By Kimberly Maki – As another fall conference season approaches, I find myself looking forward not only to the conversations ahead, but also reflecting on the conversations that brought me here. One of the unexpected benefits of serving a…
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(SCTE®) By Maria Popo – A year ago, STRIKE began with industry leaders agreeing that intentional damage to broadband infrastructure is a national security and public safety problem. Today, it is advancing through a standards development proces…
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(SCTE Foundation) By Ken Klaer – Fom the earliest cable systems to today’s intelligent, high-capacity broadband networks, our progress has been fueled by a willingness to solve complex challenges, embrace new technologies, and continuously evolve. Toda…
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(Sponsored: Amphenol) By Brad Hawkins and Greg Calton – Broadband service providers are entering a new data center era. AI, cloud services, video, business connectivity, mobile backhaul and low-latency applications are driving more traffic deeper into the network. That growt…
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(Sponsored: AMT) By Craig Hugueley – Think about how a typical fiber build comes together. One firm runs the market study. A design house picks it up from there. Aerial and underground go to different crews. Equipment comes from a distributor, gets staged…
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(Sponsored: AOI) By Steve Pederson – The Fiber Broadband Association and the Power & Communication Contractors Association estimate that the U.S. broadband industry needs roughly 58,000 additional construction workers and technicians between 2025 and 2032…
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(Sponsored: Harmonic) By Yaniv Ben-Soussan – Speed isn’t enough. Winning subscriber loyalty depends on delivering consistent, proactive, high-quality broadband services. Broadband intelligence is redefining operations to drive better business and subscriber outcom…
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(Sponsored: ITG) By Andy Parrott – Having spent much of my career on the operator side, I understand those challenges firsthand. Delivering critical infrastructure has always required disciplined planning, accountability, and execution. What has changed…
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(Sponsored: NCTI) By Stacey Slaughter – After thousands of conversations with industry leaders over the years, I’ve noticed something else. Many of the assumptions we’ve held about workforce development are changing. The organizations adapting the fastest are…
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(Sponsored: UCL Swift) By Steven Harris – In today’s rapidly accelerating broadband deployment landscape, the conversation around network construction is undergoing a massive evolutionary shift. Driven by historic federal legislation like the $42.45 billion Bro…
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