Articles about Fiber on Broadband Breakfast

Passive Optical Networks Need to Transform As More Americans Rely on Fiber at Home

May 7, 2020 - Current passive optical network technology will have to transform if it wants to survive, said Adtran product line manager Javier Lopez in a Thursday webinar...

Fiber3 weeks ago

Fiber Optics Generally a Better Option Than Wireless, Even in Rural Areas, Says Municipal Broadband Advocate

May 5, 2020 – As internet connectivity grows increasingly essential, fiber optics may prove to be a better option than wireless internet connection, the Institute for...

Open Access4 weeks ago

Broadband Breakfast Announces Digital Infrastructure Investment as a Physical/Virtual Event on August 10, 2020

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2020 - Breakfast Media LLC, the publisher of Broadband Breakfast, on Tuesday announced that its Digital Infrastructure Investment mini-conference at the Broadband Communities...

Fiber1 month ago

The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction Should Favor Fiber Builders, Says Corning Analyst

April 20, 2020— There are aspects of fiber-optic cabling that make the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction “very favorable" to the technology, said Kara Mullaley, a...

Broadband Roundup1 month ago

Coronavirus Roundup: USDA Announces Funds for Distance Learning, Governors’ Social Distancing, Open Access Fiber

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand announced Monday that the USDA was opening a second application window for $72 million...

Broadband Data2 months ago

Lack of Symmetrical Networks May be Choking Internet Performance, Say Fiber Advocates on Webinar

April 9, 2020 - Local broadband speeds may be impaired by upload speed, says analyst at a webinar hosted by the Fiber Broadband Association on Wednesday....

Fiber3 months ago

Sonic CEO Dane Jasper Says Copper Leasing Provides Foundation for Expanding Broadband Fiber

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2020 — Dane Jasper, CEO of mid-size internet service provider Sonic, promoted his brand and challenged that of big telecom providers at Incompas’...

Open Access3 months ago

Registration Available for Digital Infrastructure Investment at Broadband Communities Summit on April 27, 2020

Editor's Note, April 14, 2020 - Please note that the Broadband Communities Conference has been rescheduled for August 10-13, 2020, in Houston. See "Broadband Communities and...

Broadband Mapping3 months ago

Broadband Roundup: The Future of Work and Minorities, State Broadband Officials Meet at Pew, NYC’s Open Access Plan

“The future of our economy is dependent upon how we treat our most vulnerable communities, including those most susceptible to job displacement/job disruption,” Federal Communications Commissioner...

Expert Opinion4 months ago

An Open Letter to Gwynne Shotwell, Elon Musk and Starlink Leadership: Three Reasons to Make Starlink Open Access for America’s Local ISPs

For starters, you'll make more money. Figure contrasts 1. incumbent cable oligopoly territory divisions, 2. 2,700 local ISPs (map by Zhuangyuan Fan), 3. StarLink Greetings...

Open Access4 months ago

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Fiber Project in West Point, Utah

Construction is underway for a project that will complete West Point’s fiber network by end of 2020 MURRAY, Utah, January 28, 2020 - UTOPIA Fiber announced...

Broadband Roundup4 months ago

Broadband Roundup: Britain and Huawei, EPIC Fights Against Facial Recognition, E-Rate Fiber

Axios says that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is inching toward a decision that could profoundly shift the relationship between Britain and the United States over...

Broadband Data4 months ago

New America Highlights the Broadband Prices Available on Ammon, Idaho’s Open Access Network

The Open Technology Institute of New America on Wednesday released a blog post focusing on Ammon, Idaho, and highlighted how the open access broadband networks there...

Broadband Mapping & Data4 months ago

Broadband Roundup: More on the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, 5G National Advocacy, and Policy Hackers

In advance of a Federal Communications Commission vote on the proposed Rural Digital Opportunity Fund on January 30, the agency released an analysis of areas eligible...

Open Access5 months ago

UTOPIA Fiber: A Model Open-Access Network

The largest open-access network in the United States has been a boon to its 11 member cities and is expanding to make broadband accessible even in...

Open Access6 months ago

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Completion of Latest Round of Funding, a $48 Million Network Expansion

The $48 Million capital investment will fund the continued growth of the UTOPIA Fiber network MURRAY, Utah, November 21, 2019 - The Utah Infrastructure Agency has...

Open Access7 months ago

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Partnerships with Morgan, Utah, Idaho Falls, and Other Cities

Exciting things are happening at UTOPIA Fiber. The network, the largest operational open-access network in the United States, is in a period of major growth and expansion....

