BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Fiber Broadband Association - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://fiberbroadband.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Fiber Broadband Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T103000 DTSTAMP:20260812T210751Z CREATED:20260811T133356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T210751Z UID:10000784-1787133600-1787135400@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB 2026 Week 33: EPB Quantum Computer: From Municipal Energy to Quantum Tech DESCRIPTION:FFB 2026 Week 33: EPB Quantum Computer: From Municipal Energy to Quantum Tech\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEPB has evolved from a leading municipal utility to a national model for advanced fiber optic infrastructure – and is now focused on establishing Chattanooga as a hub for quantum technology. As the operator of the world’s fastest community-wide internet since 2010\, EPB’s leadership in establishing commercially available quantum networking and computing is contributing to solutions from cybersecurity to grid optimization today. \n\n\nOn the next episode of Fiber for Breakfast\, Janet Rehberg\, President & CEO-Elect of EPB\, joins Gary Bolton\, President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association\, to discuss how EPB is leveraging its fiber network to lead the next wave of innovation in quantum networking\, computing\, and the future of connected communities. \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Special Guest \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-2026-week-33-epb-quantum-computer-from-municipal-energy-to-quantum-tech/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FFB_Banner-e1737140608224.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T103000 DTSTAMP:20260818T131403Z CREATED:20260818T131403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T131403Z UID:10000785-1787738400-1787740200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB 2026 Week 34: The Predictability Imperative: How AI Is Helping Fiber Providers Compete in an Uncertain Market DESCRIPTION:FFB 2026 Week 34: The Predictability Imperative: How AI Is Helping Fiber Providers Compete in an Uncertain Market\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAI has moved beyond experimentation for forward-looking fiber providers. The real question is no longer whether AI can automate tasks. It is how organizations can leverage it securely and at scale to operate with greater consistency\, confidence\, and predictability\, so providers of any size can compete and win across residential\, business\, MDU\, and community markets. \n\n\nIn this episode of Fiber for Breakfast\, Michael Weening\, CEO of Calix\, joins Gary Bolton\, President and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association\, to discuss how providers are building secure agentic workflows and evolving the operating model required to compete and win in the AI era. The conversation will explore how providers are achieving early wins by scaling expertise\, accelerating differentiated subscriber experiences\, creating new capacity for growth\, and delivering more predictable business outcomes. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Special Guest \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-2026-week-34-the-predictability-imperative-how-ai-is-helping-fiber-providers-compete-in-an-uncertain-market/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FFB_Banner-e1737140608224.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260827T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260827T140000 DTSTAMP:20260727T131135Z CREATED:20260727T131135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T131135Z UID:10000769-1787839200-1787839200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Bridging the Last Mile: How Fiber and Next-Gen Fixed Wireless Can Work Together to Accelerate Broadband Expansion DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-bridging-the-last-mile-how-fiber-and-next-gen-fixed-wireless-can-work-together-to-accelerate-broadband-expansion/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/08.27.26-WAV-featured-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T103000 DTSTAMP:20260825T122954Z CREATED:20260825T122954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T122954Z UID:10000790-1788343200-1788345000@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB 2026 Week 35: Scaling Fiber in a Competitive Era: A Conversation with Fidium’s CEO DESCRIPTION:FFB 2026 Week 35: Scaling Fiber in a Competitive Era: A Conversation with Fidium’s CEO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this episode of Fiber for Breakfast\, Gary Bolton\, President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association\, sits down with Gaurav Juneja\, CEO of Fidium\, to discuss the company’s next phase as a fiber-first operator. With a network spanning more than 76\,000 fiber route miles\, Juneja shares how Fidium is accelerating expansion\, enhancing customer experience\, and leveraging new capital strategies to scale. The conversation also explores Fidium’s push into wholesale and data center connectivity\, its rural market advantage\, and what these moves signal for the telecom landscape as competition intensifies and fiber investment surges. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Special Guest \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-2026-week-35-scaling-fiber-in-a-competitive-era-a-conversation-with-fidiums-ceo/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FFB_Banner-e1737140608224.