All Episodes

FFB Episode 279: Fiber in the Fast Lane: Powering the Autonomous Future

FFB Episode 278 - The Fourth Pillar of the A.I. Era

FFB Episode 277 - The Fiber Network Consolidation Wave: Are you ready?

FFB Episode 276: Latest Trends and Developments in the North American Broadband Market - 2026 Edition

FFB Episode 275: Smart Funding, Smart Deployment: The Strategy Driving 100% Coverage

FFB Episode 274: The State of Broadband: What the Data Really Reveals

FFB Episode 273: Capacity, Competition & Cash Flow: The Upstream Equation

FFB Episode 272: Tight Today, Transformational Tomorrow: A Historic Moment for Fiber

FFB Episode 271: AI and the Network Effect: Where Carriers Win Next

FFB Episode 270 - Mission Accomplished – or Mission Abandoned? Life After BEAD

FFB Episode 268 - Broadband Competition and Pricing Strategies in California Urban Markets

FFB Episode 267 - The Hidden Infrastructure Behind AI and Hyperscale Networks

FFB Episode 266 - Update on Virginia's Fiber Projects and Initiatives

FFB Episode 265 - Monopoly in the Machine? AI, Chips & the Battle for Network Innovation

FFB Episode 264 - Cracking the Code on Broadband Coordination: Inside the Single View

FFB Episode 263 - Parks Associates Consumer Study Highlights: Assistive Technologies for Older Adults and How Fiber Connects Independence

FFB Episode 262 - From Strategy to Sustainability: Colorado’s Broadband Approach to Reliability & Reach

FFB Episode 261 - New Year, New Connections: BEAD Moves Forward in 2026!

FFB Episode 259 - FBA 2026 Events Reveal

FFB Episode 260 - Plans, Policies & Programs with Ash Brown, FBA Board Chair

FFB Episode 258 - The State of Fiber with Mike Render - Progress and Prospects for Fiber Broadband

FFB Episode 257 - What's Next After BEAD

FFB Episode 256 - Defining Digital Readiness: What Broadband Leaders Need to Know Now

FFB Episode 255 - Why AI's Future Depends on Fiber

FFB Episode 254 - Leading a Transformation - Brightspeed’s First Six Months Under New Leadership_EDITED.mov

FFB Episode 253 - A Practitioner’s Guide to Rural Digital Inclusion

FFB Episode 252 - Signals of Change: How Fiber is Continuing to Transform Kansas

FFB Episode 251 - Reviewing the Dramatic Changes to Our Lives from the Internet… and Fiber

FFB Episode 250 – All Broadband Is Not Created Equal: The Practical Divide Between Marketing Claims, Speed Tests and Delivered Speeds

FFB Episode 249 – Dell’Oro Group 5-Year Broadband Access & Home Networking Forecast

FFB Episode 248 - How Speed Test Measurements are Designed to Improve End User Experiences

Fiber For Breakfast Episode 247 - The Future of Agriculture Grows on Fiber

FFB Episode 246 - Aging in Place: Powered by Fiber

FFB Episode 244 - From Data to Deployment: Powering Smarter Broadband Decisions

FFB Episode 243 - Fiber Slicing: Unlocking a More Open, Customized, and Secure Experience

FFB Episode 242 - Best Practices When Dealing with BEAD Complexities

FFB Episode 241 – Grading American Broadband: Findings of the 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure

FFB Episode 240 - Fixed Wireless & Fiber - A Winning Combination for Nextlink

FFB Episode 240 – Fixed Wireless & Fiber: A Winning Combination for Nextlink

FFB Episode 239 - Driving Connections - Local Lessons from the Road to Broadband Expansion

FFB Episode 238 - Bridging the Divide in the Mountain State - Citynet’s Role in Rural Broadband Expansion

FFB Episode 237 - Fidium Transforms New England’s Future with Fiber

FFB Episode 236 - Continuing to Connect Wisconsin-Strategies for Statewide Broadband Access