Open Access7 months ago

UTOPIA Fiber, Largest Open-Access Network in U.S., Announces Partnership with Morgan, Utah

Construction on High-Speed Fiber Network to Be Completed by Spring 2020 MORGAN, Utah, November 5, 2019 — UTOPIA Fiber, Utah’s open-access fiber optic network, will bring...

Open Access7 months ago

Idaho Falls City Council Votes to Extend High Speed Fiber Network to Entire City, in Partnership With UTOPIA FIber

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, October 17, 2019 — In a unanimous vote at a special City Council meeting Thursday evening, the Idaho Falls City Council moved to...

Antitrust9 months ago

Broadband Roundup: Everyone (Almost) Gangs Up on Google, Muni Broadband Fact Sheet, SHLB Anchornet Conference

It seems that everyone except California and Alabama wants in on the action, whatever that action is, against Google. Attorneys general for 48 U.S. states, the...

Broadband Roundup10 months ago

Cable Industry Touts Energy Efficiency, Next Century Highlights Open Access Fiber, Aspen Forum Set

Nearly 100 percent of internet modems, routers, and other equipment sold to residential broadband subscribers in 2018 met the energy-efficiency standards of the Voluntary Agreement for...

Broadband Roundup10 months ago

Rep. Bob Latta and Ajit Pai on Robocalls, Rural Massachusetts Projects, John Horrigan Report on Digital Divide

Congress and the Federal Communications Commission are working together to stop robocalls, wrote FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, in an op-ed on...

Fiber10 months ago

‘Dig Once’ Provides Future-Proofing Solution for Federal Highway Infrastructure, Says BroadbandNow

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2019 - Investment in future-proofing roads for high-speed fiber optic infrastructure could save $126 billion federal dollars on broadband deployment. But Congress has...

Broadband Roundup10 months ago

USF Cap, New Pew Map, State Support for Electric Co-Ops, IP3 Awards

The Universal Service Fund should be subject to a budget cap, argued Technology Policy Institute Senior Fellows Sarah Oh and Scott Wallsten in a filing to...

Broadband Data10 months ago

Drew Clark: Broadband Maps Are a Mess, So Now Let’s Focus on Actually Improving Them

The Founder of Broadband Census and Breakfast Breakfast, and the former executive director of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois - one of the State Broadband Initiatives...

Broadband Roundup10 months ago

Muni Broadband Fare Well in PCMag Study, CenturyLink Intercity Fiber, Facebook and Kids’ Privacy

Locally-run internet service providers offer better broadband than their private sector counterparts, according to a recent study by PCMag. The data shows that six of America’s...

Broadband Roundup10 months ago

Electronic Frontier Foundation Lawsuit Against Mobile Data Collection, and Fort Collins Fiber Network

The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced Tuesday that it is filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of AT&T customers in California to stop the telecom giant...

Broadband Mapping11 months ago

Consumer Groups Oppose Project Libra, Comcast on Shapefile Mapping, Windstream Goes Wireless

The Hill reports that dozens of consumer advocacy groups have called for congressional committees and regulatory agencies to impose a moratorium on Facebook’s cryptocurrency project. Among...

#broadbandlive11 months ago

Rural Telecommunications Congress Webcast Series Begins with Focus on Collaboration on Colorado’s Western Slopes

MONTROSE, Colorado, July 2, 2019- Policymakers and providers agree that collaboration is vital to sustaining high-quality broadband in rural communities. However, there is still work that...

5G11 months ago

Removing Chinese Telecommunications Equipment From U.S. Broadband Networks Would Cost More Than $1 Billion

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2019 – When it comes to removing Huawei or ZTE telecommunications equipment from U.S. broadband networks, a strategy of “rip and place” would...

Broadband Roundup11 months ago

Transparency for Tech Platforms, Fiber in American Fork and Mountain Connect

Axios is reporting that Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., plan to introduce The Designing Accounting Safeguards to Help Broaden Oversight and Regulations on...

5G11 months ago

5G Needs Fiber, Anchorage Wireless Project and Budgeting for Broadband in Fort Collins

Just because 5G is “around the corner” doesn’t mean fiber optic broadband development is unnecessary, said Ben Lewis-Ramirez of Lit Communities. Ramirez is not the only...

Broadband Roundup11 months ago

SiFi Proposes Open-Access Network in Lowell, Ajit Pai on Broadband Farming

SiFi Networks has offered to install and maintain a new fiber optic network in Lowell, Massachusetts—at no cost to the city. This infrastructure would pave the...