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260902T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260902T160000 DTSTAMP:20260622T190042Z CREATED:20260616T153818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T190042Z UID:10000738-1788361200-1788364800@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:Rompiendo las barreras de la Última Milla: Conectando Dispositivos con Sistemas de Alimentación con Gestión de Fallas y Redes Híbridas de Próxima Generación. DESCRIPTION:Webinar FBA LATAM: miércoles\, 02 septiembre\, 2026 at 15:00 EDT \nEn este webinar\, los asistentes descubrirán cómo romper las limitaciones de distancia y potencia en la última milla mediante la implementación de redes híbridas y sistemas de alimentación de dispositivos con gestión de fallas (Clase 4). Aprenderán los conceptos básicos para diseñar arquitecturas centralizadas de alta disponibilidad que eliminan la necesidad de costosas obras civiles\, medidores eléctricos locales y gabinetes intermedios vulnerables en exteriores. Además\, conocerán los criterios técnicos y normativos clave para energizar de forma segura y eficiente dispositivos críticos de alto consumo como celdas pequeñas 5G\, switches industriales de borde y sistemas avanzados de videovigilancia IP. \n \n \n Regístrate aquí URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/rompiendo-las-barreras-de-la-ultima-milla-conectando-dispositivos-con-sistemas-de-alimentacion-con-gestion-de-fallas-y-redes-hibridas-de-proxima-generacion/ CATEGORIES:LATAM Webinar,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Panduit-Logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T103000 DTSTAMP:20260831T170146Z CREATED:20260831T170146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T170146Z UID:10000795-1788948000-1788949800@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB 2026 Week 36: Washington’s Broadband Buildout: What’s Happening Now? DESCRIPTION:FFB 2026 Week 36: Washington’s Broadband Buildout: What’s Happening Now?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen Jordan Arnold became Director of the Washington State Broadband Office in January 2026\, the state was on the cusp of a major broadband milestone. Just weeks later\, Washington received federal approval for its final BEAD proposal\, unlocking more than $1 billion in investment for broadband expansion. Now\, almost nine months into her role\, Jordan joins Gary Bolton\, President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association\, to discuss how Washington’s broadband strategy is taking shape and what this early implementation phase is revealing. \n\n\nFrom moving BEAD from approval to implementation to addressing the realities of deploying resilient networks in a state increasingly impacted by wildfires and other natural disasters\, Jordan will share the challenges\, solutions\, and lessons emerging along the way. How can Washington build networks that not only connect communities\, but keep them connected when they need communications most? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Special Guest \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-2026-week-36-washingtons-broadband-buildout-whats-happening-now/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FFB_Banner-e1737140608224.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T140000 DTSTAMP:20260810T170841Z CREATED:20260810T170841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260810T170841Z UID:10000783-1789480800-1789480800@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Where Fiber Meets the Facility: Connecting Fiber Infrastructure Inside and Out DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-where-fiber-meets-the-facility-connecting-fiber-infrastructure-inside-and-out/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/09.15.26-FNT-featured-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T103000 DTSTAMP:20260912T111135Z CREATED:20260909T131512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T111135Z UID:10000802-1789552800-1789554600@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB 2026 Week 37: Beyond the Build: The Future of State Broadband DESCRIPTION:FFB 2026 Week 37: Beyond the Build: The Future of State Broadband\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat happens when major broadband grants wind down? Revati Prasad\, Executive Director of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society\, joins Gary Bolton\, President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association\, to explore the future role of state broadband offices and the challenges of sustaining capacity for mapping\, oversight\, affordability and digital opportunity. Drawing on additional research with State Broadband Officers\, Revati will also share findings from Benton’s ISP focus groups examining the practical barriers to deployment—including permitting\, workforce\, supply chain and state-provider coordination—and the solutions that can accelerate broadband buildout while maintaining accountability and consumer protections. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Special Guest \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-2026-week-37-beyond-the-build-the-future-of-state-broadband/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FFB_Banner-e1737140608224.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T120000 DTSTAMP:20260825T141203Z CREATED:20260825T141203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T141203Z UID:10000791-1789560000-1789560000@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:Women in Fiber: Advocate for Yourself and Your Brand Will Follow DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/women-in-fiber-advocate-for-yourself-and-your-brand-will-follow/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Women_in_Fiber_200x200.