Calix (CALX) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 23.3

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Calix, Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated February 25, 2016 (except Note 2, as to which the date is March 13, 2018), with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Calix, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2015 included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, California

August 8, 2018