Cable company Midco takes a methodical approach to fiber build

Midco is a midwestern service provider that offers broadband via hybrid fiber coax (HFC), fiber-to-the-home, and fixed wireless access (FWA). The company serves 490,000 homes and businesses in 400 communities in Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Midco is doing greenfield fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) builds in new communities and to large multi-dwelling units. But in brownfields, it’s doing a mix, adding fiber deeper into neighborhoods, but also upgrading its cable plant. “The good thing is DOCSIS 3.1 has a long runway to continue to improve speeds,” said Midco COO Ben Dold. “Right now, our near term is to continue to bring fiber deeper and push DOCSIS 3.1 further as we evaluate.”