Broadband Roundup12 months ago

Broadband Roundup: Texas Rural Funds Collaborative and Infrastructure Zone in Indiana

Currently, 1.45 million residents of rural Texas lack high-speed internet connections, but a program launched on Wednesday by Connected Texas, a subsidiary of the national nonprofit...

Broadband Roundup12 months ago

Georgia State Plan, New Bills in Alabama, and Launch in Loveland, Colorado

Approximately 1.6 million residents of rural Georgia currently lack high-speed internet access, but this could change under a new state broadband plan (PDF) released this month, AJC...

Fiber1 year ago

Utah’s Open Infrastructure Network Releases Timetable for Fiber in Orem; To Complete Buildout by 2022

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: There is much to cheer for better broadband in Utah, including this report from today's Daily Herald. The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency,...

Broadband's Impact1 year ago

Rep. Anna Eshoo Reintroduces Broadband Bills to Lay Conduit, Streamline Pole Attachments and Permit Community Broadband

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Rep. Anna Eshoo on Thursday introduced three separate measures designed to expedite broadband access. The Conduit Deployment Act and the CLIMB Once Act...

Fiber1 year ago

Industry Groups and Non Profit Advocates Offer Encouraging Words about House Energy and Commerce Broadband Measure

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Telecommunications industry and advocacy organizations on Wednesday and Thursday reacted to the introduction of the LIFT America Act, H.R. 2741, which stands for...

Broadband's Impact1 year ago

Time to Focus on California Legislation That Affects Infrastructure Access to Rights-of-Way and Conduit, says EFF

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: California, and many other states, have muscled their way onto the national broadband stage. They've done this through legislation that would either require...

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COS Systems Brings Swedish Knack for Tech to Open Access Networks, Hopes for Spacious Skies on American Plains

Passive Optical Networks Need to Transform As More Americans Rely on Fiber at Home

Fiber Optics Generally a Better Option Than Wireless, Even in Rural Areas, Says Municipal Broadband Advocate

Broadband Breakfast Announces Digital Infrastructure Investment as a Physical/Virtual Event on August 10, 2020

The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction Should Favor Fiber Builders, Says Corning Analyst

Coronavirus Roundup: USDA Announces Funds for Distance Learning, Governors’ Social Distancing, Open Access Fiber

Lack of Symmetrical Networks May be Choking Internet Performance, Say Fiber Advocates on Webinar

Sonic CEO Dane Jasper Says Copper Leasing Provides Foundation for Expanding Broadband Fiber

Registration Available for Digital Infrastructure Investment at Broadband Communities Summit on April 27, 2020

Broadband Roundup: The Future of Work and Minorities, State Broadband Officials Meet at Pew, NYC’s Open Access Plan

An Open Letter to Gwynne Shotwell, Elon Musk and Starlink Leadership: Three Reasons to Make Starlink Open Access for America’s Local ISPs

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Fiber Project in West Point, Utah

Broadband Roundup: Britain and Huawei, EPIC Fights Against Facial Recognition, E-Rate Fiber

New America Highlights the Broadband Prices Available on Ammon, Idaho’s Open Access Network

Broadband Roundup: More on the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, 5G National Advocacy, and Policy Hackers

UTOPIA Fiber: A Model Open-Access Network

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Completion of Latest Round of Funding, a $48 Million Network Expansion

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Partnerships with Morgan, Utah, Idaho Falls, and Other Cities

UTOPIA Fiber, Largest Open-Access Network in U.S., Announces Partnership with Morgan, Utah

Idaho Falls City Council Votes to Extend High Speed Fiber Network to Entire City, in Partnership With UTOPIA FIber

Broadband Roundup: Everyone (Almost) Gangs Up on Google, Muni Broadband Fact Sheet, SHLB Anchornet Conference

Cable Industry Touts Energy Efficiency, Next Century Highlights Open Access Fiber, Aspen Forum Set

Rep. Bob Latta and Ajit Pai on Robocalls, Rural Massachusetts Projects, John Horrigan Report on Digital Divide

‘Dig Once’ Provides Future-Proofing Solution for Federal Highway Infrastructure, Says BroadbandNow

USF Cap, New Pew Map, State Support for Electric Co-Ops, IP3 Awards

Drew Clark: Broadband Maps Are a Mess, So Now Let’s Focus on Actually Improving Them

Muni Broadband Fare Well in PCMag Study, CenturyLink Intercity Fiber, Facebook and Kids’ Privacy

Electronic Frontier Foundation Lawsuit Against Mobile Data Collection, and Fort Collins Fiber Network

Consumer Groups Oppose Project Libra, Comcast on Shapefile Mapping, Windstream Goes Wireless

Rural Telecommunications Congress Webcast Series Begins with Focus on Collaboration on Colorado’s Western Slopes