FFB Episode 235 – The Critical Role of Underground Construction in the Rush to Install Fiber

FFB Episode 234 - Fireside Chat with FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez: The Role of Fiber in Powering the Future

FFB Episode 233 - Fiber Builds Value-Turning Connectivity into Revenue Along Michigan’s I-75 Corridor.mp4

FFB Episode 232 – Surf Internet’s 200k Fiber Passings Accelerating Rural Deployment Across the Great Lakes

FFB Episode 231 - Agentic AI & the Future of Fiber: Powering Scalable, Resilient, and Intelligent Networks

FFB Episode 230 - Connecting Our AI Future

FFB Episode 229 – PHLConnectED, Philly Empowered_Linking Families to Opportunity.mov

FFB Episode 228 – Fiber-Forward-Oklahoma’s Bold Path to Statewide Connectivity

FFB Episode 227 - Project Nunapet- Connecting Tribal Communities and Culture Across Kodiak Island

FFB Episode 226 - The Road to 50M Locations

FFB Episode 225 – Navigating Tariff Turbulence – Implications for the FTTP Broadband Access Equipment Market

FFB Episode 224 – From Access to Impact- A Major Push to Close the Digital Divide Across Michigan

FFB Episode 223 - A Game-Changing Expansion for Cañon City’s Growth and Success

FFB Episode 222 – Unlocking Nevada’s Digital Future

FFB Episode 221 - The Fiber Hot Seat at Fiber Connect 2025

FFB Episode 220 - Using AI to Develop Stronger Connected Collaboration

FFB Episode 219 - Where do we go from here_ North American Broadband Deployment Trends

FFB Episode 218 - State of Maryland Bridges Digital Divide with New Digital Infrastructure Group (DIG)

FFB Episode 217 - Working Together For The Betterment Of The Communications Industry

FFB Episode 215 - How AI Accelerates Fiber Network Value

FFB Episode 214 - Broadband Priorities In The New Administration Expanding Access, Speed, And Equity

FFB Episode 213 - Wolfe Research Broadband Market Outlook

FFB Episode 212 - The Smart Home In 2025 Outlook And Opportunities

FFB Episode 211 - Mapping Broadband Coverage – Universal Access For All Virginia.mp4

FFB Episode 210 - Breaking Barriers Tackling Pole Attachment Challenges To Expand Rural Broadband

FFB Episode 209 - Louisiana's Fiber Broadband First Mover Advantage

FFB Episode 208 - Plans, Policies & Programs With Ariane Schaffer, FBA Board Chair

FFB Episode 207 - FBA 2025 Events Reveal

FFB Episode 206 - How Strong Is The Current And Future FTTH Market

FFB Episode 205 - ACP Fall Out & Broadband Priorities In The New Administration

FFB Episode 204 - Reflections From 33 Years In The Industry, And What's Next

FFB Episode 203 - Making Sense Of The Dollars Spent On Digital Equity

FFB Episode 202 - Economic Benefits Of Fiber Deployment

FFB Episode 201 - FBA/PCCA Workforce Study: Who Will Get The Work Done As BEAD Money Begins To Flow

FFB Week 45 - Getting Even More From Fiber

FFB Episode 199 - The Power And VALUE Of Fiber In The Home

FFB Episode 198 - Four Steps To Successfully Navigating Complex Permitting Processes

FFB Episode 197 - Fiber Boosts Income, Entrepreneurship & Business Investment In Rural America

FFB Episode 196 - The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Historic Broadband Investment With Andy Berke

FFB Episode 195 - Looking Beyond Speed Connected Home Monetization Opportunities And Trends

FFB Episode 194 - Permitting Success Strategies For ISPs And Local Governments

FFB Episode 193 - Connecting North America Above And Below The 49th Parallel

FFB Episode 192 - The Indigenous Connectivity Institute

FFB Episode 191 - Status Of Fiber In Europe And Around The Globe

FFB Episode 190 - Fiber, Differently Rewriting The Rules Of Fiber Deployment And Adoption

