Broadband Pulse
In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we will address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights on these topics from industry leaders.
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As more service providers look to expand their fiber reach into new markets, leveraging existing utility pole infrastructure is key. To do that, service providers must navigate the process of making new attachments, such as fiber optic lines, which require utility poles.
Because this process involves ensuring the pole is structurally sound, has adequate space for the new attachments, and meets safety standards, it often requires e...
In this podcast, we talked to two Ethernet Alliance leaders during this year’s OFC 2025 show:
- David Rodgers, Ethernet Alliance Events & Conferences Committee Chair, and Technical Business Development Manager for EXFO
- Peter Jones, Distinguished Engineer@Cisco, Chair@Ethernet Alliance
About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry se...
In Lightwave’s day three daily podcast for Fiber Connect 2025, we're breaking down the key announcements, presentations, and conversations at the Nashville show.
Some of the highlights of the day included:
- Frontier Communications’ Scott Mispagel Receives 2025 Connect the Unconnected Award
- FBA’s state broadband summit
- T-Mobile brings its Fiber Home Internet service
- Fiber Broadband Association previewed its ThoughtWaves Docume...
In Lightwave’s day two podcast for Fiber Connect 2025, we're breaking down the key announcements, presentations, and conversations at the Nashville show.
Some of the highlights of the day included:
- Economic Impact Underscores Importance of NTIA BEAD Program
- Nokia's co-existence solution for 10G, 25G, and 50G PON
- The marriage of fiber and AI
- Enhancing middle mile networks
- Ting emphasizes community-centric approach to deliveri...
In the first episode Lightwave’s daily podcast for Fiber Connect 2025, we're breaking down the key announcements, presentations, and conversations at the Nashville show.
Some of the highlights of the day included:
- Keynote speeches from Sasktel, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn and Ting Internet
- Sean Buckley’s hosting of the Tribal Broadband: Key Considerations and Expectations Creating the Framework for Innovation and Enhanced C...
In this new Broadband Pulse podcast, Lightwave editor Sean Buckley talked to David Zumwalt, President and CEO of WISPA.
During this episode, Zumwalt addressed how the federal government could simplify the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.
He also addressed the FCC's move to pull to ban all bulk billing agreements in multi-tenant environments (MTEs).
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In Broadband Pulse podcast's special Memorial Day holiday edition, we’re rounding up new broadband builds from various providers over the past week.
We’re tracking new broadband deployments from altafiber, Bluepeak, Comcast, Fidium, GoNetspeed, IdeaTek, Kinetic and Stellar Broadband.
We also highlight two key broadband developments made over the past week that will likely alter the competitive landscape in broadband: AT&T's mo...
In this episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, host Sean Buckley, editor in chief of Lightwave and BTR, talked to Sean Baillie, SVP of Carrier, Channel and Hyperscale for Consolidated Communications about new wholesale opportunities for the data center services market.
As data center connectivity demands rise due to AI's emergence, Consolidated has responded by expanding its platform and delivering high-capacity network options.
C...
In this episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, we talked with Chris Bonavita, VP of strategy and technology adoption for GTT, about the provider's vision to simplify enterprise customers’ consumption of managed services.
Last September, GTT launched GTT Envision, a global technology platform for connecting, orchestrating, virtualizing, and automating enterprise networks. Built on its network backbone, GTT Envision enables enterp...
In this episode, we discussed how AI can be helpful to small to medium-sized businesses.
We feature Michael Caralis, Verizon's VP of business markets.
With over 20 years of experience driving success in multi-billion-dollar business units, he oversees Verizon’s inside and digital sales teams, ensuring effective implementation of company strategies and exceptional customer service. Additionally, he directs strategy, innovation, and ...
In this episode, we talked to two experts who are driving innovation and collaboration in the optical networking industry from the Optical Internetworking Forum:
Nathan Tracy, president of OIF
and
Jeff Hutchins, OIF Secretary/Treasurer & Physical and Link Layer (PLL) Working Group Energy Efficient Interfaces (EEI) Vice Chair (Ranovus)
We talked about OIF's activities during the OFC 2025 tradeshow and its efforts to drive new ne...
In this latest episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, we speak with Terry Thorn, Vice President of Commercial Operations for Ayar Labs.
Ayar has been developing new optical I/O systems to accommodate new AI models, which are expected to grow exponentially. Optical I/O technology can enhance link density within and across nodes. Optical I/O enables nodes to connect at scale, unlike traditional interconnects, functioning as a single...
Broadband Pulse is tracking new broadband build-out developments in this new weekly news roundup series.
We're tracking new builds from various providers, including Comcast, Fidium, Glo Fiber, Kinetic, Lyte Fiber, Metronet, Right Fiber and Surf Internet..
You can also read about these deployments in Lightwave+BTR's weekly Building Broadband feature on our website, www.lighwaveonline.com.
In this episode of Lightwave+BTR's vshow daily podcast for Day Three of OFC 2025, we looked at the following key trends and news headlines:
- Arelion sets sights on selling more services to businesses
- Quantifi Photonics’ CEO sees growth, culture synergies arising from Teradyne acquisition
- Optical CEOs say flexibility is key to navigating tariff battles
- Furukawa Electric rebrands its fiber cable business as Lightera
- Breakdown of...
In Lightwave+BTR's daily podcast for Day Three of OFC 2025, we tracked various trends and news from the show, including:
Retym raises 180 million to drive AI Infrastructure Innovation
Ciena, HyperLight and McGill University trial 3.2 terabits, 448 Gigabits per lane IMDD 2km transmission
Open ROADM multi-source agreement members demonstrated an 800G pluggable ROADM link CEOs agree that the optical industry is in the first innings...
In the first episode Lightwave+BTR's daily podcast for Day One of OFC 2025, we're breaking down the key announcements, presentations, and conversations at the San Francisco show.
Some of the highlights of the day included:
Quantum takes center stage at OFC 2025
LPO MSA releases Linear Pluggable Optical Modules specification
OIF celebrates optical industry interoperability at OFC
Ethernet Alliance unites around Ethernet innovation...
In this latest episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, we speak with Sev Sadura, VP of product management at Belden.
Belden has been going through a transition. The company, well-known in the optical and broadband arenas as a supplier of cabling and other infrastructure, has recently completed its acquisition of Precision Optical Technologies.
Precision brings several things into the Belden fold. For one, Belden can leverage Precis...
Dave Stehlin, CEO of TIA addresses new opportunities for broadband under the new presidential administration.
Stehlin is a veteran of the telecommunications and broadband industry. Earlier in his career, he led two pioneering Ethernet startups: Ceterus Networks and later Overture Networks.
He was also a proud member of our country's service. Before coming into the networking industry, Dave was a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps.
H...
Broadband Pulse is tracking new broadband build-out developments in this new weekly news roundup series.
We're tracking new builds from various providers, including BroadbandOne, eX² Technology, Fidium, GoNetspeed, HyperFiber, Intrepid Fiber, Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) and Vero Networks.
You can also read about these deployments in our Lightwave+BTR's weekly Building Broadband feature on our website at www.lighwaveonl...
Broadband Pulse is tracking new broadband build-out developments in this new weekly news roundup series.
We're tracking new builds from various providers, including Comcast, Fidium, ImOn Communications, Lumos, Nexstream, and Vero Fiber.
You can also read about these deployments in our weekly Building Broadband feature on our website at www.lighwaveonline.com.
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