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Shentel taps Render Networks to streamline fiber construction
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) is employing Render Networks' construction management platform to handle the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) expansions for its Glo Fiber brand—which offers multi-gigabit broadband internet access, live streaming TV and digital home phone service in183,000 households across Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Render's platform will be used in all markets where Shentel is building, and is already in three markets right now. The network construction platform leverages geospatial, task-level data for automation.
Net neutrality and fair share debates spike in India, too (Fierce)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 14:00Broadband Forum, Fiber Broadband Association deal strives for ‘ubiquitous’ broadband delivery
The Broadband Forum is striving to better inform broadband providers of the work it’s doing in technical standards, with the help of the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA). In July, the Broadband Forum and FBA partnered to focus on developing and educating the broadband industry on best practices.
There are lots of moving pieces in Spanish mobile market (Fierce)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 13:23Verizon’s Kyle Malady touches on net neutrality while talking about his new job
Asked about net neutrality, Verizon Business CEO Kyle Malady said the Federal Communications Commission has flipped back and forth on the issue over the years. In his view net neutrality wasn’t needed before it was instituted, it wasn’t missed after it was revoked, and it still isn’t needed.
Deep Edge ramps up data center builds in booming broadband era (Fierce)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 09/28/2023 - 14:26State broadband officials race the clock as elections loom
Plans to spend Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program dollars to connect underserved populations could be impacted by state elections, according to broadband policy experts. Among the ten states that got the largest BEAD allocations, three (Missouri, North Carolina and Louisiana) will hold gubernatorial elections before the end of 2024. Executive Director of ConnectLA Veneeth Iyengar—Louisiana’s broadband program—plans to have as much BEAD work as possible done before th
Mediacom fiber expansion drives low-cost connectivity for Iowa
Mediacom has completed a fiber-optic network expansion in rural Truesdale (IA), delivering phone plans and download speeds of up to 2 Gbps with a focus on low-cost accessibility. Truesdale is the tenth community that Mediacom, the fifth largest cable operator in the US, has constructed through collaboration with the Empower Iowa Rural Broadband Grant Program. The operator has expanded its fiber network to over 1,400 locations in rural Iowa through that public-private partnership.