Gaiia Raises $40 Million Series B Led by JMI Equity
gaiia, an AI‑native operating system for communications service providers, closed a $40 million Series B round led by JMI Equity, bringing its total capital to $66 million. The funding will accelerate development of AI agents, productized migrations, and forward‑deployed engineering. Gaiia’s platform consolidates five to ten legacy OSS/BSS tools into a single data model, already supporting over 10 million workflows and delivering a 10‑fold increase in execution volume last year. The company’s growth has been driven largely by word‑of‑mouth adoption among CSPs such as Cogeco and Greenlight Networks.
Fatbeam Fiber Selected to Deliver Network to Federal Way Schools
Fatbeam Fiber won a competitive E‑Rate bid to build a district‑wide fiber network for Federal Way Public Schools in Washington. The new infrastructure will connect every school and administrative office with high‑capacity, reliable connectivity. The contract highlights Fatbeam’s expanding footprint...
This German Company Is Taking Lessons Learned to US MDUs
Agnoss, a German‑origin network specialist, is adapting its European fiber‑to‑the‑unit (FTTU) playbook for U.S. multi‑dwelling units (MDUs). The company offers a one‑stop‑shop that handles design, permitting, installation, maintenance and managed Wi‑Fi, aiming to streamline rollouts and cut costs. CEO Christian...
ISP Hopes to Disrupt Marketplaces in Dallas, Los Angeles
Sonic Fiber Internet announced a major expansion of its fiber‑optic network into Los Angeles and Dallas, offering residential plans with speeds up to 10 Gbps for as low as $40 per month. The rollout features a no‑contract, flat‑rate pricing model and...
Oklahoma Wins a Key Approval for Their BEAD Plan
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration gave final approval to Oklahoma’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) plan, unlocking $428 million in federal grants matched by $146 million from local providers. The funding will support last‑mile projects that connect 40,509 homes, businesses...
Vero Fiber Announces Completion of Hamlin, Texas Network
Vero Fiber announced the completion of its fiber‑to‑the‑home network in Hamlin, Texas, bringing high‑speed connectivity to more than 1,200 homes and businesses. The new infrastructure delivers symmetrical speeds up to 2.3 Gbps, a substantial upgrade over legacy broadband options. The rollout...
Spectrum Names New SVP of Connectivity Products
Charter Communications' broadband arm Spectrum announced that Dave Rodrian has been promoted to senior vice president of connectivity products. In his new role he will head a newly created connectivity organization that merges the company’s internet, Wi‑Fi and voice product...
ReConnect Rural Broadband Grant Program Appears to Be Saved
The U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture restored $40 million to the USDA’s ReConnect Loan and Grant Program for fiscal year 2027, reversing a proposed 19 percent cut that would have eliminated the initiative. The funding approval came as part of the...
IQ Fiber Launches Fiber Internet Service in Pinellas County
IQ Fiber, a Jacksonville‑based fiber‑optic ISP, launched its 100% fiber internet service in Pinellas County, covering St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Largo. The rollout is part of a more than $100 million investment that will span 18‑24 months and generate over 50...
Connected America’s Startup of the Year Joins Beyond the Cable
PlektonLabs, crowned Connected America’s Startup of the Year, showcased its KIVO platform on the Beyond the Cable podcast. KIVO is a dynamic‑pricing solution designed to create fresh revenue streams for telecom operators struggling with stagnant growth. The company argues that...
Wire 3 Eyes Albany as Its Second Target Market in Georgia
Wire 3, a 100% fiber‑optic ISP, announced Albany, Georgia as its second target market in the state after a $60 million rollout in Macon. The company is committing $37 million to bring symmetrical 10‑gigabit service to more than 37,000 households and businesses,...
Louisiana Makes Connectivity Gains in Rural Acadia Parish
Louisiana’s Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (GUMBO) 1.0 program has delivered high‑speed internet to 307 homes and 80 businesses in rural Acadia Parish. A parallel effort with LFT Fiber added reliable service to another 40 locations, accelerating the parish’s broadband...