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T140000 DTSTAMP:20260824T174205Z CREATED:20260824T174205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T174205Z UID:10000788-1789653600-1789653600@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Is Your Optical Fiber Supply Chain Ready for Enhanced Enforcement by CBP? DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-is-your-optical-fiber-supply-chain-ready-for-enhanced-enforcement-by-cbp/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T103000 DTSTAMP:20260915T191752Z CREATED:20260915T191752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T191752Z UID:10000803-1790157600-1790159400@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB 2026 Week 38: 30 Years of Broadband: What We’ve Built\, What We’ve Learned\, and What Comes Next DESCRIPTION:FFB 2026 Week 38: 30 Years of Broadband: What We’ve Built\, What We’ve Learned\, and What Comes Next\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree decades after helping shape the vision for America’s broadband future\, Blair Levin\, (formerly FCC Chief of Staff (’93-97) and Executive Director of the 2010 National Broadband Plan) and with over two decades of advising institutional investors about telecommunications policy\, joins Fiber for Breakfast for a candid look at how far the industry has come – and how far it still has to go. Joining Gary Bolton\, President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association\, Levin will reflect on the evolution of broadband infrastructure\, the lessons learned along the way\, and the forces reshaping the industry today. \nFrom fiber expansion and the challenges of connecting every community to the emergence of AI\, hyperscalers\, low-earth orbit satellites (LEOs)\, and next-generation networks\, this conversation will explore what has changed\, what hasn’t\, and what the industry must do next to build the connectivity America will need for the future. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Special Guest \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-2026-week-38-30-years-of-broadband-what-weve-built-what-weve-learned-and-what-comes-next/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FFB_Banner-e1737140608224.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T140000 DTSTAMP:20260824T191845Z CREATED:20260824T191845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T191845Z UID:10000789-1790172000-1790172000@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Overcoming Multifiber Test Challenges in AI Data Centers DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-overcoming-multifiber-test-challenges-in-ai-data-centers/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/6.25.26-Viavi-featured-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T020000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T140000 DTSTAMP:20260831T135132Z CREATED:20260831T135132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T135132Z UID:10000794-1790215200-1790258400@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - The Human Side of Digital Transformation: A Change Management Playbook for Broadband & Fiber Construction Teams DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-the-human-side-of-digital-transformation-a-change-management-playbook-for-broadband-fiber-construction-teams/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Blog-Images-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T120000 DTSTAMP:20260908T163453Z CREATED:20260907T193519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T163453Z UID:10000798-1790251200-1790251200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:Marketing Essentials: First Steps: Navigating CTV & Digital Audio with Confidence DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/marketing-essentials-first-steps-navigating-ctv-digital-audio-with-confidence/ CATEGORIES:Marketing Essentials,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/crown-featured-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260929T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260929T120000 DTSTAMP:20260908T161620Z CREATED:20260908T161620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T161620Z UID:10000801-1790683200-1790683200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents -The State of AI in Rural Broadband: Findings from 132 Providers DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-the-state-of-ai-in-rural-broadband-findings-from-132-providers/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FBA-Image-Template.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260929T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260929T140000 DTSTAMP:20260908T154624Z CREATED:20260908T154529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T154624Z UID:10000800-1790690400-1790690400@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Solving the FDH Bottleneck: Lower Costs\, Faster Turn-Up DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-solving-the-fdh-bottleneck-lower-costs-faster-turn-up/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FBA-Image-Template-9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T103000 DTSTAMP:20260918T191322Z CREATED:20260918T191322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T191322Z UID:10000804-1790762400-1790764200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB 2026 Week 39: BEAD Isn’t Over Yet: What Happens After Final Approval? DESCRIPTION:FFB 2026 Week 39: BEAD Isn’t Over Yet: What Happens After Final Approval?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith all 50 states now having approved BEAD Final Proposals\, the program is moving from planning to execution—but the process is far from settled. Carol Mattey\, former FCC official\, broadband and policy expert\, and principal of Mattey Consulting\, joins Gary Bolton\, President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association\, to examine what happens when selected providers withdraw\, states need to adjust awards\, and new unserved locations emerge. They’ll explore NTIA’s latest changes\, the flexibility states have to redirect funding and select replacement providers\, and what these evolving rules mean for broadband providers\, state broadband offices and communities waiting for service. \n\nWith special guest: \n \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-2026-week-39-bead-isnt-over-yet-what-happens-after-final-approval/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FFB_Banner-e1737140608224.