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American investment firms bet big on Europe’s data center boom

Brad RandallJanuary 8, 2026AI,COMPANY NEWS,Data Centers,Investment,NEWS,TECHNOLOGYAdam Hahn,AI,Andrew Peisch,Europe,Franek Sodzawiczny,Global Technical Realty,GTR,KKR,New York City,Oak Hill Capital(0)

News The capital is meant to accelerate a built-to-suit data center platform's expansion across Europe...

Fiber network construction kicks off in Newport, Rhode Island

Brad RandallJanuary 7, 2026COMPANY NEWS,Construction,Fiber Broadband,Funding,Investment,Networks,PartnershipsCapital Projects Fund,Connecticut,Danbury,GoNetspeed,Newport,Oak Hill Capital,Rhode Island,Rhode Island Commerce Corporation,Richard Clark(0)

Company News GoNetspeed said the first customers in Newport can expect service in early 2026...

UTOPIA Fiber survey says customer loyalty hinges on several factors

Brad RandallJanuary 7, 2026COMPANY NEWS,Networks,NEWS,Open Access,People,Reports,Trendscustomer loyalty,customer satasfaction,Roger Timmerman,Utah,UTOPIA Fiber,West Valley City,Woodland Hills(0)

Trends Among other reasons, UTOPIA Fiber's customer satisfaction survey credited a no-contract model and local...

Wire 3 activates their first fiber connections in Deltona, DeLand

Brad RandallJanuary 7, 2026COMMUNITIES,Construction,Fiber Broadband,Networks,NEWS(0)

News A privately funded, $60 million buildout will extend fiber to thousands of homes in...

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ICN enhances Iowa’s DDoS mitigation with optical TAPs

Brad RandallJanuary 7, 2026Governance,Network Upgrades,Press Releases,TECHNOLOGYDDoS,Gigamon,Iowa Communications Network,optical test access points(0)

Press Release The upgrade enhances the ICN's DDoS mitigation platform and network visibility for Iowa's...

Starlink offers free internet in Venezuela as regime stays put

Brad RandallJanuary 6, 2026COMPANY NEWS,Digital Access,LEO,Networks,NEWS,TECHNOLOGYCaracas,Delcy Rodríguez,Donald Trump,Elon Musk,Nicolás Maduro,SpaceX,Starlink,Venezuela(0)

News Starlink has offered free internet access across Venezuela through February 3, the company announced...

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AT&T will move their headquarters out of Downtown Dallas

Brad RandallJanuary 6, 2026COMMUNITIES,COMPANY NEWS,NEWS,Urban(0)

News AT&T will be moving their Texas headquarters a short drive away from its current...

Comcast Florida added service to over 120,000 locations in 2025

Brad RandallJanuary 6, 2026COMPANY NEWS,Construction,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Investment,NetworksArcadia,Bay,Cape Coral,Comcast Business,Comcast Florida,Coral Springs,Florida Chamber of Commerce,Glades,Hamilton,Hardee,Havana,Hendry,Homestead,Indian River,Jacksonville,Lake,Lehigh Acres,Mark Wilson,Miami,Naples,Nassau,Polk,Port St. Lucie,Punta Gorda,Putnam,Sarasota,Southwest Florida,St. Augustine,The Villages,Union,Wakulla(0)

Company News Comcast Florida also said it will continue expansion into 2026 and beyond, naming...

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What were fiber’s 2025 gains? Will we see 2026 acceleration?

Brad RandallJanuary 5, 2026AI,BEAD,Data Centers,Fiber Broadband,Funding,IoT,LEO,TECHNOLOGY,ViewpointsAI,AT&T,BEAD,Fiber Broadband Association,FTTH,Gary Bolton,NTIA,RF,RVA Market Research & Consulting,take rates,Verizon(0)

Viewpoints There are 84.6 million unique addresses that have fiber but there’s still plenty of...

The Tulalip Tribes is seeking proposals for their FTTP project

Brad RandallJanuary 5, 2026Announcements,COMMUNITIES,Construction,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Fiber Broadband,Funding,TribalFTTP,Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Grant,Tulalip Reservation,Tulalip Tribes,XGS-PON(0)

Announcement In March 2025, the Tulalip Tribes was awarded a Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Grant...

