Fiber Connect
Bottlenecks Slowing BEAD: Permits, Locates, Labor, and Materials
Fiber construction workers are increasingly being recruited by data center developers, tightening an already scarce labor pool.
Fiber Connect
Quantum Physicist at Fiber Connect: Fiber Optics Is the Nervous System That Carries It
A quantum computer could break the encryption protecting most bank accounts and government systems by 2029.
Fiber Connect
Distributed Data Centers Could Help With Public Trust
70% of Americans oppose a data center near their home, more than the 53% that oppose nuclear plants.
Fiber Connect
Beyond BEAD, Fiber Industry Reflects Upon Use Cases at Fiber Connect 2026
What is fiber's expanding role in telehealth, precision agriculture, quantum networks and data centers?
Genesis Mission
Energy Department Research Arm Makes Big Bets on Fusion and Quantum
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy spent $134M on fusion over 12 years. Now it is spending $135M in 18 months.
C Spire
Telehealth, Precision Ag, and Aging Share a Single Dependency: Reliable Connection
The closest emergency room to parts of Perry County, Kentucky is 55 miles away. Telemedicine fills the gap.
Fiber Connect
Fiber Industry Faces Competing Pressures From Data Centers and Workforce
Fiber industry speaking at BroadbandLive at Fiber Connect on Tuesday discussed BEAD delays, workforce shortages and data center demand.
Fiber Connect
BEAD Non-Deployment Funds Could Fund Precision Ag. States Are Still Waiting to Find Out
State broadband and agriculture agencies remain siloed despite precision agriculture's growing connectivity demands, panelists said.
Fiber Connect
As Federal Quantum Funding Lapses, Florida Deploys Quantum-Secured Fiber
China is spending $15 billion on quantum as a $2.7 billion U.S. reauthorization bill awaits passage.
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.
Fiber Connect
GFiber, AARP Partner on Senior Internet Training, Starting with Chandler, Ariz.
One in four Americans will be over 65 within years. An industry partnership is building the digital literacy infrastructure to reach them.
Fiber Connect
Fiber Industry Confronts Marathon of BEAD Compliance, Data Center Backlash
Fiber Connect 2026 panelists said the broadband buildout has become a marathon, reshaped by soaring make-ready costs.
Fiber Connect
Swedish Software Firm and AT&T Lead Open Access Standards Push in U.S.
A 165-member standards body aims to make it cheaper and faster for internet providers to share fiber networks across North America.
Fiber Connect
'Light Years Ahead' is the Theme at Fiber Connect... Beginning Tomorrow
Don't miss Broadband Breakfast's wall-to-wall news and video coverage at Fiber Connect!
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Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on May 20, 2026 – Broadband Breakfast at Fiber Connect
Join Broadband Breakfast at Fiber Connect 2026 in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday
