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Jumping at New Opportunities Thanks to a Fiber & WiFi Backbone
“What we did is a JumpStart Challenge. We gave people six weeks to figure out a new business and then we did a sponsorship and a little competition,” explains Allo Communications‘ Brad Moline. Moline, president & CEO of Allo, is describing the contest that solicited community input for how to utilize their gigabit fiber and…
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ISP in a Box, Fiber Transport, & Beyond
“We are now in twenty-two states besides Ohio, helping cable providers, electrical co-ops, municipals, other telephone companies, communications companies, and broadband providers,” says Luke Burkhart, CNI Sales & Account Manager. Lukehart describes the combination of the services CNI provides as ISP in a box. CNI customizes its offering for what its ISPs need, including 24/7/365…
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Parallel Paths Lead to Broadband Convergence
“We are looking at different trends that are in parallel that are coming to fruition at the same time,” states Ken Ko, Managing Director of the Broadband Forum. This is leading to a convergence between 5G and fiber networks. As Ko explains in the above interview, filmed at the Broadband Forum’s The Future of Fiber…
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An Untold Story of Connecting Communities
“It’s really been a success story, actually, an untold story of the pandemic about what our members have been able to do and accomplish to keep their customers and communities connected in one of our nation’s worst times,” says ACA Connects president and CEO, Matt Polka. Speaking at Fiber Connect 2021, Polka argues that lighter-touch…
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An Opportunity to Provide a Legacy for Generations…
“This is really bigger than any of us; where we have the opportunity to provide a legacy for generations to come by being able to connect every American with fiber,” says Gary Bolton, president & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association. Speaking from the FBA’s booth at the soldout Fiber Connect 2021, Bolton was speaking…
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Liftoff’s Biggest Surprise
The Carmel Group’s Jimmy Schaeffler says he was surprised that the wireless broadband industry will get even larger in the next four years. Growth in the availability of spectrum, easier financing, and the realization of federal policymakers in the role of fixed wireless for solving last-mile broadband accessibility are factors in the expansion of the…
