart home devices and access tens of thousands of Alexa skills – all you have to do is ask.
With the launch of the GigaSpire, CSPs now have a smart home system that will give them the upper hand in the battle for the smart home and the means to deliver an unmatched subscriber experience.

“The Calix GigaSpire smart home systems include all of the advanced features and functionality service providers need to respond to changing subscriber demands,” said Shane Eleniak, SVP of Platforms for Calix. “The unprecedented combination of Wi-Fi 6 and universal IoT connectivity with voice services built-in—all powered by EXOS—allows service providers to elevate both their brand and the subscriber experience. The ability to add new subscriber services without complex deployments, make this far and away the best smart home solution on the market. The fact that it’s only available to service providers will allow them to elevate their position in the subscribers’ lives and deliver a solution that is future-proof. Instead of a capital expense, their smart home systems will become a strategic weapon and a platform for growth.”

GigaSpire MAX
Change the game with the world's best smart home system
The Calix GigaSpire MAX is a new generation smart home system that integrates the latest and greatest technologies into a single device, including built-in Alexa functionality, ‘Wi-Fi 6’ technology(802.11ax), and support for universal Internet of Things (IoT) protocols.

Physical interfaces

  • 1 GigE LAN port and 1 GigE WAN port
  • 1 USB 3.0 (Type A)
Product attributes

  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) support, with 8x8 @ 5 GHz and 4x4 @ 2.4 GHz
  • Multi-Gigabit service capable
  • Layer 2 and Layer 3 services
  • Managed by Calix Support Cloud
  • Universal IoT (Bluetooth Low Energy, Zigbee 3.0 & Z-Wave Pro)
  • Built-in Alexa Voice Recognition

GigaSpire BLAST
Delivering the best Wi-Fi coverage, with enhanced security
The Calix GigaSpire BLAST is a new generation smart home system that integrates the latest and greatest ‘Wi-Fi 6’ technology (802.11ax) with enhanced security for a superior user experience.

Physical interfaces

  • 1 GigE LAN port and 1 GigE WAN port (both multi-rate 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet, auto-negotiating)
  • USB 3.0 (Type A) host interface for additional connectivity or to connect portable storage devices
Product attributes

  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) support, with 8x8 @ 5 GHz and 4x4 @ 2.4 GHz
  • Multi-Gigabit service capable
  • Layer 2 and Layer 3 services
  • Managed by Calix Cloud
 

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