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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEPARTMENTS
18
EDITOR'S NOTE
22
BANDWIDTH HAWK
57
ADVERTISER INDEX /
CALENDAR
58
MARKETPLACE ADS
IN THIS ISSUE
PROVIDER
PERSPECTIVE
24
Get the Right People on
the Bus / By Bryan J. Rader,
UpStream Network
Who you hire is the most
important business decision
you'll make.
MULTIFAMILY
BROADBAND
TECHNOLOGY
26
G.fast Is Here! /
By Valerie M. Sargent and
David Coffey,
Multifamily Broadband Council
A speeder-upper solution for
delivering real broadband
over twisted-pair copper
NEW WORLD
OF VIDEO
28
Artificial Intelligence
Changes the World /
By Michael A. Kashmer,
Digital Broadband Programming
Consultant
This trend will soon affect
all aspects of life – including
video services.
THE GIGABIT
HIGHWAY
60
Fiber Is on the
Rise, Reports Fiber
Broadband Association /
By Heather Burnett Gold,
Fiber Broadband Association
Deployments of fiber to
the home in North America
reached record levels in 2017.
SERVICE PROVIDER
STRATEGIES
30
Breaking Up Is Easy to Do /
By Jaime Fink,
Mimosa Networks
Living without pay TV isn't as hard
as it sounds. All it takes is great
internet access.
FTTH DEPLOYMENTS
32
Two Electric Co-ops
Deliver Fiber /
A CoBank Report
For electric co-ops, the stakes
are high: Building broadband is
an expensive, risky move into
unfamiliar territory, but failing to
build broadband can mean losing
customer bases and stranding their
electric assets.
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
46
Broadband Assistance Drives
Job Growth / By Masha Zager,
Broadband Communities
An innovative program in
Pennsylvania leveraged stimulus
funds to drive broadband
deployment, adoption and use.
Small and mid-sized businesses
flourished.
TECHNOLOGY
50
Avoid the Wiring Trap /
By Andrew Marshall,
Campus Technologies Inc.
In-building wiring is essential for the
stable internet access all residents
demand. Sound strategy and
planning can help asset managers,
operators and developers avoid the
worst wiring pitfalls.
BROADBAND
APPLICATIONS
54
Health Care Hubs:
The Future of Telemedicine
and Broadband /
By Craig Settles, Gigabit Nation
Health care and broadband
stakeholders collaborate to improve
and expand telemedicine.
FEATURES
COVER STORY: PREDICTIONS FOR 2018
40
A Busy Year Ahead for Broadband /
By Masha Zager, Broadband Communities
There's much to look forward to in 2018 – more fiber to the home, more deep
fiber, more wireless, smarter homes and buildings.
New York artist
Irving Grunbaum
sees a bright
future for fiber
broadband.
ABOUT THE
COVER
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