Broadband Pulse

In this latest Broadband Pulse podcast, we talked to Paul Garnett, the founder and CEO of the Vernonburg group.

Vernonburg recently issued a new white paper showing that broadband funding achieves more than twice the impact when invested in adoption-focused programs rather than network overbuilds in already-served areas.

The new report, Avoiding the Overbuild Trap: Adoption, Not Overbuilding, Drives Connectivity and Digital Opportu...

In this new Broadband Pulse podcast, we talked to Ryan Young, CEO of Kore-Tek, an optical systems integrator, about how it is shifting its focus to serving service providers directly.

Here’s a timeline of what we addressed during the podcast:

Host introduces guests 0:03

Kore-Tek’s 2025 priorities 0:32

How Kore-Tek is engaging directly with service providers 4:00

Middle mile opportunity 6:35

IP over DWDM 8:50

Benefits of conducting ...

Bandwidth IG recently changed its name to BIG Fiber. The dark provider stated that the name change reflects its growing momentum in providing dark fibrer solutions to meet the demands of AI and cloud computing.

Since officially launching in 2019, BIG Fiber has rapidly expanded its presence in key data center hubs, including the San Francisco Bay Area and the Greater Atlanta area. The company later entered the Greater Portland marke...

George Hughes, who recently took on the role of head of value consulting at IQGeo, is no stranger to implementing IT systems in large companies.

Before coming to IQGeo from 3-GIS, he spent three decades at Verizon. During his tenure at Verizon, he led teams that focused on systems development and project management across telco’s wireline and wireless business units. More recently, he held roles driving Verizon’s ongoing developmen...

In this latest issue of Building Broadband, we’re tracking new broadband deployments from several regional and national broadband players, including: 

• Comcast begins building out broadband in new Indiana communities
• Elberton, Georgia, takes up the 25G fiber opportunity
• Fidium begins fiber expansion in Van Buren, Maine
• GoNetspeed connects Wells and Ogunquit, Maine, to its fiber network
• IdeaTek has joined the State of Kansas to ...

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). 

About the Podcast  In the Lightwave+BTR Broadband Pulse podc...

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...

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...