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Internet service provider The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today unveiled its first annual Fiber Forward AMPLIFY Awards program.
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- The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today unveiled its first annual Fiber Forward AMPLIFY Awards program.
- The awards recognize individuals, companies, and innovations that demonstrate the ability to amplify and advance the fiber broadband industry.
- The Fiber Forward AMPLIFY Award winners will be honored at Fiber Connect 2024 , July 28-31, in Nashville, Tenn.
Each year, FBA recognizes extraordinary contributions to the fiber broadband industry through its Star, Photon, and Gene Scott awards.
- The Fiber Forward AMPLIFY Awards expand our acknowledgment of the individuals and companies that are advancing our mission,” said Evann Freeman, Fiber Broadband Association Board Member and Conference Committee Chair, and Vice President, Government & Community Relations at EPB of Chattanooga.
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Virtual reality The Fiber Broadband Association today announced that its Technology Committee has published its “Fiber Broadband Scalability and Longevity” white paper—the latest FBA research that explains optical fiber is the only communications medium that can support both existing and future applications for many decades with no infrastructure changes.
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- The Fiber Broadband Association today announced that its Technology Committee has published its “Fiber Broadband Scalability and Longevity” white paper—the latest FBA research that explains optical fiber is the only communications medium that can support both existing and future applications for many decades with no infrastructure changes.
- The white paper concludes that due to fiber optic cable’s high levels of scalability and longevity, fiber broadband has no known expiration date.
- Fiber broadband to each subscriber, by contrast, is the only communications technology that can support decades of speed and capacity increases with no upgrades to the outdoor infrastructure.
- Fiber is the trusted technology with no expiration date,” said John George, FBA Technical Committee Chair and OFS Senior Director of Solutions Engineering and Fusion Splicers.
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Internet service provider The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced the call for Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstrations at Fiber Connect 2024 in Nashville, Tenn., July 28-31.
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- The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced the call for Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstrations at Fiber Connect 2024 in Nashville, Tenn., July 28-31.
- This year, FBA has partnered with Broadband Forum (BBF) to focus demonstrations on the applications and services that will be leveraged within the Connected Home and are best delivered over fiber broadband.
- “As more homes are connected to fiber broadband, it is important to ensure that the equipment and devices used to connect the home can interoperate.
- They provide exciting evolutions for industry specifications, and we’re pleased to work with the Fiber Broadband Association to create the Fiber Connect 2024 PoC Showcase,” said Ken Pyle, Director of Marketing, at the Broadband Forum.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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Internet service provider The Fiber Broadband Association today announced its Trusted Fiber Working Group published “Measures to Define and Deploy Trusted Fiber” white paper that outlines recommended measures to advance the deployment of fiber in the U.S.
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- The Fiber Broadband Association today announced its Trusted Fiber Working Group published “Measures to Define and Deploy Trusted Fiber” white paper that outlines recommended measures to advance the deployment of fiber in the U.S.
- While the fiber broadband industry has embraced quality standards and improved performance specifications over the years to create a well-deserved reputation for long-term reliability, global fiber standards specify only minimum levels of performance.
- The Trusted Fiber white paper makes suggestions for higher levels of performance beyond global standards and provides background on important guidelines that fiber purchasers should consider to ensure that the fiber they are procuring is trusted.
- The Trusted Fiber report contains recommendations in the following critical categories:
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Ecosystem The Fiber Broadband Association today announced the results of its 2023 Fiber Deployment Cost Study, conducted by Cartesian , which provides the industry’s benchmark to help fiber broadband service providers evaluate their cost profile and identify areas of inefficiency.
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- The Fiber Broadband Association today announced the results of its 2023 Fiber Deployment Cost Study, conducted by Cartesian , which provides the industry’s benchmark to help fiber broadband service providers evaluate their cost profile and identify areas of inefficiency.
- FBA’s comprehensive study identifies that, on average, labor contributed to 73% of underground build costs and 67% of aerial costs.
- “As broadband providers across the country look to leverage public and private funding to connect communities to high-quality broadband services, understanding the cost variables of deployment remains a vital component to broadband plans and proposals,” said Deborah Kish, Vice President of Research and Workforce Development at the Fiber Broadband Association.
