FBA Presents – What’s Replacing Legacy GIS in Fiber Broadband Planning

As fiber deployments accelerate, broadband providers and utilities are under pressure to plan and manage networks more efficiently while working with increasingly detailed, location-based data. Legacy GIS tools and manual workflows can make it difficult to keep up with design demands, answer neighborhood-level questions, and scale network management.

Hosted in collaboration with the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA), this webinar brings together Enghouse and Esri to discuss how modern GIS platforms support fiber broadband planning. The session explores how geospatial analysis, design automation strategies, and GIS-based workflows help streamline fiber network planning and management across broadband providers, small operators, and utilities. We’ll also look at how Esri provides the GIS framework, and how Enghouse builds on that foundation with usability and automation designed for fiber networks.

What you will learn

• How GIS supports fiber planning using geospatial and neighborhood-level analysis
• Using AI-powered Natural Language GIS in network planning and design
• Practical design automation strategies that reduce manual effort and improve consistency
• Where AI fits today in supporting network management and optimization
• How a modern GIS approach helps streamline fiber planning and network management

Who should attend

• Fiber and broadband service providers
• Small and regional operators
• State and local governments (municipalities) involved in broadband planning or oversight
• Network planning and engineering teams
• GIS managers and geospatial analysts
• Utilities and electrical companies deploying or managing fiber networks