Tombigbee Fiber Revolutionizes the Friday Night Football Experience, Enabling 9 School Football Fields With Cutting-Edge Calix SmartTown Technology

Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced that Tombigbee Fiber, LLC (Tombigbee) continues to transform life in northern Mississippi by deploying SmartTown community-wide Wi-Fi on the Calix broadband platform. With Friday night football games being the cultural heartbeat of small towns, Tombigbee kicked off the deployment of SmartTown to connect nine high school football fields ahead of football season. The far-reaching capabilities of a single platform from Calix—which includes cloud analytics and Wi-Fi systems—enable Tombigbee to deliver exceptional broadband experiences at home, on the field, in the park, across downtown, and to other community spaces.

By using one platform to service multiple broadband markets, Tombigbee is dramatically simplifying its business, cutting operational expenses, and reinvesting those savings to fuel more growth and deliver greater value to their communities. The innovative broadband service provider (BSP) has partnered with Calix since its founding in 2019 to become cash flow positive in only two years.

SmartTown is the latest example of how Tombigbee leverages managed services to build a differentiated and diversified business that delivers world-class broadband experiences in small-town Mississippi. In 2022, they launched network-level cybersecurity and advanced network controls for the home. Earlier this year, they rolled out Bark social media monitoring to protect children from online dangers like cyberbullying and child predation. The result is stronger communities and member loyalty. As their business grows, they have achieved an outstanding Net Promoter Score℠ (NPS) of 91 out of 100.

Tombigbee first introduced their subscribers and members to SmartTown with a community event in Mantachie in June. Today, they are leveraging SmartTown to connect high school football fields in Fulton, Mantachie, Mooreville, Saltillo, Shannon, and Tupelo—with Nettleton, North Pontotoc, and Pontotoc to follow soon.

In the next phase of their SmartTown deployment, Tombigbee will connect parks, downtown areas, and other community spaces across 13 towns in total. Because SmartTown leverages the portfolio of GigaSpire BLAST residential and business systems Tombigbee previously installed, the BSP will then turn on community-wide Wi-Fi across those towns so members and subscribers can roam freely beyond their front doors while staying connected.