Briefs
SiFi Announces T-Mobile Fiber Partnership
The partnership will expand fiber networks across five cities in four states.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Former FCC Commissioner O’Rielly Emphasizes ‘Unserved’ As Priority for Infrastructure Bill Funds
Whether infrastructure money should prioritize those with the lowest speeds has been a chief debate since the bill’s passage.
FCC
Broadband Breakfast on February 23, 2022 — A Forum With Expert Opinion Authors
Broadband Breakfast’s Expert Opinion [https://broadbandbreakfast.com/category/expert-opinion/] forum is the place for experts to voice their opinions on broadband policies.
Open Access
CEO of SiFi Networks Talks Open Access Models As Company Looks to Expand in 2022
CEO contrasted SiFi Network’s model versus the Google Fiber model that builds infrastructure where there’s demand.
FBA
Huawei Responds to Sanctions, Fiber Satisfaction Study, Fiber Project in California
The Chinese telecom manufacturer is looking at licensing its designs to another company amid cratering profits.
Infrastructure
Broadband Panelists Say Public-Private Partnerships Provide Unique Solutions for Regional Needs
Some experts believe that public-private models may provide answers for municipalities struggling to narrow the digital divide.
BBC
SiFi Networks Announces $2 Billion Plan to Put 30 Cities On Their Network
SiFi Networks uses private capital, at no cost to taxpayers, to fund its open access model.
Infrastructure
Dutch Pension Fund Manager Buys 16.7% Stake in SiFi, Invests $500M in Open-Access Fiber Networks
SiFi is getting an injection of funds to deliver open fiber to cities.
ISP
Ben Bawtree-Jobson: Internet Service Providers Benefit From a Shared Fiber Network Infrastructure
Both emerging and established internet service providers will stand to gain from SiFi Networks’ shared broadband model.
House Updates HEROES Act Sections on Broadband, New SiFi FiberCity, Smart Cities Council Applications Due
House Democrats revealed an updated version of the HEROES Act in a bid to move the party’s version of COVID-19 relief forward. This version of coronavirus stimulus legislation is one of the few with a number of concrete funding measures for broadband. The $2.2 trillion bill (PDF) would provide fundi
FCC
SiFi Network’s FiberCity Now Live in Fullerton, Ajit Pai Addresses Telehealth, Georgia Uses Ookla Speed Data
The city of Fullerton, California, has turned on the first section of what will be a citywide open access network, or “FiberCity,” built by SiFi Networks. Our friends at MuniNetworks summarize and explain the approach that SiFi has taken: A privately built, financed, and operated open access network
Open Access
CEO Greg Mesch Recounts How CityFibre, UK’s Third Major Telecom Provider, Grew With Wholesale Network
In the United Kingdom a network utilizing a wholesale model, CityFibre Networks, is taking the country by storm.
Open Access
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 Investment conference on Monday. The panel on infrastructure investment funds featured a discussion about the challenges an
FCC
The FCC Could Do More Now About the Digital Divide, Say Panelists at Broadband Breakfast Live Online Event
April 2, 2020 – “It’s really unfortunate that it has taken a national emergency, a worldwide pandemic, for people to realize how many people don’t have access to broadband internet,” said Georgetown Law Distinguished Fellow Gigi Sohn on a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event Tuesday. When she testi
ILSR
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 – The Importance of Universal Broadband in the Age of the Coronavirus
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Monday, March 31, 12 Noon ET – “The Importance of Universal Broadband in the Age of the Coronavirus” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus’ Guests for this event: Ben Baw
BBC
SiFi Networks Brings Infrastructure Financing to California With $75 Million Open-Access Fiber in Fullerton
SiFi Networks’ recent announcement of a more-than $75 million open-access network in Fullerton, Calif., represents a departure from the public-private model that the company had been pursuing in the U.S. over the past four years. SiFi is continuing its focus on an open-access network, or a network i