Take-private acquisition of WOW! is completed

Brad RandallJanuary 2, 2026COMPANY NEWS,Fiber Broadband,M&A,NetworksBrian Cassidy,Crestview Partners,DigitalBridge Group,Jonathan Friesel,WideOpenWest,WOW!(0)

Company News With the deal closed, WOW! will operate as a private company under its...

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What does the future hold for AI and rental housing policy?

Brad RandallJanuary 2, 2026AI,COMMUNITIES,Governance,Innovation,LAW & POLICY,Multifamily,TECHNOLOGYAI,Donald Trump,Jay Obernolte,NMHC,rental housing,RETTC,Senate Commerce Committee,Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works,Shelley Moore Capito,Ted Lieu(0)

Law & Policy What did Congressional leaders tell OPTECH about AI, broadband, and regulatory reality...

Over $125,000 in grants were awarded by Sparklight through the company's Charitable Giving Fund, benefitting local nonprofit organizations.

Brad RandallDecember 20, 2025COMMUNITIES,COMPANY NEWS,Digital Access,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,NEWS,Partnerships,People,Skills,UrbanCleveland,Detroit Housing Commission,DigitalC,Google,Joshua Edmonds,Merit Network,Microsoft,Ohio,Rocket Community Fund,the City of Cleveland and Cleveland City Council,The Gund Foundation,The Mandel Foundation,The Myers Foundation,the State of Ohio(0)

News In less than two years, a locally led broadband effort says it has connected...

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Optimum to deploy FTTH to Woodbridge, Clark, and Linden

Brad RandallDecember 19, 20255G,COMMUNITIES,COMPANY NEWS,Construction,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Fiber Broadband,Investment,NEWS,PeopleCarteret,Clark,Elton Hart,John E. McCormac,Linden,New Jersey,Ookla Speedtest,Optimum,Optimum Mobile,Optimum Stream,Optimum Tri-State,Perth Amboy,Rahway,Roselle,Winfield,Woodbridge(0)

News Woodbridge, Clark, and Linden will be early communities to gain access to Optimum's fiber-to-the-home...

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Brad RandallDecember 18, 2025BEAD,Data Centers,Funding,Governance,LAW & POLICY,LEO,Networks,People,TECHNOLOGY,TrendsAccelecom,AT&T,BEAD,Brad Warden,Brendan Carr,DEI,Donald Trump,EPC,Ezra Klein,FCC,John Stankey,Jon Stewart,KCNA,KentuckyWired,Light Source Communications,NTIA,Phoenix,SkyRider Communications(0)

Year in Review From a BEAD stoppage to DEI drama, 2025 was a wild year...

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Broadband network gateway market projected to reach $11.6 billion

Brad RandallDecember 18, 20255G,AI,Data Centers,Fiber Broadband,IoT,Press Releases,Reports,TECHNOLOGY,Trends5G,A10 Networks,ADTRAN,broadband network gateway,Casa Systems,Cisco Systems,Edgecore Networks,Ericsson,Huawei,IoT,Juniper Networks,Nokia,Radisys,Research Intelo,Ribbon Communications,Sandvine Incorporated,ZTE(0)

Press Release Growth in data consumption, the advent of 5G networks, and rapid expansion of...

American investment firms bet big on Europe’s data center boom

Fiber network construction kicks off in Newport, Rhode Island

UTOPIA Fiber survey says customer loyalty hinges on several factors

Wire 3 activates their first fiber connections in Deltona, DeLand

ICN enhances Iowa’s DDoS mitigation with optical TAPs

Starlink offers free internet in Venezuela as regime stays put

AT&T will move their headquarters out of Downtown Dallas

Comcast Florida added service to over 120,000 locations in 2025

What were fiber’s 2025 gains? Will we see 2026 acceleration?

The Tulalip Tribes is seeking proposals for their FTTP project

Take-private acquisition of WOW! is completed

What does the future hold for AI and rental housing policy?

Sparklight expands community impact with charitable grants

RETTC launches AI governance framework for rental housing

Cleveland soars behind DigitalC’s connectivity efforts

Optimum to deploy FTTH to Woodbridge, Clark, and Linden

Surf Internet hits 250,000 homes milestone in Great Lakes region

Streamlined operations can cut costs for ISPs, CEO says

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