Gibson Connect Announces Rapid Deployment of Bark to Their Employees, Board Members, and Across Their Communities, Enabled by the Calix Broadband Platform
24 Outubro 2023 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Gibson Connect leaves Calix ConneXions 2023
inspired to quickly deploy Bark text and social media monitoring to
safeguard children from the harmful impacts of cyberbullying,
deploying first to their employees and board members before
launching across their Tennessee and Kentucky communities
Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced that Tennessee-based
cooperative Gibson Connect is deploying Bark on the Calix broadband
platform to their communities, employees, and board members. Bark
is an AI-powered text and social media monitoring managed service
for families that broadband service providers (BSPs) can deploy on
the Calix platform to help protect children from a wide range of
online dangers. Inspired by last week’s Calix ConneXions 2023
customer success and innovation conference, Gibson Connect
leadership is fast-tracking the launch of Bark to families across
their communities.
A subsidiary of Gibson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC),
Gibson Connect will start by providing Bark to all employees and
board members and then extend the managed service to Gibson’s
members across Tennessee and Kentucky. Bark monitors texts and over
30 apps and social media platforms. It provides parents and
guardians with real-time alerts when their child faces online
dangers, such as cyberbullying and child predation—empowering
families to address issues immediately.
Thanks to the power of the Calix platform, Gibson Connect can
deploy Bark in a matter of days, following in the footsteps of
other innovative BSPs like ALLO Communications, Siyeh Communications, and Tombigbee Fiber.
“At ConneXions, I was reminded of how aligned Bark is to
Gibson’s mission of enhancing our members’ quality of life by
providing exceptional services that are reliable, affordable, and
safe,” said Dan Rodamaker, president and chief executive officer at
Gibson EMC and Gibson Connect. “Just as we did years ago with
electricity, we are bringing fiber broadband to communities that no
one else would serve. We are making a multi-generational impact
that improves education, employment, and economic vitality.
Providing Bark is an incredible opportunity for us to expand on
that investment and deliver even more value to our members by
enabling parents to help protect their children from cyberbullying
and other online threats. We live our values, and I am excited that
Calix has made it so easy for us to provide this critical service
to our communities.”
By introducing Bark, Gibson Connect reinforces their commitment
to ensuring a safe online experience for members. The cooperative
already provides residential subscribers access to
ProtectIQ® home network security and ExperienceIQ®
advanced home network controls.
“Our customers, whether for-profit or a member-owned
cooperative, have one thing in common: They care about their
communities,” said Michael Weening, president and chief executive
officer at Calix. “In the past, it has been hard for a BSP to
launch a new service, often taking significant investment and 12 to
24 months. The Calix platform has changed that paradigm, enabling
BSPs of all sizes to launch new services, like Bark, in days
without engineering support. That means Dan and the Gibson team can
take their investment in the communities they serve to the next
level—living their community-centric values by launching Bark in
days to quickly support employees, board members, parents,
children, and teachers for no additional integration investment.
Doing the right thing has never been easier, and we are proud to
support Gibson and Bark.”
Learn more about Bark on the Calix platform. Watch the webinar
replay, “Will Your Broadband Business Protect Your Most Vulnerable
Subscribers?” and schedule a Bark consultation.
About Calix
Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX)—Broadband service providers of all
sizes leverage the Calix platform and teams to simplify their
business and excite their subscribers to grow the value of their
business and for their communities for generations. The
democratizing power of the platform and portfolio of managed
services enables them to operate efficiently, acquire subscribers,
and deliver exceptional experiences. Calix is dedicated to driving
continuous improvement in partnership with our growing ecosystem to
support the transformation of our customers and their
communities.
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