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260930T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260930T120000 DTSTAMP:20260915T202623Z CREATED:20260915T202623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T202623Z UID:10000805-1790769600-1790769600@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Stop Guessing. Start Knowing. How Visual AI Is Transforming Telecoms Field Operations DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-stop-guessing-start-knowing-how-visual-ai-is-transforming-telecoms-field-operations/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/09.30.26-IQGeo-featured-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T120000 DTSTAMP:20260915T195103Z CREATED:20260908T144219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T195103Z UID:10000799-1791288000-1791288000@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - From Connectivity to Impact: Broadband adoption strategies for older adults DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-from-connectivity-to-impact-broadband-adoption-strategies-for-older-adults/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/crown-featured-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T103000 DTSTAMP:20260930T192944Z CREATED:20260921T203419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T192944Z UID:10000810-1791367200-1791369000@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB 2026 Week 40: Arkansas’s Broadband Momentum DESCRIPTION:FFB 2026 Week 40: Arkansas’s Broadband Momentum\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith all 50 states now having approved BEAD Final Proposals\, the program is moving from planning to execution—but the process is far from settled. Carol Mattey\, former FCC official\, broadband and policy expert\, and principal of Mattey Consulting\, joins Gary Bolton\, President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association\, to examine what happens when selected providers withdraw\, states need to adjust awards\, and new unserved locations emerge. They’ll explore NTIA’s latest changes\, the flexibility states have to redirect funding and select replacement providers\, and what these evolving rules mean for broadband providers\, state broadband offices and communities waiting for service. \n\nWith special guest: \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-2026-week-40-arkansass-broadband-momentum/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FFB_Banner-e1737140608224.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261013T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261013T130000 DTSTAMP:20260826T140617Z CREATED:20260826T140617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T140617Z UID:10000792-1791892800-1791896400@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:Cómo utilizar la IA para reducir costes y proteger tu margen en el día a día DESCRIPTION:Webinar FBA LATAM: martes\, 13 octubre\, 2026 at 12:00 EDT \nEn el escenario actual del mercado de telecomunicaciones marcado por una competencia feroz en precios y márgenes cada vez más estrechos\, la eficiencia en campo ya no es una opción\, es el único escudo de rentabilidad. Para el operador de telecomunicaciones\, cada kilómetro innecesario\, cada visita fallida y cada minuto de técnico infrautilizado es una fuga de beneficio neto que no se puede recuperar. \nEn esta sesión veremos cómo la Inteligencia Artificial está transformando la eficiencia en la gestión de los servicios en campo o Field Services: \n\n\nPlanificación con algoritmos inteligentes que optimizan rutas y agendas en segundos\, reduciendo hasta un 40% los costes de desplazamiento en zonas de alta dispersión geográfica. \n\n\nIdentificación y eliminación de las “fugas de margen” en la última milla mediante la asignación automatizada por competencias y proximidad. \n\n\nCómo la digitalización y la certificación visual de los trabajos eliminan los errores de facturación y las ineficiencias. \n\n\nDescubre cómo convertir tu departamento de operaciones en una maquinaria de precisión donde la tecnología toma las decisiones permitiendo que tu equipo se centre en lo único que importa: dar el mejor servicio al menor coste posible. \n \n \n Regístrate aquí URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/como-utilizar-la-ia-para-reducir-costes-y-proteger-tu-margen-en-el-dia-a-dia/ CATEGORIES:LATAM Webinar,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Praxedo.png ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Broadband Association LATAM":MAILTO:LatamChapter@fiberbroadband.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261013T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261013T140000 DTSTAMP:20261002T132258Z CREATED:20261002T132258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T132258Z UID:10000819-1791900000-1791900000@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - The Cost of Permitting: New Research on What Makes or Breaks a Fiber Build DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-the-cost-of-permitting-new-research-on-what-makes-or-breaks-a-fiber-build/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/crown-featured-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T103000 DTSTAMP:20260930T203245Z CREATED:20260929T192736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T203245Z UID:10000816-1791972000-1791973800@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB 2026 Week 41: Telecom Turning Point: Connecting America and Building What Comes Next DESCRIPTION:FFB 2026 Week 41: Telecom Turning Point: Connecting America and Building What Comes Next\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs BEAD moves from planning into deployment\, the program is entering a new phase with important implications for broadband infrastructure and the communities it will serve. In this milestone 300th episode of Fiber for Breakfast\, Gary Bolton\, President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association\, is joined by Arielle Roth\, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator\, to discuss BEAD’s progress\, evolution and long-term impact. They’ll explore early deployment\, public-private investment\, recent program changes\, American-made infrastructure\, and efforts to address locations missed in initial awards. This conversation will also examine how broadband can enable AI\, quantum computing\, data centers and other emerging technologies as the industry looks toward what comes next. \n\nWith special guest: \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-2026-week-41-telecom-turning-point-connecting-america-and-building-what-comes-next/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FFB_Banner-e1737140608224.