- “Our annual Fiber Deployment Survey uncovers fiber cost benchmarks and how costs change over time—information that is critical for broadband providers and state broadband offices as they prepare competitive applications for NTIA BEAD funding to connect their communities to reliable fiber broadband services.”
The 2023 Fiber Deployment Study survey respondents spanned across the U.S. and the fiber deployment ecosystem to include network operators, municipal broadband providers, utility/electric cooperatives, prime contractors, and subcontractors.
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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Internet service provider The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today opened the Call for Speakers for Fiber Connect 2024, held July 28-31, 2024, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.
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- The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today opened the Call for Speakers for Fiber Connect 2024, held July 28-31, 2024, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.
- Fiber Connect is the world’s largest fiber broadband conference and this year’s event is expected to draw more than 4,000 attendees from across the fiber broadband ecosystem.
- “Every year we welcome exciting speakers, subject matter experts, and industry leaders from our membership and beyond to join the conversation at Fiber Connect.
- I look forward to curating our 2024 speakers for this year’s program as we explore how to advance fiber’s bright future.”
Fiber Connect 2024 will accept speaker submissions for breakout sessions only.
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Management The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced its 2024 Board of Directors as the organization leads the industry through its largest investment cycle ever.
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- The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced its 2024 Board of Directors as the organization leads the industry through its largest investment cycle ever.
- “As we look forward to 2024, the fiber broadband industry has a lot to be excited about,” said Gary Bolton, President and CEO at the Fiber Broadband Association.
- “We’re set to experience the biggest and best year in fiber broadband history, and our 2024 Board of Directors is an excellent group of experienced leaders to guide us through it.
- The 2024 Board of Directors elections were held at the Fiber Broadband Association’s 2023 Premier Members Meeting, December 4-5, in Palm Springs, Calif.
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Monday, December 11, 2023
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Research The Fiber Broadband Association today announced the results of its 2023 North America Fiber Provider Survey.
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- The Fiber Broadband Association today announced the results of its 2023 North America Fiber Provider Survey.
- Fiber broadband now passes nearly 69 million unique U.S. homes (excluding second or third passings of the same home).
- Year after year, our research demonstrates the growing preference for fiber and the increased success of the fiber broadband ecosystem in extending the reach of high-quality broadband networks,” said Deborah Kish, Vice President of Research and Workforce Development at the Fiber Broadband Association.
- “The latest rounds of federal and private investments will serve as huge propellants to the next round of fiber broadband success.
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Research The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced that College of The Albemarle is the latest education institution to offer FBA’s Optical Telecom Installer Certification (OpTIC Path™) program.
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- The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced that College of The Albemarle is the latest education institution to offer FBA’s Optical Telecom Installer Certification (OpTIC Path™) program.
- Partnering with broadband internet provider Fybe , the two organizations will leverage the OpTIC Path course to produce a pipeline of expertly-trained fiber broadband technicians that will connect rural, eastern N.C. communities to high-quality fiber broadband networks.
- Like in many areas of the country, the need for fiber infrastructure in eastern N.C. continues to increase.
- “It is thrilling to see the OpTIC Path program grow and help communities across the nation build high-speed fiber broadband networks,” said Deborah Kish, Vice President of Research and Workforce Development at the Fiber Broadband Association.
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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Research The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today celebrates the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) and its Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP) as it signed an agreement with its 100th employer partner.
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- The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today celebrates the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) and its Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP) as it signed an agreement with its 100th employer partner.
- FBA supports TIRAP and its accomplishments in improving the quality of training and safety of the broadband workforce.
- FBA’s highly successful Optical Telecom Installer Certification (OpTIC Path™) program trains fiber technicians with the skills needed to safely and efficiently build high-quality fiber broadband networks and Fiber-to-the-Home installations.
- “This is an important milestone and FBA is proud of WIA and TIRAP’s accomplishments this year,” said Deborah Kish, Vice President of Research and Workforce Development at the Fiber Broadband Association and TIRAP Advisory Committee Member.
