Articles about Fiber on Broadband Breakfast

Paul LaManes and Tom McLaughlin: Lessons Learned from a Successful Municipal Broadband Project Partnership

When it comes to a decision that will affect the lives of everyone in your community for years to come, the only place to start is...

Fiber1 month ago

Next Generation Optical Equipment is Able to Handle Burgeoning Bandwidth Demands, Says ADTRAN

December 17, 2020 — Networks of the future need to be scalable to keep up with burgeoning bandwidth demands, according to Greg Luhman, business development manager...

Open Access1 month ago

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Completion of Fiber Project in West Point, Utah, in 15 Months

December 17, 2020 – UTOPIA Fiber announced Tuesday that it had fully built its fiber-to-the-home broadband network in the City of West Point, Utah. The $7.2...

Open Access2 months ago

Differences in Approach to Open Access Showcased in Discussion About Lit and Dark Municipal Fiber

December 6, 2020 — Panelists involved in open access networks across the United States got into a fiery debate over the best model to follow when...

5G2 months ago

Olivier Ferveur: The Buzz Over 5G Shows That New Fiber Networks Also Need a Global Standard

LUXEMBOURG, EUROPEAN UNION – On October 16, Post Luxembourg launched its commercial 5G wireless network, when the first cell sites were activated in the city of...

Fiber2 months ago

Squeezing Capacity From Copper Networks While Undertaking a Transition to Fiber Broadband

November 24, 2020 — In a virtual conversation sponsored by Connected Nation Michigan, Wes Kerr, director of community solutions at Connected Nation, was joined by Chip...

Fiber3 months ago

At Launch of #BroadbandLive Series on ‘Tools for Broadband Deployment’, Panelists Tout Symmetrical Fiber

November 3, 2020 – Broadband networks have had their greatest challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, and sometimes fail in meeting the challenge of upstream speed needs,...

Fiber3 months ago

Google’s John Burchett Explains New Approach to Fiber-Building in West Des Moines

October 20, 2020 – There are many viable options for deploying fiber that should be explored, stressed John Burchett, head of public policy and community affairs...

Fiber4 months ago

Powered by Utility Fiber, Public-Private Partners in Springfield, Missouri, Now Offer Gigabit Services to Residents

October 12, 2020 — How should one go about building a gigabit city? Act quickly, be strategic and work in partnership with the private sector. That...

Fiber4 months ago

Electric Utilities and Rural Coops Are Increasingly Important in Nation’s Broadband

October 2, 2020 – Electric utilities and rural cooperatives are increasingly building out broadband, agreed panelists at last week’s Broadband Communities Virtual Summit. Sheryl Riggs, CEO...

Fiber4 months ago

At Broadband Communities Summit, Rural Communities Discuss Many Ways to Finance Fiber Networks

September 30, 2020 – Municipalities are well suited to investment in broadband networks, particularly those in rural areas, said Ben Fineman, president and co-founder of Michigan...

Open Access4 months ago

Auto-Provisioning of Open Access Networks in North America Possible Through Nokia and COS Systems Partnership

September 28, 2020 — COS Systems, a company which has been automating service provisioning on fiber networks in Europe since 2008, is working in partnership with...

Fiber4 months ago

Strategies for Interconnecting Middle-Mile and Last-Mile Fiber Critical Amid COVID19 Pandemic

September 25, 2020 — Understanding and developing strategies for interconnecting middle-mile and last-mile networks has become even more critical since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic,...

Fiber4 months ago

Facebook and Google Are Also Participants in Broadband Public-Private Partnerships

September 23, 2020 — Localities, states, and companies are embracing broadband partnerships through public and private entities that work together in mutually beneficial ways to overcome...

Open Access4 months ago

CEO Greg Mesch Recounts How CityFibre, UK’s Third Major Telecom Provider, Grew With Wholesale Network

September 22, 2020 — Open access and wholesale networks have been slow in coming to the United States. Yet in the United Kingdom a network utilizing...

Open Access4 months ago

What’s the Biggest Hurdle to Open Access Networks? Misconceptions About Open Access Networks

September 16, 2020 — During a virtual Q&A session hosted by the Broadband Bunch on Tuesday, a panel of open access enthusiasts discussed whether or not...

Fiber4 months ago

NTCA Conference Highlights Collaboration With Municipalities, Cyber Security, and Supply Chain Woes

September 16, 2020 – Partnerships between local municipal governments and private broadband providers can actually work, according to a panel on “Communities in Need” at Tuesday’s...

Fiber5 months ago

Strains on Capital Suggest Need for Effective Use of Assets in Deploying Fiber Networks

September 8, 2020 —The right time to engage in accessing funding is right now, fiber financers said during an ADTRAN webinar on Wednesday. “The market is...

Open Access5 months ago

Next Level Networks’ Pilot Community Fiber in Los Altos Hills Experiences Growing Service Demands

August 30, 2020 — In a neighborhood outside of Silicon Valley, amongst what native Scott Vanderlip described as “a community full of tech geeks,” residents struggled...

Fiber5 months ago

Ubiquitous Fiber Infrastructure is Essential to Maximize the Advantages of 5G, According to WIA Report

August 20, 2020 — The Wireless Infrastructure Association recently published a new report, entitled “Fiber: An Essential Facet of the Connected Community,” which finds that ubiquitous...

Open Access6 months ago

Open Access Infrastructure Important, But Difficult to Develop, Say Digital Infrastructure Investment Panelists

August 11, 2020 — Open access infrastructure is crucial, but it is difficult to raise the capital it requires, said participants in Broadband Breakfast’s Digital Infrastructure...

