While researching enterprise software can be a daunting task, the first step is rather simple. Ask yourself this: Do I want to work with a vendor or a technology partner? While some vendors say it is just semantics, Members of…

While researching enterprise software can be a daunting task, the first step is rather simple. Ask yourself this: Do I want to work with a vendor or a technology partner? While some vendors say it is just semantics, Members of…
Minnesota broadband provider Arvig has completed an agreement to buy a fiber network from ALP Utilities. The network serves about 130 businesses in the city of Alexandria, MN. ALP Utilities is a community-owned municipal utility that provides residential and commercial…
In 2013, United Electric Cooperative of Savannah, Missouri began providing high-speed internet to unserved and underserved co-op members. United leveraged funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for this expansion to initially bring internet to over 5,000 homes and…
Mississippi-based Alcorn County Electric Power Association (ACE Power) is the first employer to adopt the Fiber Broadband Association’s Optical Telecom Installation Certification Path (OpTIC Path) training program, FBA announced this week. The program provides training that aims to develop the…
The state of Alabama has awarded $82.5 million to a corporation formed by eight rural electric cooperatives to fund a middle mile broadband network that will connect almost 3,000 miles of existing and new fiber infrastructure. The project is expected…
DALLAS, June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DZS (NASDAQ: DZSI), a global leader in access networking infrastructure, service assurance and consumer experience software solutions, today announced the initial success of one of the largest rural broadband transformation projects currently underway in the…
Thirteen Arkansas electric cooperatives have come together to establish Diamond State Networks, a fiber network that according to a press release, covers more than 64% of the state’s land mass. The network was created by interconnecting existing networks operated by…
As fiber sees record-setting deployment levels, the demand for fiber optic technicians is stronger than ever. To meet this demand, we’re seeing a slew of training programs nationwide. We outline a few below. Community colleges will play an important role…
Altafiber and the Butler Rural Electric Cooperative are expanding an existing partnership to deploy broadband infrastructure to 5,000 more addresses in Butler, Preble and Montgomery counties, Ohio. The availability to these addresses will begin during the first half of next…
Rural electric cooperative association NRECA has established a new membership service tier available to association members that offer or plan to offer broadband. Those enrolling in the service tier will get additional benefits such as “focused relationship-building and lobbying on…
Illinois Electric Cooperative (IEC) said it will use funding received through the Connect America Fund II (CAF II) auction to deploy fixed wireless in rural Pike County. IEC will use technology from Ericsson and Xtreme LTE for the deployment, which…
In part III of the Broadband Industry Innovator series interview with Doug Payauys of Adtran, he outlines the progression of grid modernization. This is part three of a three part series. At the conclusion of this video, click the video…
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