Fiber for Breakfast Week 24: Fiber Technology Trends

For years, the broadband industry has debated which technologies would ultimately win. Cable or fiber. Wireless or wireline. Copper upgrades or full network replacement.

This week’s Fiber for Breakfast suggested that debate is over. Joining Gary was Erik Keith, Principal Analyst for Broadband Infrastructure and S&P Global Market Intelligence, who shared findings from the firm’s latest global surveys of telecom and cable operators. While deployment strategies still vary by market and operator type, one theme emerged consistently throughout the data: fiber has become the long-term destination. Among the 104 telecom operators surveyed globally, nearly nine out of ten are already using fiber as part of their broadband strategy. On the cable side, more than two-thirds of operators have either deployed fiber-to-the-home or plan to do so. The differences now are less about where operators are headed and more about how quickly they get there. 

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Great Plains Communications combine to Form Rightfiber

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EPB Quantum^SM hosts first Quantum in Business Conference

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Innovative Systems: W.Va. Telco Board Mandates Live TV

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Guilford, Madison Next in Line for GoNetspeed

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United Way, Brightspeed, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library partner Read More | Continued growth in Louisiana Read More

Nokia expands semiconductor test & packaging for AI growth

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FBA launched a new initiative with the Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) program from AARP, providing member operators a ready-made pathway into the communities they serve. Network operators can join this opportunity and...

✔️Connect senior centers, libraries, and community hubs to fiber

✔️Utilize Senior Planet's existing, proven digital skills programming, including telehealth education, online safety, and social connection

✔️Scale your involvement with a tiered model that works whether you serve one town or 100 cities

✔️Provide the aging population in the communities you serve with the opportunity to participate in the digital world safely

GFiber and the City of Chandler, Ariz., are already proving the model, and there's room for more providers at the table. Get started by contacting Deborah Kish at dkish@fiberbroadband.org.

🍎Membership Lunch & Learn🍎

📆 Tues, Jun 23 | 🕛12:00 PM ET

🔗Join the Membership Lunch & Learn with this Zoom link 🔗

The FBA Membership Team invites you to the upcoming Lunch and Learn to learn about the benefits of FBA membership and engagement opportunities for you and your entire team. Attendees will hear directly from current FBA members about their experience and the value they’ve gained through membership. There will also be time for questions and open discussion. Contact membership@fiberbroadband.org with questions. 

🔧👷OpTIC Path^TM Lunch & Learn👷🔧

"Solving Workforce Challenges in Broadband"

📆Tues, Jun 30 | 🕛12:00 PM ET

 🔗Join the OpTIC Path Lunch & Learn with this Zoom link🔗

Hear firsthand how co-ops and utilities are leveraging OpTIC Path™ to address critical workforce challenges, including recruitment, training, and employee retention. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how organizations across the industry are building stronger workforce pipelines and preparing for future growth. Questions? Contact Laura Hartman at lhartman@fiberbroadband.org.

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