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Join us for Fiber for Breakfast with Michael Morey, President and CEO of Bluebird Network, a company focused on intimately understanding their customers’ needs and delivering services and solutions to ensure organizations have the tools and resources to excel in the digital world. Proactive communication, personalized and detailed troubleshooting and a deep understanding of technological shifts within the industry are hallmarks of why customers remain so loyal to Bluebird. Beyond world-class customer service, Bluebird customers regularly espouse the reliability of the Bluebird fiber network and data center operations they rely on to keep business moving. At the core, Bluebird Network provides fiber connectivity, cloud, and data center solutions for businesses. On a deeper level, customers understand they’ve found a partner in their digital journey and this is reflected by Bluebird’s high-flying NPS scores.

Panelist: Jaimie Lenderman – Research Manager & Principal Analyst, Broadband Access, Omdia

Join us for Fiber for Breakfast with Michael Morey, President and CEO of Bluebird Network, a company focused on intimately understanding their customers’ needs and delivering services and solutions to ensure organizations have the tools and resources to excel in the digital world. Proactive communication, personalized and detailed troubleshooting and a deep understanding of technological shifts within the industry are hallmarks of why customers remain so loyal to Bluebird. Beyond world-class customer service, Bluebird customers regularly espouse the reliability of the Bluebird fiber network and data center operations they rely on to keep business moving. At the core, Bluebird Network provides fiber connectivity, cloud, and data center solutions for businesses. On a deeper level, customers understand they’ve found a partner in their digital journey and this is reflected by Bluebird’s high-flying NPS scores.

Panelist: Michael Morey – President and CEO, Bluebird Network

In this Fiber for Breakfast, Brad Moline, President and CEO of ALLO Communications, will discuss how fiber is changing the lives of the youth in Lincoln, Nebraska. Since 2003, ALLO has been on a mission to create, connect, and serve gigabit communities. Throughout this initiative, ALLO has supported and partnered with over 80 local nonprofits, including The Bay and Rabble Mill. Supporting Bay High’s initiative to prepare our future innovators, entrepreneurs, and creators has been a priority at ALLO.

Panelist: Brad Moline – President and CEO, ALLO Communications

Tune in to hear how race car driving CEO Josh Snowhorn scored the best data center site on the East Coast and how Quantum Frederick, the company’s first gigawatt sized campus development is coming along. The audience of Fiber for Breakfast will get a deep-dive update on QLoop, the company’s massive fiber loop extending the Northern Virginia Internet ecosystem just 20-miles north to Frederick County, Maryland, while gleaning insights to some of the lessons Josh and his team have learned since embarking on this 2,100-acre project.

Panelist: Josh Snowhorn – CEO, Quantum Loophole

FBA is hard at work developing a plan to enable our members to scale the fiber workforce to meet the challenges of the current and future fiber buildouts. FBA OpTIC Path™ course and certification graduates are starting to enter the workforce, and we hope to significantly increase their numbers in the very near term. This episode of FFB will discuss FBA’s workforce development plans and how you can help us meet the workforce development challenges ahead of us.

Panelist: Mark Boxer – Technical Manager, Solutions and Applications Engineering, OFS, and FBA Board Member
Panelist: Deborah Kish – VP of Research and Workforce Development, Fiber Broadband Association

Customers need a connection they can count on and most internet providers fall short. LiveOak Fiber is building a world-class fiber network to deliver the fastest broadband internet to homes and businesses in Glynn County, Georgia and Okaloosa County, Florida. The company is committed to investing in the communities they serve by delivering modern digital infrastructure needed to improve the quality of life and drive economic growth. Tune in to learn from Jody Craft, President of LiveOak Fiber, to hear what steps they are taking as a broadband service provider building a purpose-built network to bring customers the best internet experience possible while also being an accessible and affordable fiber-based service provider.

Panelist: Jody Craft – President, LiveOak Fiber

As we work to close the digital divide, thousands of Americans live in non-traditional homes. 17.7 million people (5.6% of the population) live in manufactured homes across the country. Further, 1 million Americans live in recreational vehicles full-time and over 9 million families travel in RVs. That’s nearly 30 million people and families that need access to Gigabit broadband but may be challenged to get fiber. This session with Joe Costello, CEO of Kwikbit Internet, will explore strategies to close the digital divide in these non-traditional environments. We all know (and the Kwikbit team agrees) that fiber delivers the best possible broadband experience. We in the fiber industry need other great broadband companies who can complement our technology to help more Americans get fiber-class service today. Come hear how Kwikbit Internet is working with the fiber industry to make their broadband more available.

Panelist: Joe Costello – CEO, Kwikbit Internet

The Fibre Gold Rush in Great Britain is potentially a preview of what is in store for the US in the coming years. The UK market has four large incumbent networks and over 100 new networks, each with the ability to deliver faster, reliable fibre to customers. These networks have delivered 12 million full-fibre homes over the past 5 years and are now facing the next step in their evolution: buy or be bought. The customer impact of the potential mergers could be significant based on the integration complexity. Richard Sinclair MBE, Chief Operations Officer at Zzoomm PLC, will explain how the UK is a case study for the rest of the world – establishing key principles to remove customer complexity and improve business value.

Panelist: Richard Sinclair MBE – Chief Operations Officer, Zzoomm PLC

With the first round of FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC) behind us and the resulting maps released, the January 13 challenge filing deadline – and ongoing reporting – looms ahead for broadband providers. Tammie Herrlein, Sr. Analyst and BDC Specialist at Vantage Point, will advise on immediate steps for challenges and amendments; provide an update on timelines to expect in the next few months; and offer clarity and guidance for the next round of BDC filing (and the one after that, and the one after that, and the one after that…).

Panelist: Tammie Herrlein – Senior Analyst, Vantage Point Solutions

Kicking off the 2023 season of Fiber for Breakfast, Steve Sellenriek, President of Sellenriek Construction Incorporated, will explain the steps leading up to constructing a fiber network and how damage prevention plays a critical part in the success of the entire broadband fiber to the home project.

Panelist: Steve Sellenriek – President, Sellenriek Construction Incorporated

Quantum Physics, what Einstein called “spooky action at a distance”, is at the heart of the world’s next technological revolution, the Quantum Age. In this Fiber for Breakfast session, Dr. Duncan Earl, president, co-founder, and Chief Technology Officer at quantum networking company, Qubitekk, will speak about the progress being made in quantum technologies, their possible future implications, and what fiber broadband practitioners can do to get ready for the Quantum Age.

Webinar Guest

Dr. Duncan Earl, physicist and founder of quantum networking company Qubitekk, spent nearly 20 years conducting energy and defense-related research and development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the fields of quantum sources, quantum computing and quantum cryptography. Today Earl’s focus lies squarely in applying his findings toward building quantum networks, critical precursors to the coming quantum-enabled internet.

A nationally recognized pioneer in the field of practical quantum applications, Earl holds numerous patents, has served on steering committees for organizations including QED-C and NIST and frequently advises policymakers about quantum networking solutions to some of the country’s foremost challenges.