FFB Episode 189 - AI Driving Fiber Deployment Transformation

FFB Episode 188 - Projecting PON And DOCSIS Equipment Spending

FFB Episode 187 - Why You Should Always Sign Up For Gig+ Service

FFB Episode 186 - Hockey, Community & Fiber- How Each Foster’s Growth With The Other

FFB Episode 185 - Take Your Marks . . . Colorado Broadband Has Stepped Up To The Starting Line

FFB Episode 184 - Comparing Delivered Vs. Perceived Network Performance

FFB Episode 183 - The Digital Divide Municipal Broadband's Shifting Role

FFB Episode 182 - A Fireside Chat With FBA's Board Chairman, Jimmy Todd

FFB Episode 181 - Net Promoter Score: More Than Just A Number - Elevating The Customer Experience

FFB Episode 180 - Fiber Connect 2024 Preview With Evann And Rich

FFB Episode 179 - Affordable Broadband With Next - Generation Free Space Optics Connectivity

FFB Episode 178 - Fireside Chat With Gigapower CEO, Bill Hogg

FFB Episode 177 - Cable’s Path To Fiber

FFB Episode 176 - Fiber Primer Growth Utility Or 'Pipe Dream'

FFB Episode 175 - 42M New Last Mile Connections Are A Dream Without Rural Middle Mile

FFB Episode 174 - Inside Scoop On What’s Coming With BEAD

FFB Episode 173 - Maximizing The Benefits Of NTIA’s New Permitting Tools

FFB Episode 172 - Electric Utilities Working Together To Bridge The Digital Divide

FFB Episode 171 - Fiber & Electrical: A Marriage Made In Safety

FFB Episode 170 - An Analyst's Perspective On North America's Historic Broadband Boom

FFB Episode 169 - The Potential For Commercial Quantum Networking-

FFB Episode 168 - What 150 Billion In Five - Year US FTTH Construction Means To You Ed

FFB Episode 167 - AARP's Advocacy For Affordable Broadband And Life After ACP

FFB Episode 166 - Nearshore Fiber Networks

FFB Episode 165 - Global Optical Cable Demand Is Poised To Grow Again In 2024

FFB Episode 164 - NTIA Build America, Buy America (BABA) Final Waiver – What You Really Need To Know

FFB Episode 163 - PON Modules And Terabyte Plugs A Synergistic Approach To Access Networks

FFB Episode 162 - What Happens To Mississippi Without ACP

FFB Episode 161 - An AI Guide For Broadband CXOs - What’s Real And What’s Hype?

FFB Episode 160 - The Role Of The Broadband Fabric And Precision Data For Funding Programs Ed

FFB Episode 159 - Hybrid Quantum Computing

FFB Episode 158 - The Administration’s Goal Of Affordable, Reliable, High - Speed Internet For All

FFB Episode 157 - Broadband First Access To Fiber Internet Surpasses 50% Of U.S. Households

FFB Episode 156 - Wi - Fi 7 + Fiber Delivering The Next Generation Of Home Connectivity

FFB Episode 155 - A Year In Review – Washington Recap

FFB Episode 154 - Quantum Technology Securing Critical Infrastructure And Sensitive Data

FFB Episode 153 - The Latest Deployment Numbers Are In – Just How Fast Is Fiber Broadband Moving

FFB Episode 152 - Increasing Reliability By Reducing Dig-Ins

FFB Episode 151 - Artificial Intelligence Powered By Fiber - Rich Networks

FFB Episode 150 - Fiber And Digital Infrastructure Growth In The Southeast US – A Real - Life Story

FFB Episode 149 - Quantum Technology Near - Term Use Cases – Catapulting AI

FFB Episode 148 - Competitive Broadband In The Multi - Gig World Don’t Count Cable Out