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T120000 DTSTAMP:20260928T203407Z CREATED:20260928T203300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T203407Z UID:10000815-1791979200-1791979200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:Women in Fiber: Unlocking the Value of FBA Membership For You and Your Org DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/women-in-fiber-unlocking-the-value-of-fba-membership-for-you-and-your-org/ CATEGORIES:Webinars,Women in Fiber Commitee ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Women_in_Fiber_200x200.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T140000 DTSTAMP:20260921T143628Z CREATED:20260921T143230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T143628Z UID:10000808-1792072800-1792072800@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Leveraging Partners\, People and Technology to Optimize Service Assurance & Customer Operations DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-leveraging-partners-people-and-technology-to-optimize-service-assurance-customer-operations/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/eClerx-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261020T020000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261020T140000 DTSTAMP:20260930T150058Z CREATED:20260922T162003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T150058Z UID:10000811-1792461600-1792504800@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - What if your next fiber build could be faster\, smarter and more predictable? DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-what-if-your-next-fiber-build-could-be-faster-smarter-and-more-predictable/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261020T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261020T120000 DTSTAMP:20261005T184218Z CREATED:20261005T184142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261005T184218Z UID:10000822-1792497600-1792497600@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Death\, Taxes\, and the Line Item Nobody Owns DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-death-taxes-and-the-line-item-nobody-owns/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/6.24.26-Sonar-featured-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T103000 DTSTAMP:20261005T144634Z CREATED:20261002T201818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261005T144634Z UID:10000821-1792576800-1792578600@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB 2026 Week 42: From Classical to Quantum: An Infrastructure Roadmap for Fiber Operators DESCRIPTION:FFB 2026 Week 41: From Classical to Quantum: An Infrastructure Roadmap for Fiber Operators\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuantum networking may sound like an entirely new infrastructure challenge\, but its most valuable asset is one many broadband providers already own: fiber. In this next episode\, Vincent Celindro\, Director of Strategic Sales & Technology of Quantum Foundry joins Gary Bolton\, President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association and explores how municipal\, rural\, cooperative\, commercial\, and research networks can evaluate their existing infrastructure for quantum readiness. Celindro will explain how fiber type\, total optical loss\, route length\, splice history\, and aerial versus buried construction affect a network’s potential; how classical and quantum traffic can coexist on the same fiber; and why amplifier huts and other facilities may become strategic quantum nodes. The discussion will also examine the operational changes quantum networking introduces for the NOC and the evolution from trusted relay nodes available today to quantum repeaters emerging for the future. \n\nWith special guest: \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-2026-week-42-from-classical-to-quantum-an-infrastructure-roadmap-for-fiber-operators/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FFB_Banner-e1737140608224.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTSTAMP:20260917T210412Z CREATED:20260917T210412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T210412Z UID:10000807-1792666800-1792670400@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:De la instalación a la certificación: cómo medir y validar tu infraestructura de fibra óptica para Data Centers de IA DESCRIPTION:La adopción acelerada de IA está transformando las exigencias sobre la infraestructura de los Data Centers\, particularmente sobre la red de fibra óptica que los sostiene. En esta sesión revisaremos los principales retos que enfrentan los operadores de Data Centers en LATAM ante este crecimiento\, y cómo una estrategia de pruebas y validación de infraestructura adecuada puede marcar la diferencia entre una red preparada para escalar y una que se convierte en un cuello de botella. Un espacio práctico para entender qué considerar al planear y validar la infraestructura óptica que soportará las cargas de trabajo de IA del presente y futuro. \n \n \n Regístrate aquí URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/de-la-instalacion-a-la-certificacion-como-medir-y-validar-tu-infraestructura-de-fibra-optica-para-data-centers-de-ia/ CATEGORIES:LATAM Webinar,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Logo_EXFO_PMS2945_400.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T140000 DTSTAMP:20260921T192142Z CREATED:20260921T192102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T192142Z UID:10000809-1793282400-1793282400@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Talking to the Robots Without Selling Your Soul DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-talking-to-the-robots-without-selling-your-soul/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FBA-image-template-6.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR