Demand for data continues to grow, while the digital divide in America persists. This episode showcases the role of Free Space Optics communication technology in helping bridge middle mile gaps in the broadband infrastructure. We will show advancements in Free Space Optics comms design that have allowed us to overcome physical challenges to robust performance, and provide examples from real-world deployments with telco and ISP partners that demonstrate the impact of this technology for rapid deployment of high capacity connectivity in remote villages as well as city centers.

Special Guests: Sanjay Nagpal, Director, Go to Market, Taara at X – The Moonshot Factory

Hear Bill Hogg, CEO of Gigapower discuss the joint venture between AT&T and BlackRock to deploy a wholesale open access multi-gigabit fiber network to new cities that are out of AT&T’s footprint territory.

Special Guest:

Bill Hogg, Chief Executive Officer, Gigapower

Cable operators, both large and small, are plotting their gradual evolution to fiber while improving speeds and reliability on their DOCSIS networks to remain competitive with fiber ISPs. This presentation will detail cable operators’ technology options for boosting bandwidth as they evolve their networks to fiber and will discuss MSOs’ plans and strategies for RDOF and BEAD funding, and surviving the current threat posed by fixed wireless.

Special Guest:

Jeff Heynen
Vice President, Broadband Access and Home Networking
Dell’Oro Group

Peter Supino will discuss his recently published equity research report titled: “Fiber Primer: Growth Utility of “Pipe Dream”? catered to Wall Street investors. He will outline his long-term forecasts for the sector and discuss why he’s bullish on valuations and returns on invested capital. He’ll also discuss competitive considerations across the broadband industry, and recent trends by the large public fiber overbuilders.

Special Guest:
Peter L. Supino, Managing Director and Lead Analyst – Media & Entertainment, Telecom & Cable at Wolfe Research

Billions of dollars are allocated for last mile service to rural America. An estimated 42 million Americans will for the first time in their lives have access to high-speed internet. The importance of creating middle mile architecture capable of supporting this new capacity and services cannot be overstated. This webinar will discuss the need for rural middle mile infrastructure and the perils of not having it when millions of new last mile services are deployed.

Special Guests:

Sachin Gupta, Director of Government Business and Economic Development, Centranet

Jordan Gross, Director of State Government Affairs, Lumen

Joanne Hovis will be providing an inside look at the $42B NTIA BEAD funding timelines for states and how these state programs are coming together.

Special Guest:

Joanne Hovis, President, CTC Technology & Energy

NTIA has recently announced significant progress to remove permitting barriers to broadband deployments funded by Internet for All initiatives. The “Permitting and Environmental Information Application” is a publicly available GIS-based tool that NTIA developed to assist industry with early identification of permit requirements and NEPA considerations. NTIA will demo the application and highlight other recent developments supporting efficient broadband permitting.

Special Guest:

Jill Springer

Senior Policy Advisor for Permitting
Chief Environmental Review and Permitting Officer
Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, NTIA

Alabama Power is deploying fiber across the grid to increase reliability and security. This fiber has additional capacity to enable broadband deployment across Alabama. Alabama Power has entered into strategic partnerships to serve as a middle mile dark fiber lease partner for backhaul providers, telecoms, community anchor institutions and cooperative fiber companies.

Special Guest:

Arnab Ghosal, Vice President of Connectivity and Innovation, Alabama Power

There has been a growing relationship between the fiber and electric utility industries, specifically in relation to safety and innovation. This Fiber for Breakfast episode highlights the potential overlap between the electrical and fiber industries, with a focus on safety and how the importance of these initiatives is to foster collaboration between the two industries. We’ll discuss the historical and current significance of fiber to utility operations, and how the need for mutual understanding between the industries is connected by safety.

Special Guests:

Todd Butcher, Vice President of Power Distribution, S & N Communications

Joe Phillips, Director of Engineering and Design Services, S & N Communications

North America’s fiber networks are set to undergo rapid expansion in the latter half of this decade, driven by unprecedented levels of public and private investment, alongside innovative vendor solutions and the emergence of new fiber providers, including utilities, municipalities, and cooperatives. Omdia’s latest forecast projects a staggering $35 billion expenditure on fiber broadband access equipment in North America between 2024 and 2029. Join Fiber for Breakfast as Jaimie Lenderman delves into Omdia’s latest forecast and explores what lies ahead in the coming months and years as we enter this historic era.

Special Guest:

Jaimie Lenderman, Research Manager & Principal Analyst, Omdia

Quantum 2.0 technology might seem right out of a science fiction movie, but real use cases are becoming relevant. Robust local area quantum networks for scalable quantum computing and quantum-safe security for real-world digital platforms that provide cryptography solutions that harden against future quantum computing capabilities and threats are two of the most near-term use cases; we will also be exploring other quantum networking use cases. If you’re interested in learning more, hear from Mark Wippich about the latest in quantum networking.

Special Guest:

Mark Wippich, CEO, MPW

FTTH industry construction during the 2024-2028 timeframe, while remaining strong in Canada, will be absolutely unprecedented in the U.S.

Whether your organization is an equipment and materials vendor, Internet service provider, or a private/ public financier, you need to understand where the FTTH market is going. This webinar will provide a high-level overview of the new RVA FTTH five-year forecast.

Thoughts on how to maneuver through potential challenges and position your organization for real success will also be shared.

Special Guest:

Mike Render, CEO & Principal Analyst, RVA LLC