FFB Episode 147 - The Broadband Boom Meeting Talent Challenges With Success

FFB Episode 146 - Tribal Broadband Opportunities And Challenges

FFB Episode 145 - Quantum Computing Power

FFB Week 144 - Fiber Is Preferred By Nearly Two Thirds Of All Internet Users

FFB Episode 143 - Crowdsource Data And The BEAD State Challenge Process

FFB Episode 142 - Mississippi Broadband Association - Connect And Literacy Fund

FFB Episode 141 - Quantum Technology – What It Is And Why It Will (Soon!) Matter

FFB Episode 140 - Setting The Record Straight On PON Equipment Trends

FFB Episode 139 - Addressing All Barriers To Digital Equity

FFB Episode 138 - Fiber Is Key To Ambitious Climate Action Plans

FFB Episode 137 - Federal Permitting Council - Moving Broadband Permitting At Gigabit Speeds

FFB Episode 136 - Bringing A Consumer Perspective To Home Internet

FFB Episode 135 - Why Security Is Key To Enduring Fiber Success

FFB Episode 134 - Middle Mile Networks- More Traffic Than You Were Expecting

FFB Episode 133 - A Fair Chance - Hiring With Conviction

FFB Episode 132- Federal Funding And The Economic Impacts On The Fiber Broadband Industry

FFB Episode 131 - The North American PON Market – Supporting Growth, Diversity, And Sustainability

FFB Episode 130 - Once An Underserved Community Gets A Fiber Network What Can They Do With It

FFB Episode 129 - Counties Mobilize For High - Speed Internet Connectivity

FFB Episode 128 - Understanding The Future FTTH Forecast…and The Place Of Diverse Provider Types

FFB Episode 127 - The Future Of Fiber – Top 3 Trends In Fiber Optic Cable

FFB Episode 126 - No Regrets – How To Make The Most Of A Once - In - A-Lifetime Investment

FFB Episode 125 - Rural Broadband Operators - Internet Exchanges, Peering, And The User Experience

FFB Episode 124 - Planning The Future Of Fiber Networks 4S Design Considerations-

FFB Episode 123 - Turning The Tide In Mississippi With Fiber

FFB Episode 122 - Redefining The Meaning Of P3 People, Partnerships, & Preparation

FFB Episode 121 - Fiber Connect 2023 – Let The Disruption Begin!

FFB Episode 120 - Fiber – A Climate Hero

FFB Episode 119 - Unlicensed Wireless. Suitable For Closing The Digital Divide?

FFB Episode 118 - Communities Thrive With Fiber Broadband

FFB Episode 117 - Internet For All Addressing The Digital Equity Gap In The U.S.

FFB Episode 116 - Electric Cooperative Broadband - Why Make Ready Matters

FFB Episode 115 - 2022 – Fiber History In The Making

FFB Episode 114 - The Treasury Department’s Multibillion Investment In Broadband

FFB Episode 113 - Not Your Grandpa's Cable Company How Today’s MSOs Are Moving Forward With Fiber

FFB Episode 112 - Best Practices Deliver Top Net Promoter Scores For Bluebird Network

FFB Episode 111 - The Bay Into Bay High

FFB Episode 110 - Fiber To Hyperscale Data Centers Lessons Learned

FFB Episode 109 - Scaling Broadband Workforce Development for BEAD and Beyond

FFB Episode 108 - Building The Internet The Way It Should Be

FFB Episode 107 - Fiber To The Trailer Park

FFB Episode 106 - Making Britain Faster And What The US Might Learn From The UK Fiber Gold Rush

FFB Episode 105 - FCC Broadband Data Collection Now & Later

FFB Episode 104 - Successful Broadband Projects Include Damage Prevention

FFB Episode 103 - New Provider Survey Results Reveal Fiber Broadband Deployments Accelerate in 2022

FFB Episode 102 - Is Quantum The Next “Killer App” For Fiber Broadband

FFB Episode 101 - Strategy For Winners It’s All About Experience

FFB Episode 100 - NTIA's Internet For All Workforce Initiative

FFB Episode 99 - Workforce Development – The Clock Is Ticking

FFB Episode 98 - Fiber, Meet DOCSIS4

FFB Episode 97 - State And Local Leaders Closing the Digital Divide

FFB Episode 96 - Fiber Is Not Enough!

