Podcasts about fiber broadband association

In this episode of The Broadband Bunch, host Brad Hine welcomes back a true pioneer in the broadband space—Heather Gold, Principal at HBG Strategies and former President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association. With a career spanning over 40 years across XO Communications, Sprint, ALTS, NTS, and more, Heather shares unparalleled insights into the evolution of broadband, the regulatory landscape, and the current fiber deployment challenges facing the industry. Recorded live at Fiber Connect 2025, Heather reflects on her time at the helm of the FBA, the genesis of Women in Fiber, and key takeaways from the recent NTIA guidance and its impact on BEAD funding and rural broadband deployment. She also discusses the long-term ROI of fiber over alternative technologies like fixed wireless and LEO satellites, leadership lessons from her executive roles, and her advocacy journey from financial analyst to industry thought leader. From policy shifts to permitting bottlenecks and workforce gaps, this episode is packed with actionable insights, historical perspective, and candid advice—especially for emerging professionals in the telecom space.

In this episode of Work in Progress, we discuss the impact of closing the digital divide, how it can connect learners, workers, and jobseekers to new opportunities for economic mobility, and how it could can new jobs around the country. Joining me in the conversation recorded at the Connected America conference in Dallas are Gary Bolton, president & CEO, Fiber Broadband Association; Eric Frederick, chief connectivity officer, State of Michigan; and Robin Olds, broadband program officer, Cisco. Millions of Americans lack reliable or affordable broadband access, which puts them at a disadvantage for education, work, and health care. Closing the digital divide is critical to enable economic mobility and growth, especially in rural and underserved areas. Without reliable, affordable broadband access, many will continue to be left behind, according to my guests. The federal government has allocated over $42 billion to help states build broadband infrastructure and create adoption/training programs. For example, Michigan is using these funds to connect unserved communities, while also focusing on digital inclusion by making broadband affordable and teaching people how to use it. Expanding broadband will create economic opportunities, boost rural GDP, and enable access to remote work and telehealth. However, there is a shortage of trained fiber optic technicians needed to build the infrastructure. Companies like Cisco are helping to fill this workforce gap by providing training programs and working with communities and service providers to deploy broadband solutions. Listen to the conversation here or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find our podcasts on the Work in Progress YouTube channel. Episode 362: Closing the Digital Divide with Gary Bolton, Eric Frederick, and Robin OldsHost & Executive Producer: Ramona Schindelheim, Editor-in-Chief, WorkingNationProducer: Larry BuhlTheme Music: Composed by Lee Rosevere and licensed under CC by 4Transcript: Download the transcript for this episode hereWork in Progress Podcast: Catch up on previous episodes here

In this special episode of 5G Talent Talk, Carrie Charles welcomes industry experts Cesar Ruiz, President & CEO of Learning Alliance Corporation; Deb Bennett, VP of Apprenticeship for the Wireless Infrastructure Association; and Deborah Kish, VP of Research & Workforce Development for the Fiber Broadband Association, to explore innovative strategies and initiatives for developing the broadband workforce. The conversation centers around key industry challenges and opportunities, emphasizing collaborative efforts to enhance training and certification standards for fiber optic technicians.As Fiber Connect 2024 approaches (July 28-31 in Nashville, TN), get an exclusive sneak peek into Learning Alliance Corporation's workshop “Pathways for Organizational Growth: Workforce Development, Retention, and Diversification.” In collaboration with FBA and WIA's TIRAP, this interactive session will cover: strategies for retaining a motivated and loyal workforce; approaches to enhancing industry inclusivity and leveraging diverse talent; and insights into career opportunities through FBA OpTIC Path™.Discover how apprenticeships play a pivotal role in addressing the telecom industry's skills gap and learn more about the exciting events at Fiber Connect 2024. Whether you're new to the industry or a seasoned professional, this episode is packed with actionable insights for building up the fiber workforce.For more information and to secure your spot at Fiber Connect 2024, visit: Fiber Connect 2024  Join the 5G Talent Talk community today: broadstaffglobal.comInstagramLinkedInFacebookYouTube

