Taking Stock
Calix CEO Michael Weening on AI, Calix One, and Competing to Win
Michael Weening, president and CEO of Calix, joined Taking Stock at the New York Stock Exchange during Calix Investor Day. He discussed how Calix One™ gives broadband providers of any size access to AI-driven automation—enabling them to grow revenue without adding headcount.
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Awards and recognition
At Calix, our people-first culture and focus on customer success drives everything we do
We're continuously celebrated for our thriving work culture and our customers' success.
Calix employees underscored that the company has rapid momentum and a bright future, buoyed by high employee confidence.
Calix earns recognition as a Global Top Inspiring Workplace, honored across six key dimensions: culture and purpose, leadership, well-being, inclusion, communication, and experience.
Calix earns Comparably's Best Company for Women award in 2025, based on feedback from female employees about leadership, culture, and their overall workplace experience.
Fast Company recognizes Calix as one of the Most Innovative Companies of 2025, citing its role in transforming how communications service providers operate and serve their communities.
Comparably recognizes Calix as a best company for diversity in 2025, based on employee feedback about their workplace experiences.
Calix was named a Best Place to Work in 2024 based on surveys with employees about how they feel about their workplace.
Calix was honored as one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators, demonstrating a commitment to capturing great ideas, wherever they originate.
Comparably recognizes Calix with a Best Global Culture award in 2024—a reflection of the values and people-first culture that strengthen as Calix grows.
With 110 patents and a relentless focus on CSP innovation, Calix attracts top engineering talent—moving up three spots from the previous year.
For the second year in a row, Calix earns Comparably's Best HR Teams recognition, reflecting its success in attracting, nurturing, and retaining top talent during an extended period of growth.
Vault recognizes the Calix Internship Program in the Tech & Engineering and Quality of Life categories for its technical learning opportunities and supportive environment.
TMC recognized Calix with the 2025 Customer Products of the Year Award for SmartBiz and Service Cloud as solutions that help businesses to exceed customer expectations.
Calix won the Most Innovative Use of Data in the Cloud award, recognized for turning complex network data into clear, actionable insights for help growth and operational efficiency.
Calix Service Cloud won the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Award for Best Customer Service Solution, the industry’s only peer-reviewed program.
Lightwave, a trusted source of technical insights for optical communications professionals, honors Calix in the annual Lightwave Innovation Reviews in the FTTx Appliances category.
Calix Engagement Cloud earns TMC's Internet Telephony Product of the Year award, recognized as one of the most innovative and beneficial IP communications and cloud products of the year.
Calix earns an AA ESG rating from MSCI, placing it among the top 18 percent of companies evaluated for sustainability practices.
American Business Awards recognizes the GigaSpire u10xe with the Bronze Stevie award for telecommunications product.
Glassdoor recognizes Calix on its Best-Led Companies list, with employee reviews highlighting the strong leadership that shapes the company's culture and drives its continued growth.
Calix is named a Leading Lights winner for Most Innovative Broadband Solution, citing AXOS for helping CSPs reduce costs and accelerate service delivery.