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Fiber by the Community
The story of B4RN and Annison shows the importance of local ownership for the creation of broadband networks in even the most remote of locations. It is a story that policy makers in the U.K and around the world should take note of as they as they draft legislation and promulgate rules to ensure broadband…
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Building to Future Proof
Fiber to the Home is the ultimate way to future proof a network. In this interview, Ron Ellis of Rural Telephone and Vince Tyson of Plateau, describe the FTTH architectures they chose for their rural service areas. With wide service areas and the need to provide a plethora of services from residential to cell site…
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Broadband Perseverance Part 1
Joey Durel, Lafayette, LA City/Parish President, provides an update on their Fiber to the Home project in this video interview filmed at the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit. He sheds light on some of the applications that have grown out of having 1 Gigabit connections to schools and businesses, as we well as the 100 Mb/s…
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2012 State of the Fiber
What is the state of the awareness of broadband and Fiber to the Home among Multi Tenant Unit owners? This is a question that Michael Render of RVA answers as part of a study Broadband Communities commissioned for the 2012. Render suggests that advanced broadband services are desired, but the level of interest varies by the type…
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Broadband Perseverance Part 2
In part 2 of this two-part, Joey Durel talks about the politics and economics of the Lafayette, LA municipal FTTH deployment. Part 1 is at this link, http://www.viodi.tv/2012/05/07/broadband-perserverance-part-1/.
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Ways to Bring Broadband to Rural America
How do you continue to bring broadband and fiber to rural America post-stimulus? James Salter of AEG suggests three things that policy makers should consider as they look at the best way to continue extending fiber and broadband to rural areas. He points out that this isn’t a simple issue, but believes it is just…