In episode 3, host Lynn Follansbee, vice president of strategic initiatives and partnerships at USTelecom, sits down with Veneeth Iyengar, executive director of ConnectLA, the state of Louisiana's broadband efforts. The two talk about Louisiana's success in being the first state to have NTIA approve its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) proposal, specific aspects of the plan, meeting the low income option of the proposal, timeline for implementation, and best practices for approval.    Show notes Veneeth Iyengar is the first executive director for the state of Louisiana's broadband efforts (also known as ConnectLA). He is responsible for coordinating efforts among federal, state and local leaders in allocating nearly $1.6 Billion in federal funds to eliminate the digital divide in Louisiana by 2029. He and his team are considered thought leaders in the broadband community for their rapid scale up and execution of federal dollars to impact the 1.7 million residents in Louisiana who lack high speed internet. Louisiana's efforts have been recognized nationally, and he is often asked to speak at events hosted and or organized by the Pew Charitable Trusts, National Governors Association, Consumer Electronics Show, Fiber Broadband Association, National Conference of State Legislators, US Department of Commerce's SelectUSA Summit, Federalist Society, American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institute and leading other organizations. ConnectLA's work also has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Politico, Axios, Fierce Telecom, Telecompetitor, Associated Press, Semafor, The Advocate, USA Today's network of newspapers and other leading telecom publications.   Bytes & Bandwidth is produced by Association Briefings.

In this episode, we are joined by Kevin Morgan, Former Chairman of the Board of the Fiber Broadband Association, and current member of their Senior Council Committee. When Kevin isn't advocating for the fiber industry, he is the Chief Marketing Officer at Clearfield. As a genuine champion for fiber technology, Kevin advocates for policies promoting fiber, envisioning a future where everyone enjoys a true high-speed internet connection. Click now to listen. Also, subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. https://fiberbroadband.org https://www.seeclearfield.com

In this episode, we are joined by Gary Bolton President and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association at Fiber Connect 2023. We talk all things fiber. From the conference itself to funding to all other aspects of the fiber industry moving forward. Click the link below to listen. Also, subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode.

How do we get the younger generation of workers interested in the telecommunications industry? As the skilled labor shortage continues to grow, the solution is certainly not ‘easy.' Thankfully, the Fiber Broadband Association provides resources that make this industry-wide effort a whole lot simpler.Joining us today is Deborah Kish, VP of Research and Workforce Development for the Fiber Broadband Association. In this insightful interview, Carrie and Deborah dive into FBA's top strategies, programs and playbooks to combat the telecom workforce shortage and prepare for the BEAD funding wave ahead.Tune in now to stay up-to-date on the future of our industry, and catch a sneak peek at the insights to be uncovered at Fiber Connect 2023. Don't miss this opportunity to give your fiber company the head start in preparing for our new world of work. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://broadstaffglobal.com/

We're going to need a bigger boat. This year's show is bigger than ever before. Join Brad as he chats with JJ Jones and Rich Williams about all the incredible things happening at this year's event. Click now to listen. Also, subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode.

With an avalanche of funding entering the broadband industry in the next few years, building a properly trained workforce that will be able to install fiber throughout the US will be mission critical. The Fiber Broadband Association has partnered with Greenlight Community Broadband to create a certification course to train future Fiber Optical Technicians. Join us as we chat about this important pilot program with Deborah Kish of the Fiber Broadband Association, Gene Scott of Greenlight Community Broadband and Mark Boxer of OFS. Click now to listen. Also be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode.

Gary Bolton, president of the Fiber Broadband Association, returns to the podcast to discuss how the fiber industry's advocacy efforts are changing as the US federal government implements its $65 billion broadband bill. We also discuss FBA's forthcoming fiber optic technician training program, broadband mapping woes at the FCC and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gary Bolton, president of the Fiber Broadband Association, returns to the podcast to discuss how the fiber industry's advocacy efforts are changing as the federal government implements its $65 billion broadband bill. We also discuss FBA's forthcoming fiber optic technician training program, broadband mapping woes at the FCC and more.

Gary Bolton is the President and CEO of Fiber Broadband Association, an organization that prides itself on being the largest trade association in the Americas dedicated to all-fiber-optic broadband. Gary and co-host Rich have been on and off colleagues at various companies. On today's episode, these two men recount the cash cow product that led them to create a completely new market category. Quotes • “We've got to create a market category. If we can create this market category, we can define and own that space, and then everybody else in the industry will be basically competing on our terms.” (08:01-08:13) • “So now, this category is being tracked, based on our definition, our terms. We've basically created the haul of all the roles in the playing fields.” (11:26-11:38) • “You get the analyst, you start to introduce this term. So, now when they're interviewing service providers, you're interviewing other competitors in the vendor market. But what it did is it allowed us to change the narrative with our sales team. So, rather than coming in and saying 802.3AH, they can come in and talk about Mid-Band Ethernet.” (13:10-13:32) • “I think by saying it was the new cash cow, it really provided an opening, so we had some sex appeal.” (21:10-21:16) Links Hatteras Network Cash Cow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvXDFEKVdD8 Learn more about Connect2 Communications: Website: https://www.connect2comm.com/ Podcast home page: https://www.connect2comm.com/podcast Twitter handle: @Connect2_Comm Instagram handle: @connect2_comm LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/connect2-communications Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Connect2-Communications