Removing Chinese Telecommunications Equipment From U.S. Broadband Networks Would Cost More Than $1 Billion

Transparency for Tech Platforms, Fiber in American Fork and Mountain Connect

5G Needs Fiber, Anchorage Wireless Project and Budgeting for Broadband in Fort Collins

SiFi Proposes Open-Access Network in Lowell, Ajit Pai on Broadband Farming

Broadband Roundup: Texas Rural Funds Collaborative and Infrastructure Zone in Indiana

Georgia State Plan, New Bills in Alabama, and Launch in Loveland, Colorado

Utah’s Open Infrastructure Network Releases Timetable for Fiber in Orem; To Complete Buildout by 2022

Rep. Anna Eshoo Reintroduces Broadband Bills to Lay Conduit, Streamline Pole Attachments and Permit Community Broadband

Industry Groups and Non Profit Advocates Offer Encouraging Words about House Energy and Commerce Broadband Measure

Time to Focus on California Legislation That Affects Infrastructure Access to Rights-of-Way and Conduit, says EFF

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FCC Mid-band Auctions Show Promise for 5G and Future Innovation, Say FCBA Panelists

Broadband Roundup: Trump’s Media Bias Panel, Facebook Shops, Virtual Private Networks in Hong Kong

Senators Introduce Healthcare Broadband Bill as House Companion, Proposes $2 Billion Telehealth Expansion

Kurt Schaubach: The Top 5 Benefits of Shared Spectrum for Cable Operators

Slogans About Data Portability on Tech Platforms Don’t Capture Intellectual Property and Interoperability Issues

Application Deadline of July 15 Announced for $16 Billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction

National Digital Currency Could Expedite Stimulus Checks, Unlock Other Possibilities

Collaborative Smart City Pilots Show Promise in Improving Internet Access

Apartment Industry Sees Stable Payments, Labor Shortages and Preventative Innovations

Coronavirus Roundup: Twitter May Allow Users to Limit Replies, Congressional Broadband Funding, Contact Tracing App

Broadband Maps Largely Unreliable, Say Panel Members

Two Brendan Carrs Tout the Importance of Telemedicine in a US Telecom Webcast

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 – Robocalls: Have They Accelerated, and What is the FCC Doing About It?

Coronavirus Roundup: FCC Announces 5G Initiatives, ATIS Calls for 6G, Complaints on Broadband Carriers Disconnecting

Susan Miller and Mike Nawrocki: Promoting U.S. Leadership on the Path to 6G Technologies

FCC Digital Divide Steps Successful, Says Agency Chairman Ajit Pai

Current Telework Methods Not Sufficient, Says FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel

Coronavirus Roundup: SiFi Networks Scores $450 Million, Universal Broadband in California Town, COVID-Negative Certifications

Facebook Content Moderation Oversight Board Aims to Provide a ‘Deliberative Second Look’ at Controversies, Akin to U.S. Supreme Court

National Association of Broadcasters and Consumer Technology Association Officials Collaborate on Something

Opportunity Zones Developing Quickly, Say Trump Advisers

Healthcare Deregulation Best for Competition, Says Federal Trade Commissioner

Coronavirus Roundup: House Passes HEROES Act, USDA Investment in Iowa, Pai Discourages T-Band Auction

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 – The Neutral Host Infrastructure and Small Cell Deployments

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 – Federal Broadband Funds and Opportunity Zones

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 – The Experience of Infrastructure Investment Funds

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 – Last-Mile Digital Infrastructure

Even When it Comes to Advancing High-Capacity Broadband, Local Community Resources Are Essential to Meeting Civic Needs

Verified Broadband Speeds Needed to Understand Impact of Coronavirus on Internet Networks, Panelists Say

Draft of Next Coronavirus Stimulus Bill, HEROES Act, Would Allocate $5 Billion for Discounted Broadband

With Misinformation About Coronavirus Rampant, Facebook Officials Are Taking More Aggressive Steps

Coronavirus Roundup: Municipal Broadband, Zoombombing, Voter Registration Via Snapchat

FCC Approves Rules for Deployment of Satellites, Allocates Six Megahertz of Low-Band Spectrum to Broadband

Senate Committee Simultaneously Praises Broadband Providers and Scorns Broadband Maps

Using Handwashing Kits, Gloves and Face Masks to Aid Installs With 75 Percent Usage Increase

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 – How Broadband Maps Are Identifying Unserved and Underserved Communities

Coronavirus Roundup: Global Internet Speeds, Jill Biden on Tele-education, Billions for Broadband from HEROES Act