CEO of MCNC Joins Beyond the Cable at Connected America
Tracy Doaks, president and CEO of MCNC, spoke at the Connected America 2026 expo about the nonprofit’s North Carolina Research and Education Network, which delivers high‑speed connectivity to smaller, mid‑size and minority research institutions. She highlighted MCNC’s role as a...
Sertex Takes Aim at Digital Gaps in some Western Mass. Towns
Sertex Broadband Solutions announced two master service agreements to expand fiber broadband across Western Massachusetts. The company will install more than 1,000 underground service drops in towns such as Greenfield, Heath, Chesterfield and Westfield, using Westfield Gas & Electric’s Whip...
Brightspeed Is Two-Thirds Done with Their Alabama Fiber Build
Brightspeed announced that more than two‑thirds of its planned fiber network in Alabama is complete, covering over 165,000 homes and businesses. The rollout leaves roughly 86,000 locations still pending construction, with the company citing a 65% completion rate across the...
Sustainable by Design: The Importance of Building Things to Last
The article argues that durability is a hidden but powerful lever for sustainability, especially in broadband networks. By designing products to last, companies reduce waste, lower operating costs, and improve customer trust. Research from NIST shows a 50% lifespan increase...
CGI Agrees to Acquire Alaska-Based Quintillion
GCI Holdings, a subsidiary of GCI Liberty, announced a $310 million acquisition of Alaska fiber provider Quintillion. The deal merges Quintillion’s 1,800 miles of subsea and terrestrial fiber and roughly 1,500 miles of planned expansion with GCI’s statewide network, enabling a ringed, self‑healing...
Mediacom’s Network Construction Ahead of Schedule in Minnesota
Mediacom Communications announced it completed twelve fiber broadband projects across Minnesota ahead of schedule, adding more than 400 miles of last‑mile fiber and connecting roughly 3,900 homes and businesses. The two‑year effort was a public‑private partnership with the Minnesota Department...
Rethinking Wi-Fi in Multi Dwelling Units: From Shared Networks to Secure In Room Connectivity
Property owners are shifting MDU Wi‑Fi from shared hallway networks to in‑room access points, leveraging Wi‑Fi 7 wall‑plate APs with wired backhaul. This architecture delivers stronger signal, lower latency, and higher throughput for residents’ devices. Security moves from shared passwords to...
Vero Fiber Completes Acquisition of TEC
Vero Fiber announced the closing of its acquisition of Telephone Electronics Corporation (TEC), extending its fiber‑to‑the‑home network into Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. The deal brings roughly 444,000 households—both active and prospective—under Vero’s service umbrella while allowing TEC to keep its...
Ezee Fiber Hooks up First Customers on Their New Mexico Network
Ezee Fiber has connected its first residential customers in Santa Fe, New Mexico, launching its symmetrical multi‑gigabit fiber‑to‑the‑home service. The rollout is part of a broader expansion that began in early 2024 and includes ongoing construction in Albuquerque and surrounding...
TDS Telecom Agrees to Buy Granite State Communications
TDS Telecom announced it will acquire the fiber optic and voice operations of Granite State Communications, adding more than 11,000 fiber service addresses in New Hampshire. The deal, slated to close in the third quarter of 2026, expands TDS’s footprint in...
Race Communications Breaks Ground on Bakersfield Fiber Network
Race Communications announced the start of construction on a new fiber‑optic network in Bakersfield, aiming to bring high‑speed, future‑proof internet to more than 50,000 homes and businesses. The rollout will offer symmetrical speeds up to 10 gigabits per second, with the...
Truvista Fiber Will Take over a Municipal Network in North Georgia
Truvista Fiber announced it will acquire the City of Commerce’s municipal telecommunications network in North Georgia. The 8,000‑person community’s fiber system will be rebranded as Truvista Fiber, with plans to upgrade infrastructure while keeping current service uninterrupted. Mayor Dr. J....
Brightspeed Reaches over 100,000 Locations with Fiber in Arkansas
Brightspeed announced that more than 101,000 homes and businesses in Arkansas now have access to its fiber network, marking the halfway point of its statewide deployment. The company aims to serve over 202,000 locations once the buildout is complete. Service...