FFB Episode 95 - Overcoming Permitting Roadblocks To BEAD Deployment

FFB Episode 94 - Commitment To Serve Yields Sky - High NPS

FFB Episode 93 - Millions Left Behind BEAD Isn’t Enough To Close The Digital Divide

FFB Episode 92 - Fiber To Every Rural Home BEAD Is More Than Enough

FFB Episode 91 - Future-Proofing the World’s Fastest Internet: Why EPB Took the Leap to 25 Gig

FFB Episode 90 - State Of The States Broadband Mapping Initiatives At The State Level

FFB Episode 89 - BEAD And Washington Update

FFB Episode 88 - The FCC Maps Are Going To Be Wrong, And That’s OK

FFB Episode 87 - Bringing Home The Bacon Connecting The Tar Heel State

FFB Episode 86 Pre - Record Session - New Evidence End - To - End Fiber Broadband Is Changing Lives

FFB Episode 85 - Electric Utilities And Their Role In Broadband Expansion

FFB Episode 84 - Connecting All How Digital Literacy Is Critical For Mental Health

FFB Episode 83 - An Open - Access Network In The Empire State

FFB Episode 82 - The Limits Of Fixed Wireless Technology For Rural Communities

FFB Episode 81 - Revitalizing Appalachian Communities Through Broadband

FFB Episode 80 - Are You Ready For Make - Ready

FFB Episode 79 - Moose, Lobsters, Blueberries And Broadband

FFB Episode 78 - The Work From Home And Collaboration Megatrends Are Fueling The Fiber Diet

FFB Episode 77 - Changing The Fate Of Rural Missouri With Fiber Broadband

FFB Episode 76 - Fiber Connect…ing The Dots Post - Show Recap

FFB Episode 75 - Power Utilities Episode Recording Session

FFB Episode 74 - How 1G Became The Global Broadband Standard

FFB Episode 73 - The Middle Mile What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!

FFB Episode 72 - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly What We’ve Learned From 30+ Network Evaluations

FFB Episode 71 - Accelerating Broadband In Illinois And The NTIA NOFO

FFB Episode 70 - U.S. Business Technology Analysis – Telecom Transformation In The New Normal

FFB Episode 69 - Robust Mapping And Partnerships Unlock Broadband Funding Deployment

FFB Episode 68 - The US Fiber Surge In Numbers

FFB Episode 67 - Western Colorado Regions Elevate Broadband

FFB Episode 66 - The Role Of Rural Broadband For OzarksGo

FFB Episode 65 - The Terabit Edge

FFB Episode 64 - Crowdsourced Network Performance Data insights Into Something More

FFB Episode 63 Recording - Fiber Connect 2022 Sets The Agenda To Close The Digital Divide

FFB Episode 62 - Broadband Latency Explained

FFB Episode 61 - How Tennessee Plans Economic Transformation Through Broadband Infrastructure-

FFB Episode 60 - Elevating the Field Technician: Metronet University’s Progressive Training.

FFB Episode 59 - Montana Takes Strides To Expand Broadband Access

FFB Episode 58 - Construction Digitization - Digital Transformation For The Metaverse Era

FFB Episode 57 - What History Has Taught Us About Rural Connectivity

FFB Episode 56 - One Traffic Light Town In Kentucky With Some Of The Fastest Internet In The U.S.A-

FFB Episode 55 - Fireside Chat With Chris McLean, Acting RUS Administrator

FFB Episode 54 - What Will It Take To Close The Digital Equity Gap

FFB Episode 53 - Why Fiber Is The Only Future Ready Broadband

FFB Episode 52 - Charting Oregon’s Trail To Digital Equity

FFB Episode 51 - The Numbers Are In Fiber Broadband Is Strong… And Record Deployment Is Ahead

FFB Episode 50 - Who’s Pulling Your (Supply) Chain

FFB Episode 49 - The Time Is Now Bridging The Urban - Rural Digital Divide

FFB Episode 48 - The Permitting Institute

FFB Episode 47 - Unlocking A Historic Opportunity Innovation For The Next Wave Of Growth

FFB Episode 46 - One Network Is Finally Here!

