[미국] ALLO, 지속 가능한 자금 조달로 6억5천만달러 확보...세계 최고 에너지로 성장 가속화

녹색 광대역 네트워크를 미국 애리조나 주 전역의 가입자로 확장

광대역 네트워크 전력 소비 73% 감소

캘릭스(Calix)는 지난 14일(현지시간) 오랜 고객 알로(ALLO)가 캘릭스 광대역 플랫폼에 대한 투자를 통해 6억5천만 달러를 확보했다고 발표했다.

지속가능금융은 경제 활동이나 프로젝트의 환경·사회적 거버넌스(ESG) 요소를 고려한 투자다. 알로가 새로 확보한 자금은 녹색 광대역 네트워크를 미국 네브래스카, 콜로라도 및 애리조나 주 전역의 가입자로 확장하는 데 도움을 줄 전망이다.

알로는 환경 리더십을 입증하고자 △광대역 네트워크 전력 소비 73% 절감 △50% 적은 전력으로 뛰어난 와이 파이 환경 제공 △고비용의 환경 친화적이지 않은 트럭 롤 40% 절감 △고정 무선 커뮤니티 네트워크 필요성 제거 및 5G 설치 공간 축소 등 광대역 플랫폼을 사용한다.

알로는 지난 5월 지속가능한 자금 조달 프레임워크(Framework)를 발표했다. 국제 자본 시장 협회(ICMA)가 제시한 원칙에 기초해, 알로의 프레임워크는 캘릭스 플랫폼의 광대역 확장이 에너지 효율, 재생 에너지 기준을 충족할 것임을 성공적으로 입증했다.

브래드 몰린(Brad Moline) 알로의 사장 및 최고 경영자는 “캘릭스와의 파트너십은 성장과 혁신을 위한 원동력”이라며 강력한 관리형 서비스를 제공해 경쟁사와 차별화할 수 있었다”고 설명했다. 몰린은 이어 “캘릭스 광대역 플랫폼의 지속 가능성을 비영리 단체 지원 및 전체 비즈니스 가치와 결합함으로써 다음 성장 시대에 활력을 불어넣을 금융을 확보했으므로 가입자에게 질 좋은 광대역 환경을 제공해 지속적으로 지원하겠다”고 밝혔다.

캘릭스는 최근 다양한 계획과 주도권을 단일 기업의 사회적 책임(CSR) 단위로 통합했다. 캘릭스 CSR 사무소는 기존의 광대역 자금 조달 전문 은행을 기반으로 지속 가능한 자금을 조달하는 데 적극 지원할 계획이다.

마이클 위닝(Michael Weening) 캘릭스의 사장 및 최고 경영자는 “캘릭스 플랫폼은 알로와 같은 혁신적 리더들이 목표를 달성하기 위해 어떻게 활용할지 안내해줄 뿐만 아니라 새로운 투자 기회를 열어 알로와 같은 광대역 서비스 제공업체가 사업을 혁신하고 지역사회를 변화하도록 이끈다”고 말했다.

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ALLO Communications Secures $650 Million in Sustainable Financing To Accelerate Growth With the World’s Most Energy-Efficient Broadband Platform From Calix

ALLO is poised to build on its remarkable track record of growth and innovation, securing sustainable financing by deploying the end-to-end Calix broadband platform to reduce network power consumption 73 percent and household Wi-Fi energy usage 50 percent

 

Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced today that longtime customer ALLO Communications (ALLO) has secured $650 million in sustainable financing, driven in part by their investment in the Calix broadband platform—Calix Intelligent Access EDGE™, Calix Cloud®, and Calix Revenue EDGE™. Sustainable finance is an investment that considers the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors of an economic activity or project. ALLO’s newly secured financing will help them further expand their green broadband network to subscribers across Nebraska, Colorado, and Arizona.

ALLO is using the end-to-end Calix broadband platform to demonstrate environmental leadership by:

Reducing broadband network power consumption 73 percent. By consolidating the number of systems required in their access network, ALLO is dramatically lowering power consumption, saving valuable space in data centers and offices, and reducing cooling requirements.

Delivering a superior Wi-Fi experience using 50 percent less power. By deploying Calix GigaSpire® BLAST systems on Revenue EDGE, ALLO subscribers enjoy whole-home Wi-Fi 6 and 6E coverage without the need for additional energy-consuming hardware such as mesh units or pods—cutting energy consumption in half.

Reducing costly—and environmentally unfriendly—truck rolls 40 percent. By leveraging the power of Calix Cloud (including Calix Operations Cloud and Calix Support Cloud) to gain deep insights into network performance, ALLO customer support and operations teams can troubleshoot remotely and focus on proactive network maintenance. This means significantly fewer truck rolls to fix or replace equipment.  

Eliminating the need for fixed wireless community networks and reducing 5G footprint. Calix SmartTown™ (community-wide Wi-Fi) was developed when ALLO identified an opportunity to creatively close the digital divide for students and residents by leveraging the Revenue EDGE solution and portfolio of GigaSpire BLAST systems. This managed service is deployed with zero incremental capital, power consumption, or carbon footprint, thereby eliminating the need for wireless community networks and reducing the need for new 5G towers.

In May 2023, ALLO unveiled their Sustainability Financing Framework (Framework). Based on public guidelines—known as The Principles—set out by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), ALLO’s Framework successfully demonstrated that their broadband expansion on the Calix platform would meet criteria around energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the ability to provide access to essential services to underserved customers. ALLO’s commitment to ubiquitous fiber service, supporting nonprofits, and energy efficiency helped them achieve an S2SQ Sustainability Quality Score of “very good.”

“Our partnership with Calix has been our engine for growth and innovation, enabling us to stand apart from the competition by offering compelling managed services and transforming the communities that we serve,” said Brad Moline, president and chief executive officer at ALLO. “By leveraging the unique sustainability benefits of the Calix broadband platform combined with our fiber investment, support of nonprofits, and overall business values, we’ve secured sustainable financing that will fuel our next era of growth. This is a huge endorsement of our ESG strategy and will support our continued innovation as we deliver exceptional broadband experiences to our subscribers.”

An industry pioneer in social, environmental, and ethical responsibility, Calix recently consolidated its various initiatives into a single corporate social responsibility (CSR) unit. Led by Martha Galley, this new office builds on the product, supply chain, and cultural programs already in progress to further expand and amplify the company’s positive impact on customers, employees, and society. The Calix CSR office will build on an existing bank of broadband funding expertise and expand to actively assist customers in attracting and acquiring sustainable financing based on their green initiatives.

“The Calix platform enables innovative leaders like ALLO to guide us on how it can be best leveraged to achieve their goals,” said Michael Weening, president and chief executive officer at Calix. “ALLO is setting the bar for positive impact on the environment and the communities they serve. The Calix broadband platform unlocks new opportunities for investment, enabling broadband service providers like ALLO to revolutionize their business and transform their communities through green broadband. They can simplify their networks with Intelligent Access EDGE, eliminating a myriad of complexity and boxes—thereby yielding significantly better operating margins while being more energy efficient. And now, because ALLO pushed us to think differently, broadband service providers of all sizes can repurpose Wi-Fi systems to act like small cells so underprivileged children can access safe and secure broadband anywhere in their communities. I cannot thank Brad Moline and his team enough for their ideas, innovation, and partnership as they change the states they serve. We are proud to be their partner as they keep winning.”

[출처 = Calix(https://www.calix.com/press-release/2023/july/allo-communications-secures-650-million-in-sustainable-financing-to-accelerate-growth.html) / 2023년 7월 14일]

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