Sertex Opens Regional Office in Maine to Assist Statewide Effort
Sertex Broadband Solutions opened a 9,600‑square‑foot regional office in Sidney, Maine, positioned near I‑95 exit 113. The facility, featuring 7,200 sq ft of warehouse and office space, will act as a long‑term hub for engineering, construction and logistics on the state’s MOOSE...
USDA Seeks to Cut ReConnect Rural Broadband Grant Program
The USDA’s proposed 2027 budget includes a 19% cut to discretionary spending and would eliminate the agency’s ReConnect rural broadband grant program, canceling roughly $40 million in unobligated balances. ReConnect has been a primary source of funding for construction, upgrades, and...
Bandwidth Hawk: Why SpaceX Will Not Be a Trillion-Dollar Competitor
SpaceX is preparing a confidential IPO that could raise about $80 billion, aiming to become the largest public offering ever. The company’s satellite‑communications and launch services generated roughly $13‑$20 billion in revenue last year, with about 170 launches, 122 of them for...
UTOPIA Fiber Laid over a Million Feet of Conduit and Fiber Last Year
UTOPIA Fiber reported installing over 1.03 million feet of conduit and fiber across Utah in 2025, including 13,728 feet of aerial strand and 3,331 new handholes. The rollout enabled more than 9,000 homes and 968 businesses to connect, adding 6,355 new...
EnGenius Announces Availability of ECW515 Wi-Fi 7 Wall-Plate Access Point
EnGenius Technologies has launched the ECW515, a Wi‑Fi 7 wall‑plate access point tailored for multi‑dwelling unit (MDU) deployments. The device delivers ultra‑fast, low‑latency connectivity directly inside individual apartments, moving away from traditional hallway‑mounted solutions. It also integrates WPA3 security combined with...
Ziply Fiber’s Seattle to Chicago “Northern Link Route” Goes Live
Ziply Fiber announced that its 2,100‑mile “Northern Link Route” connecting Seattle to Chicago is now fully live, offering a 400 Gbps, low‑latency pathway across major Northwest and Midwest cities. The route delivers a record 39.5 ms round‑trip latency between Seattle and Chicago,...
Rural Louisiana Community Center to Become Local Broadband Hub
The St. Joseph Community House in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, has been renovated and repurposed as a local broadband hub. The facility now provides high‑speed workspaces, classrooms for data, language, driver’s training, and free or low‑cost GED/HiSET tutoring. Governor Jeff Landry...
Podcasts: MDU Security Solutions Are Smart and Financially Sound
ASSA ABLOY’s VP of strategic relations, Sandy Jack, highlighted on the Beyond the Cable podcast that smart security systems like Vingcard should be affordable for all multifamily residents, especially those in workforce, student and other underserved housing. She emphasized that...
Wire 3 Lights up First Fiber Internet Customers in Lake County, Florida
Wire 3, a Florida‑based fiber provider, has begun connecting residents and businesses in Leesburg with its 10‑gigabit symmetrical service. The rollout is underpinned by a $50 million private investment and includes a five‑year price lock for early adopters. The company says...
Preseem Launches Its First Proactive ISP Virtual Summit
Preseem, a network quality management firm for ISPs, announced its inaugural Proactive ISP Virtual Summit, scheduled for May 5‑6, 2026. The free, two‑day event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern each day and centers on the theme “AI in Action,”...
C Spire Connects 14k Homes, Finishes CPF Work in Mississsippi
C Spire announced it has completed Mississippi’s share of the federal Capital Projects Fund, delivering fiber‑to‑the‑home service to more than 14,000 residences and connecting 18,530 undeveloped lots across six counties. The work, funded by a $164 million state allocation from the $10 billion...
EPLDT Group Powers Enterprise Transformation, Customer-Centric Innovation with CSG
ePLDT Group, the ICT arm of Philippine telecom giant PLDT, has selected NASDAQ‑listed CSG to power the next phase of its enterprise‑focused digital transformation. The partnership will deploy CSG Quote & Order and CSG Encompass to speed up service activation, personalize technology...