FFB Episode 45 - Why Middle Mile Matters

FFB Episode 44 - How Public - Private Partnerships Can Close The Digital Divide

FFB Episode 43 - 100% Fiber Optic Network Access Is Taking Ponca City By Storm

FFB Episode 42 - From Best Practices To Next Practices Breaking New Ground In Damage Prevention

FFB Episode 41 - Fiber Planning And Design Has Gone Mobile

FFB Episode 40 - Charting A Course Through Dangerous Fiber Network Waters

FFB Episode 39 - The Importance Of All - Fiber Networks In A Gigabit Society

FFB Episode 38 - Ten Steps To Avoid A Cyber Breach

FFB Episode 37 - Survey Says How Operators Plan To Deploy 10G PON

FFB Episode 36 Exploiting The Digital Divide – The Cybercriminal Perspective

FFB Episode 35 - Making A Difference With Juice & Fiber

FFB Episode 34 - Rural Broadband – The Future Of Precision Agriculture

FFB Episode 33 - The Future Of Tribal Broadband

FFB Episode 32 - Lumen - Apollo Who Got The Better Deal

FFB Episode 31 - The Rise Of Stand - Alone Broadband And The New Home Services Bundle

FFB Episode 30 - How Future Fiber Technologies Will Affect The Networks Of Tomorrow

FFB Episode 29 - Fiber Access Market Trends Why PON Is Set For Rapid Growth In North America

FFB Episode 28 - Have We Finally Solved The National Broadband Mapping Issue

FFB Episode 27 - Poplar Bluff’s Path To Becoming World Class

FFB Episode 26 - Unlocking The Potential Of Your Fiber Investment - Next Generation PON Technologies

FFB Episode 25 - Fiber Broadband Can Eliminate The North American Rural Digital Divide

FFB Episode 24 - Frontier The Alchemy Of Turning Copper Into Gold

FFB Episode 23 - Alleviating The Labor Burden A Roadmap For Those New To Fiber

FFB Episode 22 - Time For A Network Upgrade Fiber Or Next - Gen HFC

FFB Episode 21 - How Fiber Providers And Emerging Services Are Lighting Up The U.S. Landscape

FFB Week 20 - Digital Equity - The Politics Of Fiber

FFB Week 15 - Why Data Provides The Key To Winning On Customer Experience

FFB Week 14 - The Impact Of Video Streaming On Broadband Networks

FFB Week 19 - Matching Fiber Speeds To In Home Wi - Fi And Overall Latency To Service Expectations

FFB Week 13 - Pandemic Network Performance And The Industry Response

FFB Week 18 - The Opportunities (And Challenges) With Stimulus Broadband Expansion Projects

FFB Week 17 - Need State Funding Grant Application Successes And Strategies

FFB Week 12 - The Rural Broadband Opportunity - A Wall Street Perspective

FFB Week 11 - The Future Of Rural America - How Can It Prosper And Thrive -

FFB Week 10 - Fiber And Fixed Wireless An FBA Look

FFB Week 9 - Can Fixed Wireless Deliver RDOF Gigabit Speeds

FFB Week 8 - To 10G Or Not To 10G No Longer A Question With Combo PON

FFB Week 7 - Chattanooga Fiber Project Delivers $2.7B In Economic Impact

FFB Week 6 - The Time For 10G PON Is Here And Now! Are You Ready

FFB Week 5 - Quenching The Thirst Of A Parched County In A Broadband Desert

FFB Week 4 - Georgia’s Recent Broadband Decisions, With Georgia Service Commissioner Tim Echols

FFB Week 3 - The Obstacle Is The Way – Nevada City’s Journey To Get Rural Broadband

FFB Week 2 - Lighting Up Utah With Open Access Fiber

1Q21 Update

FFB Week 1 - The Broadband Technology Designed With Future In Mind