Today's Gigabit Nation questions broadband marketing tactics, leading up to the question, “What does it mean to use telehealth as a marketing tool?” It's starting to dawn on people hold that broadband and telehealth are quite symbiotic technologies. Telehealth will drive broadband adoption while broadband networks offer telehealth a great marketing vehicle. Of course, communities have to look at marketing different before you can start changing the way they market. Today's digital warrior is: Kim McKinley is the Chief Marketing Officer. Day-to-day, Kim actively leads UTOPIA's marketing, sales, order fulfillment, and customer service teams. In addition to being one of the industry's most recognizable leaders, she serves as co-Chair of the Public Officials Committee of the Fiber Broadband Association in Washington, D.C.    

Check out our Deep dive of the week and our Highs, Lows and Unexpecteds from the week in technology.  This week we cover: A crazy week of earnings, Contentful, Facebook and the Metaverse, SAS going public, The return of in-person events, how earning beats are leading to share price drops and Vast Dats   For this episode of the Futurum Research Weekly Podcast, I am joined by my colleague, fellow analyst ,and founding partner, Daniel Newman, for a conversation about the highs, lows and unexpecteds from this week in the Technology industry.   In this episode, we covered: Deep Dive Crazy week for Earnings from some huge companies.  Everyone from Apple to Microsoft and bunch in between announced earnings this week. Daniel went deep and fast through his highlights. Highs Daniel covered Contentful and their funding raise. For more details check out Daniel's extended coverage here. Steven covered his feelings on the the first in-person event he has attended since March 2020.  The buzz at the Fiber Broadband Association event in Nashville was off the charts. For more from the event: https://futurumresearch.com/research-reports/full-fiber-mdu-enabling-the-lifestyle-better-broadband-provides/ https://futurumresearch.com/research-notes/dzs-helix-edge-access-portfolio-launch/ Lows Daniel covered his feelings on Facebook's discussions on the subject of the Metaverse. Steven talked about how companies who are announcing earnings beats are seeing their share price drop as a result.  Unexpecteds Daniel covered SAS going public.  For more information read this article. Steven covered his thoughts on Vast Data, for more on Vast data read this recent article   Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

Gary Bolton, president and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association, discusses the newly launched Optical Telecom Installation Certification (OpTIC) program, a new training and certification curriculum for fiber techs in North America.

Gary Bolton, President and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association provides an update on the Operations, Fiber Connect Conference, Member Involvement, Research, the new Administration of the United States, and the new Fiber Broadband Association team.

In this episode of the Broadband Bunch, we speak with the President and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association, Gary Bolton. Twenty twenty-one is a big year for milestones in the fiber community. For starters, optical fiber just turned fifty and the Fiber Broadband Association is celebrating twenty years as an advocate organization. Even though those two milestones are tremendous, Gary let us know that the FBA is just getting started. Click now to listen! Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode.

In this episode of the Broadband Bunch, we are joined by Kevin Morgan, the Chief Marketing Officer at Clearfield Incorporated. Kevin is also currently the treasure of the Fiber Broadband Association. We cover a variety of topics with Kevin touching on his career path, the great work being done at Clearfield and what the Fiber Broadband Association is doing to help end the digital divide in America. Click now to listen! Also, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode.

In this episode of the Broadband Bunch, we speak with Joseph JJ Jones, Conference Chairman of the 2020 Fiber Connect Conference hosted by the Fiber Broadband Association. JJ shares with us some of the incredible speakers that will be appearing at this year's virtual conference which takes place from Monday, December 14th thru Wednesday, December 16th. Over the three days of the conference, there will be over 100 speakers and more than 30 break-out sessions. As an added bonus, every single session and every single exhibit will be on-demand for 30-days after the conference wraps. Program List: https://www.fiberconnect.org/page/2020program To Register for the Conference: https://www.fiberconnect.org/page/2020registration

Few have done more to positively impact policies and procedures governing federal and state broadband deployment funding programs than attorney Tom Cohen, a partner in the law firm of Kelley Drye. Tom has 40 years of experience in the communications and telecommunications industry sector. His practice at Kelley Drye focuses on providing legal counsel to further the business interests of entities engaged in the provision of wireline and wireless telecommunications, cable and broadband, including internet services. He has significant experience in federal and state broadband administrative and legislative advocacy and with the Fiber Broadband Association accelerating fiber deployment over the last 20 years.