New FCC Actions to Streamline Retirement of Copper Networks
The Federal Communications Commission adopted new procedures to accelerate the retirement of legacy copper telephone networks. The rules include waivers that allow bundled‑service retirements, relax notification requirements, and protect consumers during the transition. Chairman Brendan Carr said the changes clear...
Telco Retail: Going Phygital at the Dawn of AI Commerce
Telco retailers have long offered disjointed digital and in‑store experiences, prompting CEO Christopher Krywulak of iQmetrix to call for a rapid shift toward a ‘phygital’ model. He argues that cultural inertia and siloed organization, rather than legacy technology, are the...
Mediacom Announces Expanded Service Offerings in Jefferson City
Mediacom Communications is deploying multi‑gigabit, symmetrical fiber internet across Jefferson City, Missouri, with full coverage slated for October 2026. The rollout introduces three Xtream Internet tiers—300 Mbps down/100 Mbps up, 1 Gbps symmetrical, and 2 Gbps down/1 Gbps up—while the underlying platform can eventually scale...
Truvista Fiber Marks National Safe Digging Month with 811 Callout
Truvista Fiber is using National Safe Digging Month to remind customers to call 811 before any excavation. The free locate service helps homeowners avoid damaging buried fiber, electric, gas and water lines. Truvista advises submitting requests at least three business...
Tarana Says Starlink’s BEAD Antics “Pulled the Rug Out” From NTIA
Tarana Wireless has accused Starlink of undermining the BEAD program by demanding upfront payments, installation fees, and relief from its minimum 100/20 Mbps service commitment for awarded projects. Tarana says the move "pulled the rug" from under the NTIA and state...
GoNetspeed Achieves 100% Fiber Coverage in North Hamden
GoNetspeed announced that North Hamden, Connecticut, has achieved 100% fiber‑optic internet coverage after a privately funded $6 million investment. The rollout will serve more than 8,000 residents and businesses with symmetrical speeds ranging from 500 Mbps to 6 Gbps. Construction continues neighborhood by...
Delaware Becomes the Fifth State in IQ Fiber’s Growing Footprint
IQ Fiber officially launched its 100% fiber‑optic service in Kent County, Delaware, marking the company’s entry into its fifth Eastern U.S. state. The rollout is backed by a $150 million investment that will span the next 18‑24 months and generate more...
Direct Communications Launches Mobile in 60 Days with Gaiia
Direct Communications rolled out mobile services in roughly 60 days by leveraging the AI‑driven OSS/BSS platform from gaiia. The rollout builds on the company’s 2025 migration of its broadband operations to the same platform, allowing mobile to share billing, product...
Truvista Fiber Expands Connectivity Offerings at the Carolina Cup
Truvista Fiber announced expanded on‑site capacity to deliver complimentary Wi‑Fi for fans seated in the grandstands at the Carolina Cup on March 28, marking its fourth year as the event’s local network provider. The upgraded network will handle gate ticketing,...
John Lee Named Head of Intel Ventures by Charter Communications
Charter Communications announced the creation of a new Intelligence Ventures division and appointed John Lee as its head. The unit will develop privacy‑safe data and artificial‑intelligence products for marketers, agencies, platforms and enterprise clients. Lee brings nearly three decades of...
GoNetspeed Announces Plans to Bring Fiber Internet to Oneonta
GoNetspeed announced a $4.5 million investment to deploy a 100% fiber‑optic network in Oneonta, New York, marking its first project in Otsego County. The rollout will deliver symmetric speeds from 500 Mbps up to six gigabits, promising multigigabit performance and higher reliability...
2026 Broadband Communities Awards Nomination Deadline Looms
The nomination window for the 2026 Broadband Communities Awards closes on April 26 at 5 p.m. CST. This year’s contest features refreshed categories and a more transparent judging process to reflect rapid broadband and digital‑service evolution. Winners will be announced on...
ScaleFibre Announces Strategic Expansion Into North America
ScaleFibre announced the creation of ScaleFibre USA Inc., marking its first dedicated foothold in the North American market. The U.S. entity will streamline logistics, provide localized technical support, and accelerate delivery of the company’s high‑density optical fiber solutions. By focusing...