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Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 — Connecting Providers and Customers Faster

Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the November 25 event on this page. You can also PARTICIPATE in the current Broadband Breakfast Live Online event. REGISTER HERE. Tools for Broadband Deployment: This series explores the way that geosp

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Tools for Broadband Deployment: This series explores the way that geospatial data and asset management is shaping the future of rural network delivery and performance. This series explores how market-leading fiber builders are using digital tools to map, analyze, manage and deploy new networks – with a focus on rural success stories.

Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 12 Noon ET — “Tools for Broadband: Connecting Providers and Customers Faster”

Case studies of network-building with an all-digital workflow. How fiber-builders are finding success in construction management, workflow processes and on-the-fly changes. In a phrase: Think workflow and business systems.

WATCH HERE, or on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

This event is part of a five-part event series, “Tools for Broadband: Preparing for Success,” on Broadband Breakfast Live Online.

Panelists include:

Lori Sherwood, Director, Commercial and Market Development, Render Networks
Doug Dawson, President and Founder of CCG Consulting
J. Randolph Luening, CEO, SignalsAnalytics.com
Drew Clark (Moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

Lori Sherwood, Doug Dawson, J. Randolph Luening

Lori Sherwood is a strategic industry leader with decades of broadband experience, more recently focused on uncovering solutions for rural communities. As the Director of Commercial and Market Development for Render Networks, she has a background in contract development, community broadband networks, and issues facing municipalities. Lori has successfully led programs awarding federal stimulus grant processes with hundred-million-dollar investments. Lori is currently a Member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA).

Doug Dawson is the President and founder of CCG Consulting – a full-service telecom consulting firm with more than 1,000 clients since 1997. CCG offers a full range of telecom services including engineering, regulatory compliance, business planning, strategic planning and implementation services and helping clients find financing for network expansion. In addition to both a consulting and an operational background, Doug writes a daily blog called Pots and Pans by CCG.

J. Randolph Luening, CEO of CBRStoolkit.com and SignalsAnalytics.com has contributed to the transformation of the wireless telecommunications industry as an influential industry insider then as an analyst. An expert in mobile operator economics, his areas of focus include the economics of next generation mobile networks, indoor and street light small cells, emerging business models, and consumer behavior. Previously, he was a senior director at Vodafone, then the world’s largest mobile operator with operations across Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Events in “Tools for Broadband Deployment” series, which is sponsored by ADTRAN and Render Networks, include:

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 12 Noon ET — “Tools for Broadband Deployment: Preparing for Success”
- Are you ready for rural deployment? The United States is currently in the midst of multiple, significant efforts pushing for Better Broadband for Rural America. Think of the big picture opportunity.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 12 Noon ET — “Tools for Broadband Deployment: Connecting Providers and Customers Faster”
- Case studies of network-building with an all-digital workflow. How fiber-builders are finding success in construction management, workflow processes and on-the-fly changes. In a phrase: Think workflow and business systems.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 12 Noon ET — “Tools for Broadband Deployment: RDOF and Other Rural Broadband Deployments”
- The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, the Connect America Fund and other rural deployments: How new awardees are laying the future for managing their deployments. Think managing your budget.
Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 12 Noon ET — “Tools for Broadband Deployment: Mapping the Rural Broadband Buildout”
- Mapping broadband assets is only the first step. This session will explore how end-to-end data is showing that successful rural fiber networks begin with the end in the mind. Think broadband mapping.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 12 Noon ET — “Tools for Broadband: Fueling the Fire of Rural Innovation”
- We’ll showcase how broadband deployment is accelerating the digital future for rural America at a time of COVID-19. Think success.