Agentic AI Innovation continues to shape workplace culture as Calix earns recognition in Newsweek’s 2026 rankings. The firm has been rated highly because of its people-first philosophy.
Calix, Inc. has received 4.5 out of 5 stars in Newsweek’s “Greatest Workplaces in Tech.” The ranking is based on leadership, pay, and work-life balance. It focuses on organizations applying AI for the benefit of their workers.
This recognition follows Calix’s 2025 ranking, where it earned 4 out of 5 stars. Hence, there has been steady progress towards workplace excellence by the firm. Moreover, Calix keeps receiving awards from Fortune, Glassdoor, and Comparably. It shows that the corporate culture at Calix has been positively influenced by its excellent leadership, led by the company’s CEO and CPO.
Michael Weening, president and chief executive officer at Calix, said: “We started investing in agentic AI in November 2023, building on more than 26 years of trusted customer partnerships and our deep understanding of their workflows to enable every customer to make the most of the AI opportunity and empower their teams, subscribers, and the communities they serve. Supported by our platform and partnership with Google Cloud, customers like ALLO, CentraNet, RTC, and Tombigbee have launched agentic workflows that are safe and secure and that empower team members, with early success in optimizing onboarding and troubleshooting. The Newsweek honor and awards from Fortune and Comparably are a testament to our teams’ trusted partnerships with customers. They signal a bright future ahead as we continue our AI journey safely, securely, and with human empowerment front and center, together.”
AI-Driven Platform Strengthens Operational Efficiency
Additionally, Calix has pumped over $2 billion into its AI-native Calix One platform. The platform enables billions of workflows to be performed and processes massive amounts of data on a daily basis. This ensures improved experience for customers and lower costs for service providers.
The latest platform updates enable agentic workflows that enhance efficiency and customer engagement. Thus, companies gain improved performance and higher customer loyalty.
Internally, Calix integrates AI into daily operations across teams. Almost all employees utilize Microsoft Copilot for increased productivity. Furthermore, employees create hundreds of enterprise AI agents. This way, workflow is made easier, less manual labor is done, and meaningful insights are provided. Hence, Calix calculates the productivity increase on an annual basis. Calix gains a competitive advantage due to Agentic AI Innovation.
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News Source: Businesswire.com
