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Managed service for multifamily housing

Calix SmartMDU for Managed Service Providers

The purpose-built solution that puts your brand front and center—with talent, resources, and support like no other vendor

Your brand. Your data. Your customer relationships. Empower your company with full ownership of subscriber data and real-time visibility into every tenant’s experience with SmartMDU. And the best part? OPEX goes down. MRR goes up.

Overview

Engineered for MDUs

A complete tech stack with integrated ONT, OLT, G.hn, and Wi-Fi for a tailored, future-ready connectivity experience.

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Advanced Features and Customization

A customer-focused team of industry experts always by your side—from implementation to ongoing training. One easy call away.

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Market Activation

Premium, on-demand content and tools at your fingertips. Personalize templates from our Electronic Content Builder.

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Product details

A win-win MDU business model for all parties

Service providers
Service providers
  • Become the valued brand to the property, with long-term contracts.
  • Instant-on tenant services and upgrades eliminate truck rolls for routine operations.
  • Calix Cloud systems integration drives operational efficiencies.
  • Provide 5 distinct, isolated networks to properties to align to the building’s needs.
  • Supported by Calix’s world-class Success Team.
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Property managers
Property managers
  • Personalized in-unit broadband for tenants with service left-in-place and built-in tenant unit bandwidth optimization and interference reduction.
  • Remote support provided by service provider.
  • Devoted property management tool, PropertyWorx included, to simply and efficiently manage tenant access and gain insight into the network.
  • Property-wide, comprehensive security across all networks.
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Property developers
Property developers
  • Increase net operating income with an easily-deployed, flexible, end-to-end solution that is designed for buildings from duplexes to high rises and everything in-between. 
  • Ensure your building is future-ready with automatic remote system upgrades and capability to easily add required networks. 
  • Support the growing “connected lifestyle” including connected vehicles.
Tenants
Tenants
  • Delight tenants with a personalized in-unit and property-wide Wi-Fi lifestyle experience.
  • Automated instant-on tenant services and upgrades means less reliance on customer support calls.
  • Optimized wi-fi prioritizes in-unit traffic to ensure tenants always have the best experience.

Benefits and features

MDU business model success designed for MSPs

Management systems integration

Drive operational efficiencies for property managers with Calix Cloud systems integration​.

Community-wide managed Wi-Fi

Delight tenants with personalized in-unit and property-wide Wi-Fi experiences.

PropertyWorx

Simplify tenant management with an easy-to-use tool for property managers.

News and insights

Ready to Build Your SmartMDU Strategy?

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A Massive Growth Opportunity

Start building your future-ready MDU solution today. Discover how SmartMDU can help you deliver world-class managed Wi-Fi services, maximize profitability, and delight tenants with a personalized, secure, and branded experience.

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