The open access model allows multiple ISPs to use the same infrastructure. That could benefit Gigapower.
Gigapower CEO Bill Hogg and AT&T President Erin Scarborough headline event.
The service provides a centralized communication hub and technical support for open access networks.
Migrating into a full utility may take decades, but municipalities should be prepared.
Capping the number of providers could solve price war problems, one telecom exec said.
UTOPIA continues to expand open access model builds.
In a new joint venture, AT&T will expand its fiber network across the nation.
Broadband infrastructure can be seen as a fourth utility after water, gas and electricity.
Network operators can take steps to prevent the biggest risk to open-access networks: A race to the bottom.
Cities are being drawn to open-access deployment models, say panelists.
'Getting broadband out to all rural areas and all residents of Lewis County,' Washington.
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The conversation dealt with open access networks, and whether cities are well-suited to play a role in developing them.
With service beginning in late September, non-profit fiber ISP aims to serve rural Gallatin County
Both the GSCA and Yellowstone Fiber are using UTOPIA's techniques to provide open access broadband over fiber.
Lit Communities will operate the network, with subsidiary BTX Fiber as the last-mile provider. HMI Utilities is prime contractor.
The project will be Montana’s first open-access fiber-to-the-home network.
CEO contrasted SiFi Network's model versus the Google Fiber model that builds infrastructure where there’s demand.
The expansion will bring fiber-to-the-home to residents of two additional Utahn cities.
Keller and Heckman Partner Jim Baller says model could lead to a race to the bottom, but UTOPIA CEO disagrees.
UTOPIA customers deep in red states favor net neutrality by a wide margin.
City’s technology staff has been working with a consultant to draft design recommendations for the fiber network.
Open RAN adoption is said to save telecoms money and boost security, as providers are forced to move off Huawei.
Fiber builder says it has been denied permits that have harmed it and its customers, despite an existing city agreement.
Chattanooga’s municipal broadband network has delivered $2.7 billion in social and economic benefits during its first decade.
SiFi Networks uses private capital, at no cost to taxpayers, to fund its open access model.
Even though the models are not yet mainstream, some experts praise them for their unique advantages.
Counties see it as a way to increase competition and lower prices, while telecoms see money and quality problems.
By creating open infrastructure systems, states can reduce the barriers to entry and foster increased broadband competition.
Both emerging and established internet service providers will stand to gain from SiFi Networks' shared broadband model.
Jamestown is hoping an open access network would make internet more affordable.
Fiber Connect 2021 panel breaks down how open access models work, and how discussion can be framed.
Open access provisions in municipal builds could alleviate fears of competition concerns with ISPs.
Open access last-mile networks are an area of great commercial innovation and ferment in the United States right now.
The House Energy and Commerce committee heard arguments that open access to networks is crucial for competition and affordability.
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