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/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: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: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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T120000 DTSTAMP:20261002T200722Z CREATED:20261002T200656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T200722Z UID:10000820-1793707200-1793707200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Eliminate Infrastructure Blind Spots with AR-Powered Digital Twins DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-eliminate-infrastructure-blind-spots-with-ar-powered-digital-twins/ 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/Detroit:20261112T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261112T160000 DTSTAMP:20260924T143800Z CREATED:20260924T143800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T143800Z UID:10000813-1794495600-1794499200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA LATAM presenta: Libere el potencial de su red de transporte metropolitano: acelere\, simplifique y ahorre con las Soluciones de Transporte Metropolitano convergente IP/Óptico de IP Infusion DESCRIPTION:Webinar FBA LATAM: \nLos chassis para transponders tienen los días contados. Con ópticas coherentes ZR/ZR+ de 400G/800G integradas directamente en el router\, la capa óptica deja de ser una caja aparte\, y con ella desaparecen su costo\, su consumo y su complejidad. \nEn este webinar le mostramos cómo las Soluciones de Transporte Metropolitano convergente IP/Óptico de IP Infusion\, sobre el sistema operativo OcNOS\, colapsan IP y óptica en una sola red abierta y desagregada. El resultado: servicios más rápidos de activar\, una operación más simple de gestionar y un TCO que por fin baja. \nSin sorpresas de proveedor único. Sin chasis que no necesita. Sin licencias por uso ni subscripciones. Carrier-class\, sin el peso de siempre. \n \n \n Regístrese aquí URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-latam-presenta-libere-el-potencial-de-su-red-de-transporte-metropolitano-acelere-simplifique-y-ahorre-con-las-soluciones-de-transporte-metropolitano-convergente-ip-optico-de-ip-infusion/ CATEGORIES:LATAM Webinar,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IP-Infusion-LogoOriginal-1000x300px.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR