AI
Calix CEO Sees AI as Key to Making Fiber Operations More Predictable
Practical AI tools can help broadband providers turn growing amounts of network and customer data into more consistent business results.
Fiber Connect
Operators: Smart Communities Need More than Fiber, They Need Government Engagement
A Nebraska fiber provider built a wireless network into every city router that school-issued Chromebooks connect to automatically, turning any home into a homework spot.
BEAD 2026
BEAD Faces Supply Chain Spike and Near-Certain Defaults as Program Shifts to Construction, Panelists Said
Fiber captured 63 percent of planned locations nationally, with satellite taking 23 percent under revised program rules.
Agentic AI
Calix Invested $100M to Build AI Platform Now Serving 1,200 Broadband Providers
Calix Invested $2B to Build AI Platform Now Serving 1,200 Broadband Providers, said CEO Michael Weening
BEAD
BEAD's Future and Digital Divide Solutions Discussed at Broadband Nation Expo
Broadband experts differed on BEAD's rollout, debating whether the program accelerated or obstructed rural connectivity efforts.
Labor Department
The Broadband Industry Shift: What BSPs Will Need to Compete and Win in 2025
2025 will be an interesting year for Broadband Service Providers.
Expert Opinion
Kerry Haughan: Why State Leaders Need to Keep BEAD Funding Local
In the case of rural communities, monopolies are a particularly bad fit.
Employment And Economic Development Department
Promoting Affordable Connectivity Program, CEO of Broadband Forum, $50M for Minnesota
An economic policy research group has developed a website to promote funding for the ACP.
AMBER alerts
Metronet and Vexus Merge, Instagram Launches AMBER alerts, Collaboration at Fiber Connect
Metronet announced it has completed its merger with Vexus Fiber.
Breakfast Club
Exclusive Drew Clark Column: In Person Events and Broadband Breakfast at Fiber Connect
The mission of Broadband Breakfast is to help make broadband technology and internet policy more accessible for all.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Bill Gets Agreement, Fiber Connect Wraps Up, Washington Community Broadband
White House announced infrastructure bill to include $65B, Fiber Connect 2021 wraps up, Washington State community broadband bill becomes law.
Infrastructure
Speed Focus Could Harm Telecom Industry, Plume CCO Says at Fiber Connect 2021
Companies disagree about what fiber providers should prioritize, and whether hard standards should be set.
Funding
Claims of Broadband Service by Incumbent Providers Renders Minnesota City Ineligible for FCC’s Rural Funds
June 19, 2020 — There is currently considerable buzz around the prospect of obtaining bids from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, the largest federal initiative to subsidize rural broadband in America to date. However, it is no secret that the rural digital funding will be allotted based off of ma
China
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 technologist at Nokia, at a webinar hosted by the Fiber Broadband Association on Thursday. Panelists predicted that gigabit networks offer
FBA
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 Fiber for Breakfast webinar hosted Wednesday by the Fiber Broadband Association, fiber optic internet infrastructure is far less vulnerab
BBC
Giants of Broadband: A Personal Remembrance of Scott DeGarmo
Editor’s Note: The broadband world has lost three visionary giants over the past several months: Scott DeGarmo, Charles Benton and Don Samuelson. Each of these men had a significant impact on the world of advancing high-speed communications. Personally, each of them also had a significant impact on