Open Access6 months ago

Ownership Models Are Evolving to Serve the Unserved, Say Panelists at Digital Infrastructure Investment

August 11, 2020 — As America prioritizes closing the digital divide, critical last-mile digital infrastructure ownership models are expanding and differentiating to serve the unserved. Different...

Open Access6 months ago

UTOPIA Fiber Announces $13.8 Million Deal With Clearfield, Utah

August 6, 2020 — UTOPIA Fiber announced a $13.8 million contract to build a Fiber-to-the-Home network in Clearfield, Utah on Monday. The decision, which was passed...

Open Access6 months ago

Open Radio Access Network Tech is a Pandemic Necessity, Says Open RAN Policy Coalition

August 4, 2020 — Open Radio Access Network technologies have a bright future and a diverse range of applications, said participants in an Open RAN Policy...

Open Access7 months ago

In Danville, Virginia, an Early Adopter of Open Access Seeks to Prove the Business Model

July 14, 2020 — The United States’ first municipally owned open-access fiber network continues to revitalize the business sector of Danville, Virginia. Opportunities exist today in...

Fiber7 months ago

Once Neglected, Subsea Broadband Cables Face Fresh Challenges, Federal and Local

June 23, 2020 — Due to the nature of its services, the subsea cable industry deals with numerous threats on a routine basis. In a webinar...

Fiber8 months ago

Bandwidth Demands Project 10 Gigabit Network Capabilities Required Next Decade

June 11, 2020 — “Many gigabit passive optical networks will exhaust in the 2020s, as bandwidth demands have been accelerated by COVID-19,” said Ed Harstead, lead...

Open Access8 months ago

U.S. Should Follow UK in Open Access Infrastructure Investment, Say Broadband Breakfast Panelists

June 10, 2020 — The U.S. should follow the European example of investing in wholesale open access infrastructure models, said panelists at a Broadband Breakfast Live...

Fiber8 months ago

Failing to Future-Proof Fiber Networks Will Have Costly Return on Investment Effects

June 5, 2020 — According to market analysts, labor costs account for around 60 percent of the cost of fiber infrastructure construction. Panelists on a webinar hosted...

Fiber8 months ago

Fiber Networks Hold a Cybersecurity Advantage Over Rival Co-Axial and Wireless Technologies, Say Panelists

May 28, 2020 — Not all internet infrastructures are created equal, and some are more susceptible to cybersecurity attacks than others. According to panelists on a...

Open Access8 months ago

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

May 20, 2020 — Sweden has a knack for being the first to the table of tech. Ericsson, a telecommunications company based in Stockholm, introduced the...

Broadband's Impact9 months ago

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...

Fiber9 months 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 Access9 months 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...

Fiber9 months 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 Roundup10 months 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 Data10 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....

Fiber11 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 Access11 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...

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Smaller Internet Providers Were Instrumental to Fiber Deployment in 2020, Says Fiber Broadband Association

Paul LaManes and Tom McLaughlin: Lessons Learned from a Successful Municipal Broadband Project Partnership

Next Generation Optical Equipment is Able to Handle Burgeoning Bandwidth Demands, Says ADTRAN

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Completion of Fiber Project in West Point, Utah, in 15 Months

Differences in Approach to Open Access Showcased in Discussion About Lit and Dark Municipal Fiber

Olivier Ferveur: The Buzz Over 5G Shows That New Fiber Networks Also Need a Global Standard

Squeezing Capacity From Copper Networks While Undertaking a Transition to Fiber Broadband

At Launch of #BroadbandLive Series on ‘Tools for Broadband Deployment’, Panelists Tout Symmetrical Fiber

Google’s John Burchett Explains New Approach to Fiber-Building in West Des Moines

Powered by Utility Fiber, Public-Private Partners in Springfield, Missouri, Now Offer Gigabit Services to Residents

Electric Utilities and Rural Coops Are Increasingly Important in Nation’s Broadband

At Broadband Communities Summit, Rural Communities Discuss Many Ways to Finance Fiber Networks

Auto-Provisioning of Open Access Networks in North America Possible Through Nokia and COS Systems Partnership

Strategies for Interconnecting Middle-Mile and Last-Mile Fiber Critical Amid COVID19 Pandemic

Facebook and Google Are Also Participants in Broadband Public-Private Partnerships

CEO Greg Mesch Recounts How CityFibre, UK’s Third Major Telecom Provider, Grew With Wholesale Network

What’s the Biggest Hurdle to Open Access Networks? Misconceptions About Open Access Networks

NTCA Conference Highlights Collaboration With Municipalities, Cyber Security, and Supply Chain Woes

Strains on Capital Suggest Need for Effective Use of Assets in Deploying Fiber Networks

Next Level Networks’ Pilot Community Fiber in Los Altos Hills Experiences Growing Service Demands

Ubiquitous Fiber Infrastructure is Essential to Maximize the Advantages of 5G, According to WIA Report

Open Access Infrastructure Important, But Difficult to Develop, Say Digital Infrastructure Investment Panelists

Ownership Models Are Evolving to Serve the Unserved, Say Panelists at Digital Infrastructure Investment

UTOPIA Fiber Announces $13.8 Million Deal With Clearfield, Utah

Open Radio Access Network Tech is a Pandemic Necessity, Says Open RAN Policy Coalition

In Danville, Virginia, an Early Adopter of Open Access Seeks to Prove the Business Model

Once Neglected, Subsea Broadband Cables Face Fresh Challenges, Federal and Local

Bandwidth Demands Project 10 Gigabit Network Capabilities Required Next Decade

U.S. Should Follow UK in Open Access Infrastructure Investment, Say Broadband Breakfast Panelists

Failing to Future-Proof Fiber Networks Will Have Costly Return on Investment Effects

Fiber Networks Hold a Cybersecurity Advantage Over Rival Co-Axial and Wireless Technologies, Say Panelists

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

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