table of contents
cover storY
24
in this issue
PROvIDER PERSPECTIvE
Try to Avoid This Kodak
Moment / By Bryan J. Rader,
The FTTH Top 100 / A BBC Staff Report
8
Broadband Communities' annual list of
organizations that lead the way in "Building
a Fiber-Connected World".
Bandwidth Consulting LLC
Changing times call for a longterm vision.
WHy WE NEED MORE FIBER
Police Cameras Help
Reduce Chicago Crime /
features
FTTH CASE STUDIES
Back-Office Automation Is
Key to Broadband Profits /
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By Joan Engebretson,
Broadband Communities
In Chicago, 911 operators can
watch real-time video feeds
over a citywide fiber network.
By Chris Beisner, ETI Software Solutions
When Frontier acquired Verizon
assets in multiple states, it had to
move quickly to take over billing and
provisioning for FTTH customers.
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12
Cass Cable Serves Rural
Communities With RFoG /
By Tyler Whitten,
Optica Network Technologies
Top five reasons for a gigabit
network.
By Elisa Mackie, CommScope
Cass Cable replaced obsolete cable
networks with fiber to serve several
small towns in Illinois.
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Who Needs a Gig? /
THE LAST PAgE
Musicians Without Borders /
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By Synthia Payne, CYBERJAMMER
A singer turned entrepreneur
moves to Kansas City to launch
her e-jamming service.
Fiber to the Home in a Planned Community / By Dan Sivils, ISOMEDIA
Issaquah Highlands became an FTTH pioneer in 1998. Today, it's a gigabit community.
INDUSTRy ANALySIS
FTTH Customer Base Continues Strong Expansion /
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By Steven S. Ross, Broadband Communities
departments
Statistics from RVA LLC show North American FTTH deployments
and take rates on the rise.
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SERvICE PROvIDER STRATEgIES
Using the Wisdom of the Crowd To Guide Fiber Deployment /
74
By Masha Zager, Broadband Communities
Kickstarter meets GIS meets fiber to the home.
76
Rethinking the Access Network /
By Kevin McClain, Allied Telesis
Are you ready for ultra-high-speed Internet?
80
SUMMIT 2013 COvERAgE
Profiting From Broadband
80
Three sessions at the Broadband
Communities Summit offered
different approaches to delivering
broadband profitably.
86
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TELEMEDICINE
To Ensure Success,
Assess Telemedicine Readiness /
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EDITOR'S NOTE
| July 2013