Episodio 15 - La importancia de la Fibra en las Teleherramientas ¿Cuál es la relevancia de la fibra en una era de teletrabajo, telesalud y teleeducación? En el episodio de esta semana, Eduardo Jedruch, Presidente de Fiber Broadband Association del capítulo LATAM, habló sobre el nuevo comportamiento de los usuarios en la región y la importancia de la fibra en esta nueva demanda. También comentó sobre las lecciones aprendidas por el sector de telecomunicaciones en estos 4 meses de aislamiento social en América Latina. Y finalmente, compartió el tema de la brecha digital en la región. Episode 15 - The importance of Fiber in Tele-tools What is the relevance of fiber in an age of teleworking, telehealth and tele-education? In this week's episode, Eduardo Jedruch, president of the Fiber Broadband Association chapter LATAM, spoke about the new user behavior in the region and the importance of fiber in this new demand. He also commented on the lessons learned by the Telecommunications sector in these almost 4 months of social isolation in Latin America. And finally, he shared the issue of the Digital Gap in the region. O conteúdo aqui exposto pelos entrevistados não representa, necessariamente, a opinião da Conecta Latam. The content exposed here by the interviewees does not necessarily represent the opinion of Conecta Latam. El contenido aquí expuesto por los entrevistados no necesariamente representa la opinión de Conecta Latam.

Perhaps because much of the time, it’s actually less visible.We’re talking about the fiber network. And 5G and smart cities cannot exist without it.In the top 25 U.S. metro areas alone, 5G needs 1.4 million miles of fiber. An estimated $130B-$150B in U.S. fiber investment is needed over then next few years to support the network!Our guest this week is Lisa Youngers. She’s the President & CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association. The association is seeing growth of fiber across all applications…and we’re just at the beginning of the deployment.The limits to deployment come from two directions—the barriers to construction and the labor shortage. The Fiber Broadband Association works to tackle them both.In this episode, Lisa explains the common barriers to deployment. And she describes how the association works with policy makers to ease these burdens.But having permits without people to build out the plans doesn’t speed things up.Lisa says one of the association members is short 100 crews. Not people…crews. And other members have shortages as well, so they’re forced to turn down work.Listen now to hear the creative ways the Fiber Broadband Association and its members are working to overcome these shortages to propel fiber deployment forward.And be sure to subscribe to future episodes!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the 5G Talent Talk Community today:broadstaffglobal.comLinkedInTwitterFacebookYouTube

In this episode we speak with Mike Render, Founder and CEO of RVA LLC Marketing & Consulting. RVA is known as North America's premier market research expert tracking fiber broadband deployment and corresponding consumer attitudes. RVA has a long partnership with the Fiber Broadband Association, providing fiber broadband market research, producing annual North American Fiber to the Home (FTTH) forecast reports and most recently generating The Broadband Experience Index.

In this episode, we speak with Fiber Broadband Association President, Lisa Youngers. Lisa shares how the Fiber Broadband Association engages with the FCC, state and federal policymakers as well as communities. She introduces a new measure of broadband, The Broadband Experience Index and shares findings from recent broadband research. Lisa tells us about her passion to build and support women in the fiber industry.

Lisa Youngers, President and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association, continues the discussion of fiber in rural America and provides answers on how companies can apply for funding. Lisa also talks about the importance of educating communities on the fiber industry and how organizations such as the Fiber Broadband organization can play an integral role for companies who specialize in fiber optics.

In this episode, we continue our interviews at the Fiber Connect 2019 event sponsored by the Fiber Broadband Association. We meet Kevin Mitchel from Alianza and Kristie Goodson from the Tennessee Valley Authority.

In this episode, we speak with Will Aycock, General Manager of Greenlight Community Broadband in Wilson, N.C. as well as Christy Batts with CDE Lightband out of Clarksville, TN. Will and Christy share their community's broadband journey and provide insight for other municipalities considering broadband. Fiber Connect 2019, sponsored by the Fiber Broadband Association, is a great opportunity to meet some of the leaders in Municipal Broadband.

In this episode recorded at the Fiber Connect 2019 event hosted by the Fiber Broadband Association we meet with Patrik Lowenborgg of Biarri Networks as well as Bernie Arnason from the Pivot Group.