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The search for the "gold standard" in connectivity, multifamily tech, and community impact has officially begun.

Nominations open for the 2026 Broadband Communities Awards

Brad RandallJanuary 19, 2026Awards,BEAD,COMMUNITIES,Digital Access,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Innovation,Multifamily,Networks,Press Releases,Skills,TECHNOLOGY,TribalBEAD,Broadband Communities Summit 2026,George R. Brown Convention Center,Houston(0)

Awards The search for the "gold standard" in connectivity, multifamily tech, and community impact has...

How Clearfield’s new platform strives to simplify fiber management

Brad RandallJanuary 19, 2026AI,COMPANY NEWS,Data Centers,Fiber Broadband,Innovation,Products,TECHNOLOGYAnis Khemakhem,Clearfield,Dell'Oro Group,hyperscalers,NOVA Patch Panels,NOVA Platform(0)

Press Release The new platform is engineered for a range of environments, including large hyperscale...

Despite multiple pressure points, 2025 saw MDU construction spurt. Almost all of it is for rental housing, not owner-occupation.

Good news for deployers: New MDU construction is strong

Brad RandallJanuary 16, 2026Bandwidth Hawk,COMMUNITIES,Construction,Contributed Articles,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Governance,LAW & POLICY,Multifamily,Trends2025,2026,Canada,China,Europe,MDU,new construction starts,permit activity,tariffs(0)

Bandwidth Hawk Despite multiple pressures, 2025 saw an MDU construction spurt. Almost all of it...

A case study: LilaConnect’s migration to gaiia in 16 weeks

Brad RandallJanuary 16, 2026Contributed Articles,Fiber Broadband,Network Solutions,Networks,Partnerships,Products,TECHNOLOGYAPI,gaiia,GoCardless,HubSpot,LilaConnect,M365,Matt Ogden,OSS/BSS,Phil Steed,Sonalake PivOTS,Stripe,Tom Ives,Twilio(0)

Case Studies Growing UK fiber internet provider LilaConnect migrated to gaiia in 16 weeks. Here's...

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Midco Sports announces selection of Visaic as tech partner

Brad RandallJanuary 15, 2026AI,COMPANY NEWS,Press Releases,Products,TECHNOLOGYJeannie Thurston,Kenaan Jemili,LG,Midco Sports,Samsung,Visaic(0)

Press Release Midco Sports fans across the nation will experience a technology upgrade this summer...

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Astound Business Solutions launches East Coast fiber route

Brad RandallJanuary 15, 2026COMMUNITIES,COMPANY NEWS,Construction,Data Centers,Fiber Broadband,Networks,TECHNOLOGY,UrbanAshburn,Astound Business Solutions,fiber route,New Jersey,New York City,Philadelphia,Virginia,Washington D.C.(0)

Press Release The strategic fiber route build enhances connectivity between two of the nation’s most...

i3 Broadband wins coveted recognition in Rockford, Illinois

Brad RandallJanuary 14, 2026Awards,COMMUNITIES,COMPANY NEWS,Fiber Broadband,NEWS,UrbanCommunityVotes Rockford,FTTH,i3 Broadband,Illinois,Mike Elam,Missouri,Rhode Island,Rockford(0)

News Local provider i3 Broadband is reminding the industry that small-town sentiment is just as...

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New Mexico broadband office completes first grant funded project

Brad RandallJanuary 14, 2026COMMUNITIES,Digital Access,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Fiber Broadband,Funding,Networks,NEWS,RuralAmerican Rescue Plan Act,Andy Exell,Chaves County,Cherry Decker,Connect New Mexico,Hagerman,Jim Meyers,New Mexico,Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative,PVT(0)

News New Mexico's Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) has finished a major broadband...

Over 1,100 miles of dark fiber to link AI hubs in Texas and beyond

Brad RandallJanuary 14, 2026AI,COMMUNITIES,COMPANY NEWS,Construction,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Investment,Networks,NEWS,Regeneration,Rural,TECHNOLOGY,UrbanAI,Amarillo,Arkansas,Atkins,Biscoe,Bryson,Conway,Dark Fiber,Decatur,Dibble,Forrest City,Fort Worth,Haskell,Kenny Gunderman,Little Rock,Lubbock,Memphis,Muskogee,Oklahoma,Oklahoma City,Ozark,Post,Tennessee,Texas,Tulia,Tulsa,Uniti Wholesale,Van Buren,Wichita Falls(0)

News Uniti Wholesale has announced plans to add over 1,100 route miles of dark fiber...

VETRO announces appointment of Brett Lindsey as president

Brad RandallJanuary 13, 2026COMPANY NEWS,Network Solutions,People,Press Releases,TECHNOLOGYArk Data Centers,Brett Lindsey,Cleveland,Everstream,VETRO,Will Mitchell(0)

Company News Will Mitchell, the CEO of VETRO, said the hire was part of the...

Starlink gets FCC clearance for 7,500 Gen2 satellites

Brad RandallJanuary 13, 2026Governance,LAW & POLICY,LEO,Networks,NEWS,TECHNOLOGYBrendan Carr,FCC,Gen2,Kessler Syndrome,LEO,low-Earth orbit,SpaceX,Starlink(0)

News The completed deployment would take the total number of Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit...

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Phison’s new tech slashes AI hardware costs

Brad RandallJanuary 13, 2026AI,COMPANY NEWS,NEWS,Partnerships,Products,TECHNOLOGYAI,aiADPTIV+,Michael Wu,Phison(0)

Company News The company, known for making flash controllers and SSDs, showed demonstrations at CES...

New Mexico cooperative picks GOCare and Dialpad for partnership

Brad RandallJanuary 12, 2026COMMUNITIES,COMPANY NEWS,Network Solutions,Networks,Partnerships,Rural,TECHNOLOGYDialpad,Eugene McCord,GOCare,New Mexico,Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative,PVT(0)

Press Release The Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative has selected GOCare and Dialpad as strategic partners to...

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Could telecoms networks start fixing their own bad data in 2026?

Brad RandallJanuary 12, 2026AI,Contributed Articles,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,Innovation,Network Upgrades,Networks,TECHNOLOGY,ViewpointsAI,altnets,David Cottingham,IQGeo,UK,Virgin Media O2,visual AI(0)

Viewpoints Telecom networks are closer than ever to being able to fix their own data...

SDVI appoints Simon Eldridge as COO

Brad RandallJanuary 9, 2026COMPANY NEWS,People,Press Releases,TECHNOLOGYChris Brähler,Larry Kaplan,SDVI,Simon Eldridge(0)

Press Release Simon Eldridge, now COO, is one of three company founders and has been...

Ben Foster to lead National Rural Broadband Association board

Brad RandallJanuary 9, 2026COMPANY NEWS,Innovation,Investment,People,Press Releases,TECHNOLOGYBen Foster,ISG Technology,Kansas,Missouri,NTCA,Oklahoma,The Rural Broadband Association,Twin Valley(0)

Press Release Under Foster’s leadership, the association is working to help create a path toward...

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Beyond the Cable with Brad Randall drops its 50th episode

Brad RandallJanuary 9, 2026COMMUNITIES,COMPANY NEWS,Innovation,People,Press Releases,TECHNOLOGYAbhishek Sandhir,Aphorio Carter,Apple Podcasts,Beyond the Cable,Brad Randall,Broadband Communities,Broadband Communities Summit,Christopher Sikora,Dan Siemon,Great Plains Communications,Heather Moyer,podcast,Rahul Puri,Spotify,Trent Edwards,YouTube(0)

Press Release The Beyond the Cable podcast by Broadband Communities has hit a new milestone...